STORAGE BASKETS
Stitch some sweet sewing room companions to keep your notions safe and sound
YOU WILL NEED
Large basket:
■ Main fabric: two (2)
11in x 7in pieces
■ Lining fabric: two (2)
11in x 7in pieces
■ Medium weight interfacing: two (2) 11in x 7in pieces
■ Batting: two (2) 11in x 7in pieces
■ Pompom trim: 1yd
Small basket:
■ Main fabric: two (2)
5½in x 3½in pieces
■ Lining fabric: two (2)
5½in x 3½in pieces
■ Medium weight interfacing: two (2) 5½in x 3½in pieces
■ Batting: two (2) 5½in x
3½in pieces
■ Pompom trim: ½yd
NOTES
■ Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted.
■ Press seams to one side, unless otherwise instructed.
■ RST = right sides together.
■ Project by Sarah Ashford.
FABRICS USED
All fabrics are Kona Cotton Solids by Robert Kaufman in Pond, Banana, Punch and Bubblegum.
MAKING THE BASKETS
1 Fuse the interfacing to the main fabric pieces, following the manufacturer’s instructions. Then fuse to the batting pieces (Fig A). Quilt as desired. Sarah quilted straight lines across her panels, spaced approx. 1in apart (Fig B).
2 Place the lining pieces RST and stitch down each short side using a 5/8in seam. Sew along the bottom edge, leaving a 3in gap for turning (Fig C).
3 Place the exterior pieces RST and sew down each short side and along the bottom, using a ½in seam (Fig D).
4 Cut a 2in square in the two bottom corners on both the lining and exterior pieces (Fig E). Pull the corners apart and match up the seams on the sides and the bottom, aligning raw edges. Stitch along the raw edges of each corner using a ¼in seam allowance (Fig F).
5 Insert the exterior panel inside the lining panel, RST. Secure around the top edge with binding clips (Fig G).
SWITCH YOUR USUAL BINDING FOR SOME SWEET POMPOM TRIM TO TOP OFF YOUR BASKETS
6 Sew in place using a in seam allowance. Turn the basket right side out through the gap in the lining, and slipstitch the turning gap closed.
7 Push the lining down into the basket and press well along the top edge. Carefully roll the seam between your fingers as you work your way around, so the lining doesn’t show on the outside. Topstitch in place (Fig H).
8 Clip the pompom trim around the edge of the basket (Fig I), and slipstitch in place to finish, using small stitches and a coordinating thread.
MAKING THE SMALL BASKET
9 Assemble the small basket following the same instructions as the large basket, but in step 4, cut a 1 in square from the two bottom corners, rather than a 2in square.