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Friday, April 30, 2021

Friendship Basket Finish!!

Howdy, ya'll! 


Woo Hoo! I have a finish, and I am swooning over it. ๐Ÿ˜Š

I finished my little basket quilt. It has that Americana  look with the blues and reds.

 I am calling it my "Friendship Basket" quilt because my dear friend, Joan sent me her favorite basket template.  Now it is my favorite too!


Joan loves the color blue so how befitting to applique these little baskets in scraps of blue. Aren't they darling?

 
Such a fun little quilt to work on . 

Of course, I have already started cutting out more baskets.  I can not just have one basket quilt. Lol . This time in the color red. I already know how I want to set them. 


QUESTION: 
With the finish of one quilt does that mean I can start 2 or 3 new ones.?๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ˜ƒ 
In my defense , they are smalls . 

So along with cutting out red baskets , I went ahead and cut out some red and blue fabrics and began "Feedsack Flags" which is in the book Patriotic Little Quilts. This is going to be a fun one too. 

I started a 3rd one too, but I will show that later. 

Have a fabulous Friday , my dear friends and as always...
Happy quilting, ya'll
Melisa

I am joining these lovely ladies' link parties. I hope you check them out; they always have so many wonderful projects going on and provide the opportunity for other needleworkers to meet. 

Angela of So Scrappy  for Scrap Happy Saturday

Alycia of Alycia's Quilts   For Finished or Not Friday

Sarah at Confessions of a Fabric Addict  for Can I Get a Whoop Whoop

Michelle  at From Bolt to Beauty for Beauty Pageant 126

Wendy at Wendy's Quilts for Peacock Party



True friends are always together in spirit. 
Hugs and Stitches
















35 comments:

  1. Your basket quilt is so cute! Have fun sewing the next one, happy stitching!

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    1. Thank you so much, Gretchen.I am looking so forward to working on the little red basket quilt . Have a wonderful week, dear.

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  2. Beautiful little basket quilt. You inspire me to get busy!!

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    1. Aah thank you so much, Penny. I have spurts of energy and get things done and other days I just want to relax. I was so happy how this little quilt came out. Happy stitching dear.

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  3. Your friendship basket mini quilt is darling, Melisa! Well done! Happy Friday!

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    1. Thank you so much, Robin. I had so much fun working on this little quilt. I have been working on 2 other small quilts today. I finished the applique on one and just need to add the borders. Have a great week and hope you are getting in a lot of stitching.

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  4. Oh, you can have as many pretty basket quilts as you like, Melisa...permission granted. =) This is such a sweet quilt. Adorable baskets in gorgeous colours!

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    1. Aah thank you so much, Kim. You are so kind. I just finished appliqueing another small basket quilt . Now to add the borders. It has been a fun little applique project. Have a lovely week, dear.

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  5. What a cute patriotic finish! Yep go ahead and start more projects, I mean I don't want to be the only one that has a ton of things going at once, haha.

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    1. Lol thank you so much, Vicki. I do not feel so guilty then. I just finished working on another small quilt and am ready to add borders. I am already dreaming of another.Lol. Hope you have a very blessed and productive week. Happy quilting.

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  6. That is a darling little quilt and love your baskets! You're making me want to sew some baskets!

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    1. Aah thank you so much. The applique was real quick . I just sort of dragged my feet on getting the quilting done, but I am over the moon that it is finished. I hope you pull out some pretty fabrics and start you a basket quilt soon. Happy quilting, dear.

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  7. Your little basket quilt is gorgeous Melisa.

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    1. Thank you so much, Christine. It was a joy to work on. I have already found the perfect place for it in my living room. Have a fabulous week and happy quilting.

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  8. Congrats on a sweet little finish, Melisa!!

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    1. Oh thank you so much. I was so thrilled and am excited to have it all ready to be on display. Have a wonderful week and happy quilting.

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  9. That is adorable!! And do you ever really have enough starts? LOL

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    1. Lol You are so right- there is never too many starts. Thank you so much , Angela for visiting me and for the sweetest comment. Have a fabulous week.

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  10. It is a beauty, Melisa!
    Looking forward to see the new one.

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    1. Thank you so much, Ivani. Fabrics are being cut for the red one and I hope to at least start on the applique this week. Have a wonderful week and thank you again for the sweet visit and comment.

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  11. Ohe basket, two baskets, three baskets, more! You've definitely having a lot of fun here, I can tell.

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    1. Oh I sure I am , Jenny. I am on a basket kick. I have already started a yellow and a red basket quilt. Lol. Now I just need more quilting time. Have a great week and happy quilting.

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  12. Cute little blue baskets. I’m looking forward to seeing your Little Quilts project. Have fun with your new projects.

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    1. Thank you so much, Bonnie. I have all my little flag blocks completed . Now to get them pieced into a quilt. Hopefully that will happen this week. Happy quilting.

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  13. Beautiful can’t wait to see the red too

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    1. Hi , Karen. Thank you so much. I can not wait to get to work on it. I have been debating on 2 different background fabrics. Hopefully, I will get a start on it this week. Hope you have had a great weekend.

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  14. You have so many cute accessories for photos!!! Plus your basket quilt is adorbs! I love all the Little Quilts books! They're classics!

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    1. Aah thank you so much, Nancy. I finally completed my collection of Little Quilts books this year and love flipping through them. I just wish the shop was still open to visit. Have a great week and happy quilting.

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  15. I would swoon too!!! it is so perfect! and um , yes - you now have permission to start 2 or 3 more projects... ( I have spoken so its truth) What fun you have staging these photos!! you are so creative!

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    1. Aah thank you so much, Alycia. You are the sweetest. I have been puttering around in the quilt room all weekend working on little quilts. Hope you have been busy quilting too. Have a great week.

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  16. The blue baskets are darling. I love the simplicity of those flag blogs--the reds you used are perfect. Can't wait to see that one put together!

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    1. Thank you so much, Mary for the sweet visit and kind comment. The little flag blocks are a lot of fun to work on. I have got all of the blocks completed and now to piecing them into a top. Hope to share that soon. I hope you have a very blessed week and happy quilting.

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  17. Too cute. Baskets are one of my favorite quilting motifs. Like the flags, too. I think that I might just have that book. Better look and see as I might just want to make that cutie.

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    1. Aah thank you so much, Jennie. I am on a basket and flag kick right now. I have been appliqueing baskets this weekend. I hope you do have that book. There are some real cute projects in it and these little flags are fast to create. Have a great weekend and happy quilitng.

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  18. So cute uhm now need to stitch another small quilt. Yours is so cute. One question pls 'what size do you make your mini's? Thanks

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