If
you’re a regular visitor to my blog, you know that I love the monthly Sew
Sampler subscription box from Fat Quarter Shop. Every
month the folks at Fat Quarter Shop curate a box filled with unique notions,
pretty fabric, an exclusive pattern and coupons! These boxes are an incredible
value and you may cancel at any time, giving you total flexibility. It’s so
exciting to receive that special blue box each month!
For the past year, the Sew Sampler boxes have also included a
bonus basket
block recipe card designed by Lori Holt of Bee in
My Bonnet. I’ve played along, sewing a basket block each month from my stash of
Fig Tree scraps! I’m so excited to show you my finished Basket Quilt top. Isn’t she pretty?
This cheerful quilt finishes at 28 3/4” x 36”, but there are larger sized options on the recipe cards. Because I made the small 5 1/2” blocks,
I literally was able to sew from scraps! During the year, I stored a messy
stash of pretty Fig Tree fabrics in a plastic bin and had a ball rummaging
through my scraps to find the perfect morsels for each block I made. I have a
lot of scraps left, as you can see. Time
for another scrap quilt, I guess!
In this month’s Sew Sampler box, we received the 12th
basket block recipe and the finishing instructions. I chose a sunny yellow for the
setting squares (from Coney Island), an apple green for the inner border (from
Ella & Ollie), and the strawberry floral for the outer border (from
Strawberry Fields Revisited).
Sometimes quilt making can become a bit like work, especially when
we have a tight deadline. But this project, completed over
time using fabrics that make my heart happy, was a true joy. Just ask my
husband . . . I was hopping around the house the night I discovered I had enough floral fabric to make that pretty outer border.
When I look at this quilt top, it’s like an eye-spy game of old
Fig Tree favorites, including California Girl, Aloha Girl and Farmhouse. This
scrap quilt reminds me of the other quilts I’ve made and treasured!
My Sew Sampler Basket Quilt top just needs to be quilted, and then I will find
a sunny spot to hang it. I’m thinking it may need to go in the guest room near
my Sweetly Scalloped quilt and my favorite Fig Tree pillows.
It’s
time for me to come back down to earth and show you the goodies that
arrived in the March
Sew Sampler box, pictured below. Isn't that Sparkler pattern striking? I've been longing to try a curvy Log Cabin ruler. It's always good to try new things!
~
Splarkler Ombre Confetti Metallic Half Yard Bundle ~
~ “The
Sparkler Quilt” Exclusive Pattern ~
~ Creative
Grids 4” Curvy Log Cabin Trim Tool ~
~ Bella
Rose Gold Tape Measure ~
~ True Grips
Adhesive Rings ~
If you haven't signed up for this monthly
subscription box and want to know more, just follow this link: Sew
Sampler box from Fat Quarter Shop. Oh, and if
you’d like to make your own basket block quilt (in three size options), the recipe
cards are available for purchase here.
Thanks for stopping by the blog today! I hope you
all find time to get carried away quilting!
~Taunja