Stitching Circle Basket - pattern

Imagine everyone’s surprise when they open this gorgeous patchwork fabric basket to discover the contents? Will yours be filled with sewing related goodies, your latest project or perhaps it's an ideal place to store your embroidery threads?

A pretty embroidered edge that gives the feel of lace, sewing themed applique shapes and pretty embroidered motifs come together to create this fun zippered box.

Finished size approx. 5” high x 10” wide

Pattern only

What You Need:

• 11½” x 11½” cream tonal, background
  2½” x 8” tan print, ground under appliquéd bird
  11 (5” x 5”) squares assorted coordinating prints, applique
  40 (2½” x 5”) rectangles, assorted coordinating prints, hexagons
  Scraps of yarn dyed fabrics, hexagons
  5” x WOF tan yarn dyed fabric, outer wall
  5” x WOF aqua tonal print, inner wall lining
  11” x 11” aqua floral print, lid lining
  12” x ½ WOF aqua tonal print, lining of base and bias
  Embroidery floss, I used Valdani #8103 withered mulberry, #0578 primitive blue, #P5 tarnished gold, #0126 old cottage garden, #575 crispy leaf, #078 aged wine, #0154 dark antique gold, #512 chimney dust, #0178 tea, #P8 old rose, #P10 antique violet, #0511 black sea and #JP12 seaside

• 36” double ended zipper, I used a ‘Make a Zipper’ and cut to desired length
• 120 (approx.) 1/2” pre-cut paper hexagon liners
• Stitchery Stabilizer
• 11” square light weight batting
• 1/2m Foam batting
• 9½” dia. circle of thick card, lid
• Apliquick rods, optional
• Appliqué paper, optional
• Fabric glue pen, optional
• Roxanne’s Glue Baste-It, optional
• Light box, optional
• Fine tipped fabric marking pen
• Craft glue
• General sewing supplies