Free Basket Weave Quilt Pattern

Published: Wed, 05/18/16

Hi ,

This past week I received my Quilty Box, filled with fun gear selected by Anne Marie Chany, the creator of Gen X Quilters. Anne Marie selected a beautiful set of 10 fat quarters of fabric for us to play with this month and I designed an easy Basket Weave Quilt pattern to show off the fabrics beautifully:

This month I've published the free quilt pattern in an easy-to-print PDF you can download, print, and share to your heart's content.

All that remains is the usual question - how do we quilt it? I have a fun plan for machine quilting this quickly and easily with my walking foot, but first, I need to piece my backing fabric. Stay tuned for more videos on this fun project.

Click here to download the full free pattern for this fun and festive beginner quilt!

How to Baste the Finished Quilt

After piecing your Basket Weave Quilt, the next step is to baste it. Learn my favorite method of quilt basting in the workshop Quilting a King on Your Home Machine.

In this workshop, I demonstrate how to baste a massive king sized quilt on my dining room table. I share all the steps from securing the backing fabric, to choosing your batting, to pinning the layers together securely.

If you've been confused by quilt basting, or had a bad experience with masking tape, definitely give this workshop a try and learn more about the quilting process.

Click here to check out the workshop Quilting a King on Your Home Machine and take advantage of the limited time discount of $18.99.

A New Hip and Fun Felted Project

Last Monday I took Dad to the hospital to get his hip replaced and for the this week I'll be hanging out at his house helping him recover. The surgery went fine and he is doing great!

We've both been looking forward to this surgery for months because Dad's hip was in such bad shape. Thankfully the surgery was quick and we were back home within a few hours. Now comes the hard part - keeping Dad inside and not renovating his kitchen or mulching his garden... LOL

Since I'm staying with Dad, I don't have a sewing machine, but I decided to bring my small stash of felted wool - my latest quilting addiction...

What I love most about felt applique is you don't actually have to stitch along the edge because felted wool doesn't unravel. The stitches are 100% decorative and I'm looking forward to experimenting with all sorts of funky embroidery designs stitched in bright embroidery thread.

Unfortunately I've been building this collection of felted wool like it's a precious, extremely scarce material. Yep, I've been hoarding this collection of beautiful felted fabrics, so this week my goal is to slice into this fabric, stitch together those dots, and make something fun in between running errands for Dad.

One thing I've learned during this experience - portability is key! Having a project with needle and thread already started is really nice to grab and stitch without having to think too hard or make major decisions. Sometimes all you can do is sit and stitch and that's okay!

So that's it for this week! Remember to check out the free quilt pattern for the Basket Weave quilt and also the discounted video workshop How to Quilt a King on Your Home Machine.

Leah Day