Judy's Baskets

A few months ago one of my clients brought me a quilt.  It was a basket quilt and I must admit I am not especially fond of basket quilts, I have seen plenty and none have ever tickled my fancy.  This quilt was no different.  Judy didn't tell me much about the quilt but she did say this.....  :I don't really like this quit and I cant believe there is anything you could do to it that would make me like it............thats pretty much a challenge and well..... I ALWAYS like a challenge!!

It took me a few months to free up the time needed to do this one up right and Judy said I could do what I wished.  I showed progress as I went along on my Facebook page because I knew Judy wouldnt see it and when it was finished I didnt give her any photo idea of what I had done to the quilt.  She came to get it last night and well to say she liked it was a bit of an understatement.  She LOVED it, I even caught a bit of a tear in her eye.

Then she told me the story behind her quilt.  She made the basket quilt because she remembers her grandmother making baskets when she was a child.  Those quilts are gone but the memories remain.  The quilt was created with fabrics from her stash and she could fondly point out ones which had come from her grandmothers collection.  Mingled with grandmas fabrics were memories from projects when her children were young as well.

After I heard the story I was even more grateful I had taken the challenge and made this quilt into the stunning memory filled beauty it became!!

Enjoy some shots of the process and the final product and remember sometimes the perfect quilting really CAN make the quilt!!