Sew Along for a cute Fabric Basket

Sewing bring us together!

Thank you for sharing your work! These Quilty Candy Baskets turned out so pretty!!

Last October I ran my first sew along to sew a fabric basket that I called The Quilty Candy Basket because it uses several rectangle pieces that are sewn together and resembles the pieces of a quilt! I made the original basket with Halloween fabric so it was meant to hold candy….so the name seemed to fit: Quilty Candy Basket!

With this sew along I also started my mailing list. I was very nervous to start all of it, the sew along and the mailing list, but with the encouragement of other artists in Instagram I went for it and I am so happy I did it!  The response was so nice and feeling the support of other makers was just incredible!

Thanks so much to the ladies that sewed a basket with my pattern and used the hashtag and shared their beautiful baskets on Instagram.  It was such a joy to see everyone’s creations!

Here there are all of the baskets in detail:

Rachel from @teddybears_n_stitches used a happy color palette and beautiful prints of strawberries! The handles also have strawberries, beautiful basket!

Monica from @profesora_calavera used a great print of the Day of the Death, the bright colors are wonderful and she added a nice embroidery in the middle!

Grace from @e_variousotherthings, I love the garden boots print she used and the colors red and aqua with the floral print, so pretty!!

Tracy from @sunny.gardener used wonderful pieces of Christmas fabrics! Look at the swirl candy ribbons for the handles!

Wanda from @mopheaded1 made these beautiful Halloween baskets with a wonderful print of cats, pumpkins, candy corn and such a cute print inside with the tiny banners!

Kamie from @kutieflydesigns, used tiny floral prints, such a beautiful and delicate basket!

The pattern for this basket is free! Find it in the button below.

I hope anyone that makes a new fabric basket would share it on social media so I can see it!  This is a really fun sewing project to make and it can be done for the Holidays to give as gifts, to use as a reusable gift bag, fill it with bags of homemade cookies, or a toy, a bottle of wine, poinsettia flowers, etc!  

Two winners! We did a raffle for these two kits at home with one of my boys. All the names of the people that signed up to the sew along were written on paper and placed inside of one of the baskets. My son picked two winners: Amanda from @sandiegosewn and Nicole from @n.krout Congratulations!!

I also made two baskets with Christmas fabrics, one for each of my twins and I will fill them with a set of pjs and snacks and give it to them on their birthday that is coming up!

One Xmas basket for each of my twins!

For my Christmas baskets, I finished them differently:

I created a border at the top with the lining, using the seam allowance at the top as a guide.  After attaching the lining to the top and once I was ready to iron the lining at the top edge of the basket, I noticed that I could iron the lining using the seam allowance so the lining wrapped around the seam allowance and created a perfect border, but in this way I could not put the handles sandwiched between the seams so I also had to think of another way to stitch the handles.  The answer was: buttons! The handles are leather pieces so I just had to cut an opening for the buttons. The buttons were stitched to the basket and the handles had the opening for the buttonholes. I cut a slit on the leather with the right size for the buttons to go through.  I think the buttons added a nice touch to the baskets and the contrasting border too! 

Vintage buttons that came from my husband’s grandmother! You can also do big grommets and use ribbons to feed them through and add perhaps a nice bow!

This is what is fun when sewing or creating something: you can find other ways to finish a project in your own way! Do not be afraid to experiment and add your own ideas! There are guides and rules but do not feel bad to break those rules!

This sew along was so rewarding for me because it let me connect with other makers and cheer them on their makes!! Having sewing as a connection is so joyful and makes me want to do another sew along!! 

Any ideas for future sew alongs are welcome!! 

Thanks so much for participating!! Please contact me with any ideas you might have or feedback to improve future sew alongs!

HAPPY SEWING!!

Thanks! Gracias!

Isabel