Comments on: crazy for baskets

By: laura west kong

laura west kong — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:01:22 +0000

Hi Denise,
My guild keeps the BOM patterns on their website for two years, so now my baskets are no longer available there. Let me know if you'd like me to email the pattern to you.

By: denise

denise — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:32:17 +0000

where can I find your crazy-patch basket pattern? I followed the link and couldn't find it…?

thanks so much!

By: MOLLY

MOLLY — Sat, 02 May 2009 18:10:00 +0000

Love your baskets. Found you through facebook! It’s working!!!!

By: beth

beth — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 16:46:00 +0000

I quilt by hand. It takes forever but I have no patience with all that rolling and shoving only to get (for me) sloppy looking stitching.

Your color choices are beautiful.

By: Rian

Rian — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 04:31:00 +0000

Darling quilt! It’s gonna be a winner!

I start out rolled but it isn’t long before it’s smushed. Expect your shoulders to get tired the first day, so take frequent breaks and raise the height of your seat if you can. It helps. If you don’t have those gloves with the sticky fingers, you should get some.

By: Kay

Kay — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 17:14:00 +0000

I use lots of safety pins, and if I don’t put in an anchor row of SID, I like to baste with water soluable thread. Rolling works great if you do a grid pattern with a walking foot, but for free motion, I sort of scrunch. You do need a LARGE space to support the weight. Good luck.

By: Micki

Micki — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 11:48:00 +0000

Great quilt. Thanks for the lovely comment on my blog.
And congrats on both you and your quilt going to Houston.

By: jovaliquilts

jovaliquilts — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 16:30:00 +0000

I roll and smush. I spray or pin baste, then do stitch in the ditch where I can. After that, the pins come out and things stay in place while you do the ‘real’ quilting, no matter whether you fold, roll, or smush. Some people on a list I’m on baste with water-soluble thread and they say things stay together very well during the quilting. For me, the hardest part is supporting the weight of the quilt. I use a big table, my shoulders (!), and on my right side an ironing board adjusted to sewing table height. Good luck!

I love the lopped off baskets and white space; they make the quilt so interesting!