quilting

Quick Make Monday

I have a quick make to show you today, but first let me tell you how I got here.

Quick Make Monday - The squirrel is back in my quilt room, and he brought friends - piecefulthoughts.com

He’s back, and he’s brought friends!

Squirrel No. 1

Over coffee with Tracie (Riceford Streams) on Friday, I mentioned to her that I was going to make a small Kim Diehl quilt. So once I got home, I got right to work . . . on a completely different project. I finished that quilt top. Here’s a peek at the fabrics from my stash.

Quick Make Monday - my fabric pull from my stash - piecefulthoughts.com

That’s all you get to see for now. I’ll show you the finished quilt soon. It was a very fun project to make.

Squirrel No. 2

After that was finished, I got started on the Kim Diehl mini. I took a break from cutting the fabrics to have lunch and while I was eating, took a peek at Instagram. Can you see where this is going?

Squirrel No. 3

I saw this cute little basket, a free pattern posted on the Robert Kaufman website. I had everything I needed, the fabric and the interfacing (but not the specific type called for in the pattern).

Quick Make Monday - Tiny Treasures Basket, free pattern on the Robert Kaufman website - piecefulthoughts.com

The outer fabric is a Sarah Golden fat quarter I bought from Bernie at Needle and Foot. I’ve been waiting for just the right project to use it. The lining is a Windham Hill fabric in my stash.

Quick Make Monday - Tiny Treasures Basket, a quick, free pattern on the Robert Kaufman website - piecefulthoughts.com

The pattern has leather handles. I didn’t have any leather, so I just made the basket without handles. I can always add them later. The basket measures 10″ x 10″ and is 4″ deep. The pattern also has directions for making a tray.

This is a very quick project that could easily be done in half a day. It would be a nice gift, or a great little storage bin for the quilt room. It was fun to make.

By the way, Tracie at Riceford Streams has written a great post on why we make quilts, and encourages us to play, have fun, risk, and create. My weekend was all about having fun while I create. Take a minute and pop over to Tracie’s blog and read her post. Be sure to leave her a comment too.

So that’s my quick make Monday. Maybe I’ll get that Kim Diehl done by Wednesday.

What about you? What was happening in your quilt room this weekend?

Linking up today with Beth at Cooking Up Quilts for Main Crush Monday and Becca at Pretty Piney for What I Made Monday.

Wendy

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