Category: fabrics



Today I am starting on the new Roman Holiday by 3 Sisters for Moda fabrics Quilt kit, it looks like it will go together easily! I will show each step of the quilt making process. Today, I'll be reviewing the pattern, organizing the fabrics and ironing my fabrics. Check in tomorrow, I will be sharing tips on layout and cutting.

Any Day Spent Sewing, Is A Good Day!

Ali & Norma
Nana's Capo Beach Quilting & The Basket Co-Op
http://www.nanascapobeachquilting.com
http://basketcoop.com

Category: fabrics


Roman Holiday by 3 Sisters for Moda fabrics quilt has just arrived!!

We were so excited when we opened our delivery and saw the holiday quilt kit by Moda fabrics and 3 Sisters today.
This kit is stunning and I will be starting on the shop sample ASAP! The fabrics are lovely and the little bag that it comes in is so cute and functional as well.
I will be adding photos of the process in making this kit along with the quilting and binding of it. Please stay tuned to see just how simple this kit is to make.
To purchase this kit please go to our web-site at www.nanascapobeachquilting.com

Any day spent sewing, is a good day!

Ali & Norma
Nana's Capo Beach Quilting & The Basket Co-Op
http://www.nanascapobeachquilting.com
http://www.basketcoop.com

Category: Bolga Baskets

Internationally known as Bolga baskets, the baskets are exclusively woven by the indigenous people of a historical town in Northern Ghana called Bolgatanga. Bolgatanga literally means soft soil, rocky land.

Weaving has been a traditional skill of these people over the years. The geographical land area of Bolgatanga is not fertile enough for extensive agricultural activities. Coupled with an erratic rainfall pattern and generally harsh weather conditions, handicraft activities such as basket weaving, leatherwork, and pottery are undertaken mostly by the women to supplement their incomes from the subsistence farming activities.

The original Bolga basket was woven round, without any form of handle. The ends of the straw were left untrimmed. It was used basically as a sieve in the brewing of a local alcoholic beverage called pito. Pito was and it is still an important drink during such occasions as funerals, marriage ceremonies, and festivals, naming ceremonies and at other important social gatherings.

With a population of about 225,000, only 10,000 people from 19 communities possess the basket weaving skill in Bolgatanga, which has been passed on from generation to generation in the community. Today, the Bolga basket has become an object of tourist attraction. With different forms, designs and colourful patterns, the basket is loved for its unique designs and colourful patterns. There have been several attempts particularly by some Asian countries to imitate the Bolga basket and called them African baskets. However, just like all other imitated products, the Bolga basket is differentiated from the non-authentic ones by its rigid body, the use of the straw of the "veta vera" grass locally called the elephant grass against the flabby imitated ones made from sea grass.

Please check back we will be writing more about the women who weave our baskets from Ghana.

Please stop by our web-site www.basketcoop.com and take a look at all our Fair-trade amazing baskets from Ghana and Morocco.

Ali & Norma
The Basket Co-Op & Nana's Capo Beach Quilting
http://www.basketcoop.com
http://www.nanascapobeachquilting.com

Category: Moroccan Baskets

Our Moroccan baskets are handmade from palm leaf and water reed. They are used throughout Europe as market baskets and purses. Our goal at The Basket Co-Op is to introduce these baskets to American shoppers. Our baskets can be used in place of paper and plastic bags, which will help increase recycling. We would like the baskets to become part of the American lifestyle.

Baskets are among the oldest things made by man. People who lived thousands of years ago were just as skilled in basket making as we are today. The people of Africa will make a basket from the materials they find growing around them. This is why the people of Morocco make their baskets from palm leaves.

Talented craftsmen and women in Morocco and Ghana handcraft all of our African baskets. The trade has been handed down from generation to generation.

The craftsmen and women of Africa do beautiful work in the decoration of their baskets. Strips of the leaves can be dyed, and weaving in the different colors creates a design. Sometimes the color is not changed, but the weaving or coiling pattern can change. Often, the designs have special meanings for the maker or their tribe. There could also be religious or magical ideas attached to the designs.


This is the classic French-style basket with both long and short handles. Having the option of 2 handle lengths allows the shopper to carry heavier items comfortably.

Be sure to stop in at our website http://www.basketcoop.com to see our wide variety of Moroccan and Ghana baskets.

Ali & Norma
The Basket Co-Op & Nana's Capo Beach Quilting
http://www.basketcoop.com
http://www.nanascapobeachquilting.com