Well, it feels like winter here, so it was time to crack out the butterfly fabric! :) I actually used fabric from my stash this week--a noteworthy event to be sure. Ha!
Last summer my friend Michelle gave me a little fabric basket/tray as a gift, and I have found it so useful for corralling fabric scraps on my sewing table while I work. I have a lot of scraps, (ahem!) so I thought I would sew up a few more baskets. These were a fun, quick project to make that could be used for organizing so many different things! I was able to use up some scraps of weird stabilizer stuff (I think it was Pel-Tex) that I had leftover from making some bags years ago, so that was a bonus!
Let me mention the bamboo turner, pictured above. It's one of my new favorite tools! I usually use a knitting needle or something similar to poke out the corners of my little projects (like pincushions) but that bamboo turner is amazing! It's by Merchant & Mills and I bought it at Modern Textiles. It's a nifty little tool that I would recommend if you like sewing gadgets! Or if you make hundreds of pincushions, like I do. :)
Now it's your turn! Please link up your finishes. Thanks, as always, for joining me for finish it up Friday!
love your little fabric basket neat idea
ReplyDeleteoh and I love that needle threader and have had it for years - the threader works great but I have noticed the thicker the thread the less luck with it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the link for the fabric basket tutorial. I think they might make some great Christmas gifts.
ReplyDeleteTo get the thread to work, place the thread in the grove first, and then put in the needle. I found it works well with little quilting needles and applique needles, not so much with bigger needles, but those are easier to thread by hand. the other benefit of this gadget is you could take it on airplanes to snip thread.
ReplyDeleteI love those Clover threaders! Couldn't do a stitch of handwork without one! They don't work will all needles, so I have figured out a few that do well and keep them in a separate pin cushion with my handwork basket.
ReplyDeleteThis fabric tray is so pretty and useful ... I am currently using an old plastic container so think I should whip myself up some of these to prettify my sewing space!
ReplyDeleteI can't live without my threader - on occasion it won't like the type of needle I have (or I'll forget to put the needle in first before the thread) but keep trying it's worth getting use to.
ReplyDeleteLove those little baskets!!! I made a similar type of one with my daughter a little while ago and she just loves it. I think we need to make some more ;)
ReplyDeleteVery cute basket! (Thanks for the link!) I think the pillow parts look just lovely together. I'd be interested to know how you got those half-rectangles so perfect, too! have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteCute basket! I have one of those needle threaders--still in the packaging. I'll have to borrow Charlotte or Levi and see if they can make it work. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat!? color balance? It looks fine! Man, do I have to think of everything!? :)
ReplyDeleteThose baskets are adorable. Adding that tutorial to my list of baskets tutorials.
ReplyDeleteI think the pillow top is gorgeous and should definitely become a pillow!
ReplyDeleteNii ilusad tööd teil.
ReplyDeleteThat little bamboo turning tool looks handy. I like making quilted cushions. It would work great on turning those corners, too. Such happy fabrics in your post today.... As always! Love your RST layout!
ReplyDeleteCute basket:) I have a plastic tool similar to your bamboo one - I am able to use it like a hera marker as well to score quilting lines. I do use the needle threader tool as well, it works really well with most needles. Thanks for the party!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the link to the fabric trays. These are a great idea.
ReplyDeleteOh, these trays are darling! I think butterflies were the perfect choice - and I now feel better knowing I'm not the only one with butterfly projects as we head into winter. ;o)
ReplyDeleteWill be on the look out for that bamboo turner - looks like something I would use a LOT.
Wishing you a lovely finish to your week and a very happy weekend!
After looking at the video, I am guessing you did not use the foam layer in your basket? Just the peltex? That would serve as the interfacing and the foam both? Is the peltex iron on? Thanks
ReplyDeleteI need a little basket to drop all of my threads ends into while sewing, right now I just use a plastic box. x
ReplyDeleteLove the little baskets, but I'm thinking if one puts snaps in the corners, then they can be stored flat and brought out as needed.
ReplyDeleteDid you know you get different size needle threaders for different size needles? It is sort of obvious when you think about it, as the eye is not always just in the same spot on each needle, and also, you have to have the needle positioned so the eye is in the correct alignment, or the threader just jabs against it instead of going through...
ReplyDeleteJust saying. ( sorry)
Colorful butterflies looks so pretty set against winter snow. I made something similar years ago but instead of being quilted I used those plastic needlepoint sheets inserted inside for stiffness.
ReplyDeleteAH! I've been wanting to get a specific cutter for chain piecing and then I saw this. I've had that same needle threader on the shelf for months because I couldn't get it to work. But now it's got a use and I'm thrilled! THANK YOU!
ReplyDeleteShirley,
ReplyDeleteI used a layer of PelTex (which isn't fusible) instead of the foam. I did use the layer of interfacing (SF 101) inside....it's my favorite interfacing ever! It's nice and thin and added just the right amount of body to the fabric, I wouldn't skip it.
Hope that helps!
AJ
Rebecca Greco,
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad to hear it! How handy that you already have one on hand! Hurray!
AJ
The needle threader will not work with some threads and with some needles. But try pressing down the lever slowly, instead of a fast motion.
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