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THE 25 PATCH BASKET WEAVEBlock Size: 8"Quilt Size= 42" x 42" |
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THE 25 PATCH BASKET WEAVEBlock Size: 8"Quilt Size= 42" x 42" |
Do you remember those Danish Hearts you made in elementary school? The bottom half of the heart was made from two different colors of construction paper which had been cut into thirds and woven into each other. I have always been intrigued with the resulting basket weave pattern.
I thought it would make an interesting block design for a quilt. I drafted the pattern to make an 8" block and set out to work in two solid colors, blue and light yellow. After making 9 blocks, alternating the predominant colors in every other block, I chose a print fabric as an alternating/setting square. I set the blocks on point, added corner triangles, a thin inner border and a large printed floral as the outside border. Now my basket weave quilt was complete, ready to hang in my daughter Hilary's room. You can recreate this quick-pieced quilt in a very short period of time following my strip piecing methods described below.
Fabric Requirements:
1 yard blue fabric
3/4 yard light yellow fabric
1 yard red
1/2 yard floral border
1-1/2 yard backing
crib size batting
Piecing Block 1
Step 1
From blue (Fabric 1), cut 3 strips 2-1/2" wide x 44".
From light yellow (Fabric 2), cut 2 strips 1-1/2" x 44".
Seam three strips of blue and two strips of light yellow together,
beginning and ending with blue. Finished width is 8-1/2".
Cut wedges 2-1/2" vertically across the width of the stripped
piece. Each stripped piece yields 17 wedges. Set aside.
Step 2
From light yellow, cut 3 strips 2-1/2" wide x 44". From blue cut 2 strips 1-1/2" x 44". Seam five strips together beginning and ending with light yellow. Finished width is 8-1/2" Cut wedges 1-1/2" vertically across the width of the stripped piece. Each stripped piece yields 28 wedges. Set aside.
Step 3
Seam 2-1/2" wide segments to 1-1/2" segments following the picture/diagram of Block 1. Make 5 of Block #1. Finished size of block is 8".
Piecing Block 2
Step 1
From light yellow (Fabric 2), cut 3 strips 2-1/2" wide x
44". From blue (Fabric 1), cut 2 strips 1-1/2" x 44".
Seam three strips of blue and two strips of light yellow together,
beginning and ending with light yellow. Finished width is 8-1/2".
Cut wedges 2-1/2" vertically across the width of the stripped
piece. Each stripped piece yields 17 wedges. Set aside.
Step 2
From blue, cut 3 strips 2-1/2" wide x 44". From light yellow cut 2 strips 1-1/2" x 44". Seam five strips together beginning and ending with blue. Finished width is 8-1/2" Cut wedges 1-1/2" vertically across the width of the stripped piece. Each stripped piece yields 28 wedges. Set aside.
Step 3
Seam 2-1/2" wide segments to 1-1/2" segments following the picture/diagram of Block 2. Make 4 of Block #2. Finished size of block is 8".
Finishing The Quilt (Click here to see larger version of quilt)
1.From red fabric cut four 8-1/2" squares. These alternate with the nine Basket Weave Blocks. For the setting triangles, cut two red 12-5/8" squares and subcut each into four triangles for a total of eight setting triangles. For the four corner triangles, from the red cut two 6-5/8" squares and cut each square into two triangles for a total of four triangles.
2. Set blocks together following the Quilt Diagram. Quilt now measures 33-3/4" square.
3. For inner border, cut four 1-1/2" strips from blue. Seam around outside of quilt top. Trim edges. Quilt now measures 35-3/4" square.
4. For outside border, cut four 3-1/2" strips floral fabric. Sew around outside of quilt top. Trim edges.
5. Layer quilt top, batting, and backing. Baste three layers together. Quilt as desired. Trim batting and backing even with quilt top.
6. Cut 2" wide strips of binding fabric, fold in half lengthwise with wrong sides together and sew to raw edges of quilt and sew from the front. Turn folded edge of binding to back of quilt and stitch in place.
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