Bunny Ready Easter Basket

Baby Andrew's Easter basket is ready for the bunny!  Finally finished, mom and baby love it.

Based on the pattern by V and Co, Fabric Easter basket, my finished basket has about a 10" diameter and combination of machine sewing and hand stitching.  The base of the basket is made up of about 15 yards of fabric wrapped, 12/32 cording;  that's 11 more yards than what the original pattern calls for!  I also used my sewing machine and zigzag stitched the bottom for more stability (and speed.) My thimble(s) proved to be essential to making sure my fingers made it to Easter.

I'm looking forward to my manicure and pedicure as payment.  It's good to have friends that can sew, huh?

Baskets of Fun

One of my good friends commissioned me to make an Easter Basket for her three month old son.  She found a pattern on Moda's Bake Shop  for a Fabric Easter Basket by V and Co, and I just finished the prototype!

I'm glad I made my own first, because the finished basket was a lot smaller than I (and my friend) originally thought it would be.  The Easter Bunny's got many years ahead to fill it full of Easter goodies, so I'll be enlarging the finished basket.  My only other complaint, is that I followed her directions, but they make no mention of a thimble...my fingers were quite sore from all the hand sewing.  I've got to find my thimble before I start the next basket!

In case you were wondering, this easter basket doubles as a great hat!

More than a Hill of Beans: No Sew Fabric Wreath

 

I'm very excited about happening upon Vanessa Christenson's blog yesterday!  She's got a great sense of style and some awesome tutorials on her blog, including this No Sew Fabric Wreath that I've just added to my to-do list. 

Now, I'm stepping away from my computer so I'm not tempted to purchase one of the many tutorials for sale on her etsy site.