Welcome to my stop on the Strawberry Biscuit blog hop! Oh my goodness - have you seen all the adorable projects being made with Elea Lutz's new collection? Quilts, bags, kitchen accessories, baskets, pillows, skirts and even dolls.
I love the happy colors and sweet motifs of this vintage-y collection (I mean, how could you not?), and since they are the colors in my sewing space, I thought baskets to hold sewing supplies would be fun to make.
I made three sizes so they could hold a variety of items like threads, scraps, notions, leftover binding, leaders & enders, you get the idea.
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There are MANY good tutorials available for fabric baskets, but this one is the most similar to the method I used. It's basically like making a pouch without the zipper, and adding handles. I used Pellon fusible batting ironed to the outside instead of interfacing. Quilting would have added a nice touch and more stiffness.
Because I loved the gray floral so much, and because my other phone case was getting a little ragged, I used some scraps to make myself a new one.
I made the case so my phone would be snug, added a loop for my house key, and used the selvage to give it a cute tag. Now when I go for a walk, I just grab my phone and go. For a quick trip to the store, I can also tuck in my license and debit card. It even garnered a compliment from my teenage son. *smile* If anyone is interested in a tutorial, let me know in the comments and I'll get one done.
I hope you enjoyed your stop. Thank you Elea and Penny Rose for allowing me to participate! For more inspiration, go check out the next stops on the hop:
28 April - Megan of Sew Style Love (@dollyhenryau)
28 April - Kimberly of Fat Quarter Shop (@fatquartershop)
29 April - Christa of Cotton Berry Quilts (@cottonberryquilts)
29 April - Elea of Elea Lutz Design (@elealutz)
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