Hello,
Tonight is
Friday Night with Friends, kindly hosted by Cheryll. I decided to start sewing just afterLunch as I don't like sewing at night. I decided a fabric basket was going to be the project for the afternoon.
I wanted to use the new Embroidery Cards I recently bought. I chose the one with lots of beautiful Sunflowers. I had this green fabric that suited the project perfectly. The design took about 45 minutes to stitch out.
The green piece of fabric was 11 inches in height so I used this as my main measurement. I cut it 11 by 11. I chose a co-ordinating Sunflower fabric which I added some light weight pellon and some Calico. This piece was then quilted to add some stiffness to the project.
I then pinned and sewed on the ribbons 2.5 inches in from each corner. The two pieces were then sewn right sides together leaving a gap for turning. I pinned the ribbons so they wouldn't be caught up in the sewing. The corners were trimmed and the gap was hand sewn. Press, then sew a row of top stitching around the edge.
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| Sunflower Fabric Basket. |
So there is my Sunflower Fabric Basket.
David returned from New Zealand, Fiji, Hawaii and Sydney last weekend and he had a special delivery for me. Two bags of goodies from Lisa for me. Thanks Lisa, I delved into the bag with trims etc and used some of the ribbons for this project.
I hope everyone had a successful night/day of sewing.
Happy days.
Bev C
18 comments:
what a sweet basket.
very productive afternoon.
Nice project there Bev using your sewing card! And nice to receive the goodies too!
That's a nice fabric basket and such a lovely gift. I was quilting in the morning, like to do that when it is daylight. Have a wonderful weekend!
what a cute project! I love the embroidery, and love seeing the way you constructed the basket with the ribbons.
Hello Bev,
What a great sunflower basket. Hope you get to use it a lot this summer. Looks like a lot of great laces in your goodie bags.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Blessings,
Bobbie Lynn
great basket... perfect for the outdoor summer al fresco meals?
Huggz
It looks so summery and will be so useful. Lovely project
what a cute basket Bev,well done.xx
Beautiful embroidery, and it made a lovely fabric basket.
Really like the idea of a fabric basket, Bev. Yours looks lovely, will give that a try sometime.
That's a lovely project. Your basket looks great. It's a wonderful way to use the embroidery.
Oh Bev, that basket's just beautiful...almost too good to use!!!! LOL
xox sugary hugs
Wendy :O)
What a stunning sun flower it looks just perfect in the bottom of that basket.
Looks wonderful Bev.
What a gorgeous way to use the sunflower design Bev... and lovely goodies from Lisa x
How clever is that! It must be fun watching the stitching magic happen before your eyes.... love your finished basket, it is very pretty.
Your sunflower basket is gorgeous!
A very very lovely Sunflower basket indeed. Have a lovely week. Hugs Judy
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