Birthdays, Baskets or ??

With a cold and wet winter in Florida, it was time to finish off projects and get up to speed with the Basketmakers Guild.

This Cane Trivet was a bit fiddly to say the least, but voila!

Even more fiddly was the Cloverleaf basket . . .

I persevered . . . but . . .

it didn't turned out quite as planned (see post of 29th January 2018).

but here it is . . .

love my yarn bowl from friend Jan

Somewhat more straight forward was the basket guild's February project - a Tapestry basket woven around a mould.

Sure hope my quirky friends enjoy these weaving projects!

Just as I was finishing up these baskets what should appear on the beach, but ...

<-- This!  Is it a basket washed ashore ... or ??No, it is a natural hollow sponge in the shape of a basket! Always a surprise on the beach!!

And more fun was making a gift for a London quilting friend and lover of purple - a trio of crocheted hanging baskets - in purple of course!


March's basket making challenge is a fish! Below is my friend,Jan's fish - given as a sample at our Saturday meeting.  Mine didn't quite turn out like this!

Jan's Fish

Mini Me's fish

Next some fun with a table runner that was a birthday gift from mom. Lakeland quilt expo classes didn't help with the quilting, but mini me is trying to get on with it.

Meanwhile Swimmy the sea turtle is on the lookout for his friends, soon to start nesting on our beaches . . .

and finally made a liner and handle cover for that Market Basket (posted on 1 Jan 2018)!!

Look what washed up in the stormy seas!