A Forgotten Project

Last week I was cleaning out my sewing closet. It was a deep cleaning.  I went through every bin and basket and folder.  I gave fabric and yarn away to my quilt guild.  Plus an unfinished baby afghan that I thought I didn't want to take on.  Also if I keep fabric and yarn I don't like I feel a pressure to use it.  So I got rid of it and others did want most of it.   That makes me so happy.

I also found some projects I had started maybe 5-10 years ago, but had never gotten very far.  Today I'll share one with you.

I love Baltimore Album quilts.  I have never made one.  But I did start one.

I have several of Elly Sienkiewicz's books which is where I got my pattern.  I might have changed it some since that is what I usually do.

If I remember correctly I was planning on making a wall hanging and every square was going to be different baskets with flowers or fruit.

I wove the basket.  The fabric feels like a suede.  I think I used whatever fabrics I could find around the house.

I love how the leaves stand out.  Elly has lots of dimensional ideas in her books. The dark purple flower flaps out also.

And I did these flowers out of wire edged ribbon.  I do believe they're supposed to go on the square but my drawing shows one, not two.  I'll have to look through the books and see where I got the idea for this square. 

I do want to complete it and go from there, at least for a wall hanging.