May Baskets ~ More Quilts

A "May Basket" on a mossy grey fence.

Hi, guys! As I show my String Baskets project [previous post] , I am surprised at how many people say they do not like basket blocks/ Basket quilts:"Not fond of"/ ''not a favorite...." etc, quilters politely tell me.
Baskets, to me seem so universally charming, so it came as a bit of a surprise. Anyway, I'm a fan of Baskets and here are some more Basket quilts to enjoy.

This Tiny Baskets is the first basket quilt added to my collection.

It was a much damaged top, obviously well used; once tied or knotted, the dealer had removed the backing and batting. Over a long spring and summer I gathered antique fabrics to replace the torn or faded blocks. Original posts HERE   and  HERE 

I dragged it to the beach all summer hand sewing the little 5" Baskets then setting them in. Blocks removed but repairable were  reinforced and made into small lavender pillows. I still love it! Could never have afforded a complete Tiny Baskets in good condition. It dates from the early 20th century, perhaps. Oddly now, 10 years later, even I am not sure which blocks are mine and which are originals.

Here are Tiny Baskets layered for May, with a crib quilt, palest soft blue. A thrift shop find.

Basket blocks:

An ongoing project, intended to be a Baskets strippy quilt. I just need a few more vintage blocks.

A different Tiny Baskets quilt I made for one of Lori's swaps. I designed and made the pattern from memory of ones I'd seen . 4" blocks.

I do wish I had kept this one! Must make another someday.

Baskets/ Flower Swag border from Summertime , aka Spring Break by Jan Patek. Rosettes by my friend Sue McQuade.

Cute folk art birds from another slow  going project.

And here, on  Pokeberry Quilt:

I changed the design, added the Kitty.

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So, what do you  think ?----You like Baskets, you hate Baskets, they're too representational, they're too ''twee''? Or you love them and think they're classic and adorable? You can tell which side of the fence I am on!

Below, a May wreath, so pretty, like wildflowers.

love  

lizzy 

gone to the beach...





no beach, due to torrential rain and flooded beach, but Mo enjoyed the "pink snow" blown down by the winds.

A moss covered fairy rock! If this was in my garden [if I had a garden!] it wold definitely get a fairy castle and tiny flowers around it--- some sweet tiny winged creatures must live nearby.