Good Morning everyone! First of all I just wanted to thank Elaine and Emily for inviting me to participate in the Happy Little Pouch Blog Hop. Don't you just love a little bag? I'm not really a purse person in my everyday life, but I adore little pouches and bags of all sizes, especially for storage and travel purposes. And I travel a lot. Recently I decided to test out one of Ayumi's patterns for her little fabric basket and I was instantly addicted. These baskets make a great addition to any swap gift you might be cooking up.
Her pattern is super easy to follow and the basket comes together very quickly. There are also a bunch of modifications you can make to personalize it and make it your own. I made another one of these for a friend (and I forgot to take pictures, ugh!) using Echino. I didn't want to cut up the print so I just cut two 9.5" x 3.5" strips instead of making the patchwork square strips.
Another way to easily personalize these baskets is by using a decorative stitch instead of an edge stitch around the top of the basket like I did here.
Just make sure you're lining is lying flat when you edge stitch our you could get a pucker like I did. (Boo!)
Just make sure you're lining is lying flat when you edge stitch our you could get a pucker like I did. (Boo!)
Although Ayumi's pattern is for small baskets (perfect to hold a few fat quarters or your collection of buttons) it's easy to modify her pattern to make larger baskets. And these come together so quickly and easily that I think I'll be whipping out many, many more of them in the near future.
Want to see more Happy Little Pouches? Check out the rest of the Blog Hop Participants:
Monday, 12/3: Holly from Bijou Lovely and Heidi from Fabric Mutt
Monday 11/26: Emily from Mommy's Naptime and Elaine from Dashasel Sews
Tuesday, 11/27: Courtney from Mon Petit Lyons and Lucy from Charm About You
Wednesday, 11/28: Hollie from Undercover Crafter and Katie from Katie's Korner
Thursday, 11/29: Lindsay from Lindsay Sews and Michelle from I Like Orange
Friday, 11/30: Sara from Sew Sweetness, Cindy from Adventures of the Singing Quilter, and Jennifer from Ellison Lane Quilts
Monday, 12/3: Holly from Bijou Lovely and Heidi from Fabric Mutt
Tuedsay, 12/4: Elizabeth from Don't Call Me Bets and Emily from Mle BB
Wednesday, 12/5: Shruti from 13 Woodhouse Road and Liz from Dandelion Daydreams
Thursday, 12/6: Beth from Plum and June and Kaelin from The Plaid Scottie
Friday, 12/7: Emily from Mommy's Naptime and Elaine from Dashasel Sews
Friday, 12/7: Emily from Mommy's Naptime and Elaine from Dashasel Sews
Thank you for stopping by! And please join us in the fun and share your pouchy makes in our Flickr group. The Flickr group is also where you can upload your pouchy makes, and at the end of each week we will have some great prizes to award!
Prizes have generously been donated by:
Such sweet baskets! I love making these and you're right, they're great to add to a swap package! :)
ReplyDeleteNice. I want to try this as well.
ReplyDeleteI love the stitching you used on the basket to add some fun details! Great basket!
ReplyDeleteCute basket! I've been making some in holiday fabrics that have been turning out cute. Now I'll have to do some decorative stitching around some!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Dina. They're the perfect little stocking stuffer!
DeleteThis is one of my favorite patterns. I love your decorative stitching around the top. It's perfect!
ReplyDeleteI love these baskets - they are just so quick and easy plus they are super practical.
ReplyDeleteYours is fabulous.
So cute! i haven't made one of these yet, but I'm feeling the need to!
ReplyDeleteJust sew sweet and the stitching is devine. Thanks for sharing. Judith, Texas
ReplyDeleteThis is such a great pattern! Love the linen and your special stitching around the top!
ReplyDeletegreat basket, I pinned this tutorial ages ago but never got round to making one.
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