The Quilt Basket
The Quilt Basket in Tucson, Arizona, is home to a diverse and ever-changing collection of fabrics, patterns, and ideas.
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Variety Show
The Quilt Basket has offered customers fresh fabrics and shop samples since 1985.
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A Little Bit of Everything
The shop offers a vast collection of fabric, including batiks, reproductions, seasonal prints, Southwest designs, and Asian prints.
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Meet the Staff
Front row, from left: Lena Tsuruda (owner) and Ashley Gonzales Smith; middle row: Diane Arnold, Becky Hiser, Sue Erstad, Carolyn Newton, Carole Collins, Sally Traynor, and Mary Wetmore; back row: Meggan Risk, Carol Willard, Lynda Kesselring, Mary Beck, and Melissa Robinson.
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Traditional Greeting
Traditional fabrics greet customers when they enter The Quilt Basket.
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Bold and Colorful
In addition to quilting cottons, The Quilt Basket stocks a variety of silk, wool, and linen fabrics.
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Asian-Theme Fabrics
The Quilt Basket boasts an entire room dedicated to Asian prints.
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Endless Inspiration
Shoppers are sure to get ideas from the collection of appliquéd, pieced, and stitchery samples at The Quilt Basket.
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Feathered Friends
Staff member Mary Wetmore designed an appliqué wall hanging, Feathered Friends, for Quilt Sampler® Spring/Summer 2013 magazine.
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Machine-Quilting Details
Using fuchsia thread, Sue Erstad machine-quilted veins in each green print leaf, stitching twice over the lines for emphasis.
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Get the Magazine!
Contact The Quilt Basket to purchase Quilt Sampler® Spring/Summer 2013 magazine, pick up a copy at your local quilt shop or newsstand, or get the digital issue online.
Peek inside Inspirations, another quilt shop featured in the Spring/Summer 2013 issue.
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