Summertime Baskets Block in Two Sizes: 20" and 10"

I love it when the azaleas are blooming like crazy and blossoms and leaves are popping out on all the trees trees. And it's an incredible sight to gaze out across the Blue Ridge Mountains and watch the progression of green as it moves higher in elevation. I call that progress greening up the mountain, and have thought forever that the theme would make a good landscape quilt. I even started a miniature version years ago in a class with Jo Diggs, and rediscovered the project last weekend when we unpacked some boxes. Now I just have to find the time to work on it.

Spring always brings out the basket blocks, too. This version is in the deeper colors of summer, but would work well with any theme. I think it would be lovely sewn with solid fabrics in the Amish tradition, even if you decide to add some reds and other zesty colors we don't typically see in traditional Amish quilts. I've included instructions for two blocks sizes, a 20" and a 10". Choose whichever works for you.

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Since we're talking about baskets and flowers, take a look at the decoupaged garden seed container on our Family Crafts site. Sherri's come up with a cute and useful project for your gardening friends.

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