Summer Time Blahs

 

With all of the heat and humidity I don't know about you but this past week I developed the Summer Time Blahs!  With no intrest in working on that pineapple quilt, staring at me from the design wall, I decided to dive into another book and figure out how to do something new, at least new to me. 

 

Last year the local quilt store was offering a class on making fabric baskets, which intrigued me. So I signed up for the glass and bought Susan Breier’s book “It’s a Wrap”.  Sadly, I was unable to attend the class and put the book on the shelf to be forgotton until the blahs overcame me. 

 

Following the instructions I found making a basket was a total kick! 

As the basket was forming it came to me that this would make a great purse bottom and so my new summer project came to life. 

And here you have it.....

My lovely new purse with a basket bottom (The Basket Bottom Bag)  It is lined with compartments and a heavy zipper to keep everything safe. 

Guess I better concentrate on the Pineapple UFO and get it finished up.  Hey, maybe on my next blog post, I can show you a finished 2 year pineapple quilt.

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