Saturday, July 18, 2009

Ricci's Basket Quilt

I went over to Ricci's house today and she was working on this basket quilt when I got there.
I can only say I AM IN LOVE!!
I love everything about it. I love basket quilts. And she is making it out of Kaffes!! Be still my heart!
And the black and white backgrounds are perfect.

The pattern is called "Going to Market" by Diana McClun and Laura Nownes of From Me & You designs. You can find it on their web site HERE.
Ricci said she used everything from her stash, except the stripe for the handle.
Look at this great "freeway" black and white.
I have plenty to do, and a lot of quilt projects stacked up on my to do list.
But now I have to make this quilt. HAVE TO!

For the handles she used an even black and white stripe.

And cut them on the bias.
I can hardly wait to see how the quilt turns out when she is done.
I'll make sure to take pictures and show you.

16 comments:

Cathy @ CabbageQuilts said...

Kaffe baskets...fabulous!!! I too love that black and white fabric for the handles. Can't wait to see yours Nedra! xo

Shari said...

This is just so fantastic - look forward to seeing it when you do it... your friend's looks great! Love the handles...

Material Mary said...

You should have a ball making this beauty. It looks great witht he Kaffe's and black and whites. What a winning combination.
Mary

Janet said...

I love it too! I think the handles are great. What a fun design, I'll have to keep a note of that.

Carol said...

What a wonderful quilt...I'll be waiting to see yours...

Becky said...

Wow! I'm not crazy about basket quilts, but love the look of this one. I wouldn't have guessed the designers either. Great use of fabric! Especially like the shape of the baskets. Thanks for sharing! Good luck planning your quilt.

Unknown said...

What a fabulous design! The pattern is fantastic and I just love it in the Kaffes as well. But I have to say that I have a fondness for the black and whites.

PatchworkRose said...

I just love all those delicious backgrounds the Kaffe fabric and the stripe. This quilt is going to be wonderful. Cannot wait to see yours. You will have a great time making this quilt!!
Cheers
Lynne

Abby and Stephanie said...

I LOVE baskets!!! One of my favorite type of quilt blocks. Thanks for the link. Absolutey love the bias cut stripe handles

West Michigan Quilter said...

I love these baskets. Those handles really make things pop@ Thanks for sharing the link. I must have this pattern.

Anonymous said...

Hey Nedra....wonderful baskets! Though none of those fabrics are in my stash....I love it! I'll look forward to seeing our progress on these beauties! Gosh even just one big block would make a great pillow!

Sara said...

This is a stunning quilt. The basket handles are the thing that just makes it so striking. Looking forward to seeing yours as well.

Michelle said...

Oooohh -- I want to make some baskets too!

dotti white said...

What a beautiful quilt--thank you for sharing!

Jana said...

That is going to be a fantastic quilt!

Nanette Merrill said...

THat is really cute. I'd take this class at Bryce if she was teaching it!