Baskets can be found in many quilts. And they always seem to hold good things. Usually flowers or fruit but sometimes you’ll find another surprise.

In Grandmother’s Flower Garder you’ll findGrandmother’s Flower Basket. An abbreviated version of the block creates the blooms growing out of the pots in this basket made of woven fabric tubes. Doesn’t it look cute in thirties fabrics?! And check out those corners… bet you’ve never done that before.

Pippa Moore of Kitambaa Designs created this wallhanging called simply Grace. An elegant basket overflowing with flowers. A few of them have fallen and lay at the base of the basket. Fusible applique with easy-to-follow instructions allows you to put this one together even if you are a relative beginner.

This Fruit Basket by Bonnie Sullivan of All Through the Night looks good enough to eat. A wool penny rug in bright colors, this will look great in your kitchen and will get those appetites revved up.

What a combination… colorful log cabin blocks (use up your scraps!) and a basket full of kitties equals an adorable Kitties Pillow. If you don’t want to stuff it, you can make it a wall hanging. Irresistable either way.

These Thimble Baskets are so cute I might have to take up hand sewing just so I can justify having one (or more!) of these around. How about you? These are begging for someone to play with color combinations. Hmmm, you could even make a “green and yellow basket.”

Fabric designer Faye Burgos creates beautiful floral collections for Marcus Brothers. One of her latest collections is Olde Cedar Chest. Large floral printin antique tones of brown and pink with a bit of sage green thrown in, anda small floral print in the same colors are the focus fabrics.

Subtle stripes appear on the background of the larger floral.

A plaid on the diagonal jazzes things up.

A green leafy print for a little pop.

This dot spattered printcomes with a pink background and a tan background.

This tone on tone also comes in pink.

Here’s a table topper from some of these fabrics. Measuring 36″ square, it’s quick and easy to make.

Three fat quarters (small floral, plaid, and tone on tone pink) plus a yard of tan and a yard of dots on pink background will complete the quilt and leave enough of the dotty pink for binding. Leave a comment with your e-mail address and we’ll send you the pattern in pdf format.

Pocket Quilt Patterns are a specialty with Briarwood Cottage. The pocket patterns are sold in small pocket size packages (4″ x 6″) and are mainly wall hangings or table toppers and they sell for only $5!

Four tulips are featured in this May Pocket tabletopper quilt pattern. Finishing at 30″ x 30″ this piece would work as a wall hanging too. Either way it will brighten your home for Spring.

Cute little snails amble across the ground in the June Pocket tablerunner quilt pattern. This one measures 16″ x 52″ when finished. A whimsical tablerunner you can use all summer long.

The “season” pocket patterns have instructions for placemates and a table runner. Spring Pocket features pretty flowers – that you can feel free to embellish – jazzed up with surrounding ric-rac.

The Calendar Pocket Series is a pattern for a table runner and a block of the month all in one package. (And still only $5!) Each table runner has a pieced block at the center and an applique block at each end. You have a completed project – you make a table runner that’s appropriate for the time of year – and make an extra applique block for your BOM and at the end of the year you have a quilt. Kind of like having your cake and eating it too! The May Calendar Pocket has a watering can filled with flowers. Welcome Spring!

They won’t all fit in this post so you have to check out the rest of the Pocket Patterns for yourself. Enjoy browsing. While you are there be sure to browse all the rest of the quilt patterns available.

Are you hooked on patterns for bags and purses? Here are the latest designs.

The Bow’led Over Bag has lots of personality. A big, beautiful bag that is quick and easy to make… what more could you ask for?! Roomy exterior side pockets and a fully lined interior with more pockets. Finished size is 13″ wide by 12″ high by 4″ deep.

Perfect for a stop at the store on your way home from work, the Go To Market Bag can also be used for so much more. The library, the beach, or toss in a quilting project for travel. Pattern includes instructions for two sizes: 12″ x 14″ x 7″ and 11″ x 12″ x 6″.

Kathleen’s Karry-It-All really can carry it all AND keep it all organized. The exterior has two roomy side pockets, a covered front pocket, and a back zippered pocket. Inside you’ll find more pockets. And see those cute ties on the side? They are not just pretty; they are functional too! Loosen them up and your bag will expand to hold even more.

Lisa’s Bag is quick and easy to make. Like all the bags from Purse-O-Nalities of Palm Harbor there are pockets both inside and out. This pattern is perfect for quilted accents or using Texture Magic.

These are just the latest patterns, but browse through the rest.There are hundreds of purse patterns and bag patterns available… how can you stop at one?!

The Batik Cascade Quilt Fabric line from Avlyn Fabrics are available in several colors. Each one cascades from light to dark across the width of fabric giving you several fabrics in one. These are just perfect for use in Landscape Quilt Patterns.

Coastlines is number 6 in the Accidental Landscapes series from the Quilted Lizard. Easy construction (no templates needed!) yields a one of a kind landscape quilt.

Using Batik Cascade Baby Blue will give you a full range of blue for the ocean.

Save the leftover blue for the sky in Golf Courses. You can make good use of Batik Cascade Grass in this quilt. Use it for the trees, the green, the fairway and the rough. Wow… all from one piece of fabric!

West Coast & Lagoon quilt landscape scenes have colorful skies and one features a sandy beach. Batik Cascade Cerise will give you many different shades for the beautiful sunsets. And Batik Cascade Khaki will work great for the beach areas.

The change in shade in all of the Batik Cascade colors moves from the most pale shade to a very deep dark shade. These fabrics will be useful in so many quilt projects. They are great for applique, giving your flowers from flat to full of interest and depth. Even simple log cabin blocks will take on a certain pizzazz. Try a few and have fun experimenting.