Did you see the above page in the Fall 2013 Primitive Quilts and Projects magazine? Did your eye go right to the center right picture and that ADORABLE basket of
Diane Knott's? Well mine did and I just HAD to have one. I contacted Diane to see if she remembered where she found that basket. And I got a lovely note back and she did know!
So of course I had to order 2 for me and 2 for gifts! And get this! The maker's name is
Dawn! So we have been chatting and calling ourselves "The Other Dawn"! (Dawn just isn't that common of a name)
I bought the Sewing Cabin Boy (back) and the Small Spindle Sewing Basket (front) in purple for me! The small spindle basket I plan to use like Diane does in her picture. But for now I just had some Fat Quarters handy and put them in for decoration!
Then I bought a blue and a maroon small spindle sewing basket for friends for surprise gifts! One right away for a birthday and the other for Christmas (can you believe I just bought my first Christmas gift for this year!)
And in the background is my new old Singer 401A. A friend at work mentioned he had this old sewing machine that his grandmother used when he was growing up and it has been collecting dust in their house. He was throwing it out but knew I quilted, so asked if I wanted it! Did I! Yes I did! So I told him I would be more than happy to take it off his hands. I offered to pay for it and he kept declining! What a find. So the day I picked it up from him at work I had gotten a gift certificate for his family to go out to dinner at a nearby restaurant. No way was I not thanking him for this baby! She needs a bit of oiling and cleaning, but otherwise is in excellent shape!
So - if you want a basket like this - go visit
Baskets by Dawn! You can tell her "The Other Dawn" sent you!
That is a wonderful basket and I love using baskets to store fabrics and fat quarters.
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Sweet basket! So glad it worked out.
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Lovely baskets!! Great you could save the sewing machine too:)
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing thing the internet is. I've been chatting with this lady for years at Fall Festival held every October at the John C. Campbell Folk School. Her baskets are wonderful. Thanks for sharing and passing the word.
ReplyDeleteHoly smokes - your enthusiasm is just jumping from my monitor - isn't it wonderful, fulfilling, satisfying when something strikes your fancy to such a happy degree??? What pleasure they all added to YOUR days, and what pleasure added from you to MY day!!!
ReplyDeleteI am already a basket lady, so I DO appreciate your love of them. 8-)))
Well you sold me awn. I went to her website and bought a couple Christmas gifts as well! Thanks for the info. It's always fun to find and promote good stuff!
ReplyDeleteI have had one of her baskets for years. Just love it and get compliments/comments on it everywhere. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteWhat a score on the machine. Is this the start of a competition with Bonnie?
ReplyDeleteI visited the basket page. I like the baskets with the tape measures round them. How interesting.
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