Teacher Gifts

I turned to Pink Penguin's great tutorial again to make these fabric baskets as end of the year teacher gifts. I used all the "teacherly" scraps I could find. It was fun to use my writing paper and graph paper and ruler prints, as well as some wonderful math fabric generously given to me by Tia (with a bunch of fabulous scraps! Thanks!). I had to find more of the math fabric - so fun. I put some extra in my etsy shop. I'll fill these with chocolates and handmade thank you notes. My son has had the sweetest preschool teachers ever.

Made to Order

My best customer (aka mother-in-law) recently asked me to make a onesie and fabric basket to match this bootie and bib set. Since I had leftover fabric, I made this little set to order. She's my best customer, after all! :)

I had fun making up my own pattern for the basket. It uses the same basic construction as a basket I've made before, but this one is quilted, so it's studier. I also used strips of fabric pieced together, instead of squares, and I made it larger. This one will be perfect for holding baby toys, diapers, or whatever the new mom needs it for.

Patchwork Fabric Basket

I see more of these in my future. This is a fun little project for using your favorite scraps. I think they'd be great gifts for other sewers too. Who can resist patchwork usefulness? I highly recommend the tutorial by Pink Penguin I used - very clearly written with great photos of each step.

Mine will be on my sewing table to collect tiny scraps destined for a tickertape doll quilt.