Bunny Baskets Update

I finished setting my bunny basket blocks last week - thought you might like a peek at how it turned out. I choose to set then on the diagonal with alternate white blocks and sashing. Setting blocks on the diagonal is not my favorite setting option. Working in a small space without a design wall like I do at present, it's easy to get diagonal settings mixed up. But I really liked the garden lattice look it gave these blocks so I decided it was worth the struggle. Now all I have to do is sew the borders on and I'll have another top ready for quilting this summer.

Bunny Baskets

Last week, I began working with the novelty Easter fabrics I bought in February. The bunnies were just too cute to pass up! After studying the fabric for several hours, I decided to go with a pieced basket block idea. I chose what's probably the simplest of all pieced basket blocks, a triangle basket with base and an appliqued handle. But instead of appliqueing a handle, I decided to fussy-cut some bunnies and fuse them to the top triangle. To hide some of the awkward cuts, I fussy-cut some eggs and fused them over the "holes" left where another bunny was originally.

For the baskets, I dug into my doll clothes stash for some trims like lace, rick rack, etc. My goal was to make each basket different in some way - no exact look-alikes! I'm pleased with how they turned out. Now I just have to decide how to set the 16 blocks I made.