It’s time to gather your fabric and supplies for our latest quilt block challenge: Baskets and Blooms! This challenge features a quilt designed by Toby Lischko of Gateway Quilts and Stuff. This quilt can be made with solids or anything in your stash. There are 13 fabrics listed in the fabric requirements, but feel free to use as many fabrics as you want. The possibilities are endless!
This is a 7-part project with 18 blocks, three a week, and a week for the finishing instructions. Although it is designed with no border, there are fabric requirements and instructions if you want to include a border.
The finished quilt size is 51” x 68” without a border and 67” x 84” with an optional border.
Find the fabric requirements available for download below! And make sure to share your fabric choices in the Quilt Block Challenge Facebook Group – we can’t wait to see everyone’s work!
Baskets and Blooms Quilt Block Challenge: Fabric Requirements
Baskets and Blooms Quilt Block Challenge: Part 1
Baskets and Blooms Quilt Block Challenge: Part 2
Baskets and Blooms Quilt Block Challenge: Part 3
Baskets and Blooms Quilt Block Challenge: Part 4
Baskets and Blooms Quilt Block Challenge: Part 5
Baskets and Blooms Quilt Block Challenge: Part 6
Baskets and Blooms Quilt Block Challenge: Part 7 (Finishing Instructions)
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43 Responses to “Baskets and Blooms Quilt Block Challenge”
Check it out, see what I will learn
I have never made a quilt but have always wanted to. I have made baby blankets and such. This looks so fun. I’m ready to pull out my fabrics from storage!
Looking forward to making this quilt
Looking forward to seeing what you have!
Thank you for the opportunity to try quilting. I don’t know if I can do this or not, it looks confusing to me. Can I still join The Challenge if I do it in applique?
Love Baskets
Excited to get started.
Anxious to try this block, & see the finished quilt !!!
Happy to join this
how many blocks are there?
Excited to begin!
Excited
i just want the pattern
Hello Sherry,
Thank you for contacting us.
In regards to your inquiry, please click on the blue links to download all the patterns.
Thanks!
Can’t wait to get started on this spring quilt.
looking for instructions
Hello Roberta,
Thank you for contacting us.
In regards to your inquiry, please click on the individual links and the instructions will be included.
Thanks!
Can hardly wait to start
This is the same quilt block challenge as in April to June of 2020 isn’t it?
Hello Georgia,
Thank you for contacting us.
Yes, we are highlighting the free block quilt again. So those who missed it can try it out.
Thanks!
Thank you for letting me join quilters circle
Thank you. I’ve downloaded the design. I’ll try and do 3. Month.Thank you
thank you for sharing this
Excited to get started!
Hope not too difficult 😃
Looking forward to this!
I am very anxious to start these blocks. Thank you so much.
I would love to try this pattern
Glad to try these blocks. Might not be able to do three a week
I am a beginner to quilting
I have not tried one of these classes so thank you
Getting started soon…
Lovely pattern, can’t wait to try it
anxious to see the degree of difficulty…
Interest in trying this as first project
Thank you soooo much
Thanks
Can you do these blocks as quilt as you go?
Hi Lily. The Baskets and Bloom pattern is a beautiful design. When considering using the quilt as you go method there are some things to take into consideration. You can create the individual blocks and create rows that can be then quilted in a variety of methods, completing the quilting of that particular strip of the quilt. Then, create the next strip of blocks and quilting these as a unit. Repeat this process until all the rows are prepared. Then join the units into one piece. The individual blocks are constructed in such a way that they can not be “quilted as you go” during the piecing process. You could construct the individual block – layer it with batting and backing and then quilt the block. Remember to leave backing fabric extending beyond the quilt block, to be trimmed and used for joining blocks and/or sashing strips to join the blocks. I hope that this helps you as you decide on a method for creating your version of Baskets and Blooms.
Here is a video we have that covers “quilt as you go”.
https://www.nationalquilterscircle.com/video/join-quilt-as-you-go-blocks-023454/
Happy Quilting
Colleen
National Quilters Circle
Anxious to try this quilt block. Might be something to do with my 10 year old granddaughter!
How can I see the tutorials for the basket and bloom challenge
Hello Maggie,
Thank you for contacting us.
We do not have videos with these. You will have to download the instructions and go from there.
If you have any other concerns, please contact us at 1-855-706-3538, or chat with us on our site.
We greatly appreciate your business!
Sincerely,
Lindsay
National Quilters Circle Video Membership
Thank you. Fun block to teach my granddaughters