Juniper Basket in two sizes (new pdf pattern)

Happy Tuesday friends,

I'm over the moon excited to show you my newest sewing pattern :)

This is Juniper Basket, super handy fabric basket with a zipper pocket on the outside, slip pocket on the inside, and a fabulously handy drawstring closure on top.

And, it comes in two sizes.

FINISHED SIZE (wide x tall x deep): 

SMALL – 9'' x 7'' x 6'' 

LARGE – 11'' x 8 ½'' x 7''

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Materials needed to make one small size basket:

FABRIC A (main exterior) – 1/2 yard 

FABRIC B (drawstring closure + handles) – 1/4 yard 

FABRIC C (lining) – 3/4 yard

fusible fleece (I use Pellon 987F) - 1/2 yard 

SF101 INTERFACING (or other medium weight fusible interfacing of choice) – 1 yard 

one (1) - 7'' long METAL OR NYLON ZIPPER 

two (2) – 36'' long COTTON CORD or RIBBON

Please note: This is a measure and cut pattern meaning there's no need for templates as all the pieces are cut using rotary cutter, self healing cutting mat, and acrylic ruler for added accuracy.

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I think these baskets would be fabulous to keep one's knitting or crochet projects neatly organized. They could make really great scrap bins, or even be filled with goodies and used as gift baskets. Lots of possibilities for sure :).

I'm offering this pattern at a 25% off introductory price through Thursday Nov, 14th.

You can purchase the pattern by clicking on the button below of by going to my Etsy shop here.

buy this pattern

Happy sewing! Svetlana

#the100scrapchallenge

Hello lovelies,

I while ago I talked about the mountain of scraps I managed to accumulate over time and how I decided to give myself a challenge of sewing up 100 items using scraps only. Now, this is a pretty relaxed kind of challenge as there's no time restriction and I work on many other projects as well as I think all scraps all the time would get old pretty soon :)

I'm happy to say I've been pretty consistently dipping into my scrap bins and I now have 10 projects to show you (only 9 photos as the kitty pouch and wrist strap in the bottom row are counted as two separate projects).

The projects I made were quite small but I do plan on making a quilt or two to help things along :). 

Here are some blocks I already made. I'm using 2.5'' squares, sort of randomly pieced into these 20 patch blocks and I'll then be adding probably white rectangles in between the blocks to break up all the scrappiness a bit. Super fun!

The challenge is open to everyone, so feel free to join me any time if you wish. And, if you're in a mood for some scrappy inspiration, check out #the100scrapchallenge on IG.

Wishing you all a happy and creative day. Svetlana