Yes, my friends, the following blog post involves some sewing projects that have nothing to do with foundation piecing! It's true! I bet you thought it would never happen again. Truth be told I'm getting kinda tired of all the paper piecing myself and thought I would share a little recreational sewing - a just for fun kind of thing. A novelty to be sure.
I have made a few of these Divided baskets recently from a pattern by Anna Graham (Noodlehead) . This basket whipped up super fast and easy. This is really a fun pattern - so much so I wanted to make a couple more after this first one was done.
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Also I needed a 'Fall' themed swap item for this month CMQG guild meeting so I decided to make an extra one. This one seems fallish no?
And finally, ok ok some paper was involved. I wanted to make this one all scrappy but with hexies. So I employed some English paper piecing ( a little different from Foundation piecing) on the pocket portion of the last basket.
Turns out, mini-charm packs are perfect for 1" hexies ~ just a public service announcement for your information.
And that's all for today folks. Happy Sewing!
10 comments:
I seriously can't wait to receive that fall basket at the swap! Oh wait....I wasn't supposed to say anything, was I? Your baskets are beautiful!!
Gorgeous! I am about to make two for two new babies coming into the world! I LOVE your hexie version!
what a great basket, well collection of baskets. Might just have to buy the pattern. You mention no foundation piecing, just as well as I have not got my head around that technigue yet but like the EPP method, it seems to be very popular at the moment
The fall basket is definitely fallish :) and beautiful.
And a knitting basket sounds like the perfect use for these bags.
Great work. Now I feel like making one.
i love all of your baskets but that hexie one is super sweet. it'll be a great knitting basket for sure.
Great baskets - I particularly like the hexie version but wouldn't turn my nose up at any of them. Looks like you had fun with them.
So cute! These have been on my to-do list for a long time... I'm going to have to get on it!
Sometimes I forget you can sew without paper piecing. :P I have been looking for some good bags for my cross stitch and knitting supplies, and these would be perfect. I will definitely have to check out the pattern. And I adore the yellow fabric with the birds in the second picture. Any idea who the designer is or where you purchased it? (It may say somewhere, but if it does, I missed it.)
The yellow fabric is Aviary 2 by Joel Dewberry. Thanks for all your sweet words :) xoxo Caroline
Cute bags! I'm trying to get one finished in time for sewing summit, but it may or may not happen, LOL!!
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