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Hi-diddly-O Friends!  Progress is being made on the patriotic baskets.  The striped fabric for the basket handles adds a nice movement to the block, don't you think?  Kind of gives it the look of a real weaved handle.

The handles look difficult to make but they are easy when you have the right tools.  Cutting the fabric on the bias(45 degree angle) and using the Bias Bars made quick work of the handles.  I'm not sure if this brand of bias bars are still available but there's a few other brands available in both metal and ...

It took some digging to find her. Over the last couple of years there's been a lot of rearranging going on here in the studio.   After about an hour of searching, I sat in my sewing chair wondering if I had  accidentally tossed her in the trash or donated it along with unloved fabric.  And then I saw the white plastic baskets in my little green cabinet.  That's where I hid these little lovelies!  Thank ...