From The Heart Blog Hop Day 3
It’s From the Heart Blog Hop Day 3, and what a day it is! It’s my turn to show you my little From the Heart project. Many thanks to Carol of Just Let Me Quilt for hosting this fun hop. Have you been gathering ideas and inspiration for the holiday season and beyond? I know I have.
If this is your first time visiting my blog – welcome! I’m Wendy and I live in Minnesota. My husband and I have two adult kids and a ginger cat, Wilbur (Wilbs) who runs the household. I enjoy all types of quilting, especially improv or something with a bit of a challenge. I also like to have a little stash of ideas for quick gifts, and I’m sharing one of those with you today.
This is the Petit Four Basket, a free pattern from Patterns by Annie. The basket measures 2.5″H x 5″W x 4″D. It is so easy to make; a great project for those times you need to whip something up quick.
The basket uses very little fabric – two 10-inch squares will do (left over layer cakes would be perfect). The lining overlaps the outer fabric to create that cool looking “binding”.
I thought it might be fun for you to see how I use these baskets in my sewing room. The might be little, but they hold quite a bit!
I have pens, rotary blades, little rulers, my Binding Baby, a thread cutter, sticky notes, and some mini mini orphan blocks stuffed in there.
Of course, it being a Patterns by Annie design, the stability of the little basket is from Soft & Stable. Have you used it? I really do like it for bins, bags and baskets. (I’m not an affiliate – I just like her stuff.)
What else could you put in the basket? Well, I’m glad you asked. Here’s a few ideas.
A little basket full of thread, or a basket full of four fat quarters (folded over the long way), or a basket full of thread pacifiers (that’s what they look like to me – ha). Here are a couple more ideas:
They are a great holder for clips; you can even clip the clips to the sides of the basket so they are easier to grab. Of course, holding chocolate is always a good idea, right?
Just think how fun it would be to fill one of these little baskets with some goodies for the babysitter, the mailman, a neighbor, or your sewing sisters!
If you’re interested in making a Petit Four Basket, you can find the pattern right here. I hope you give it a try.
From the Heart Blog Hop Day 3 wouldn’t be complete without a listing of the others who are joining me with their projects today. Here they are – I hope you stop by and check out their projects too.
Pieceful Thoughts of My Quilting Life
Well, if you’ve stayed here this far, thank you! If you’d like to hear more from me, feel free to subscribe to my blog – I’d be delighted!
And thank you, Carol, once again for hosting this delightful blog hop!
Wendy
From the Heart Blog Hop Day 2
44 Comments
catpatches
Very cute. I like all your suggestions, especially the last one.
marissthequilter
Your baskets are gorgeous. And so neatly made! (PS — can Wilbur fit into one?!)
Cocoa Quilts
Ok, I just downloaded the pattern! Something else to distract me from getting things done. Thanks Wendy those are adorable baskets.
Elizabeth Coughlin
What a great idea! The baskets are lovely and can hold so many different things to help organize any space.
Dorian
Those are great little gifts, baskets are fun and look so cute with stuff in them.
Cindy Pieters
Super cute baskets, and fillings! The last one especially!
Vicki in MN
Yes I too noticed how professional looking your basket is! Great work my friend! The one looks like improv piecing, is it? Funny you should call them thread pacifiers as the other day you had some in a pic and I thought they looked like pacifiers also!
Brenda @ Songbird Designs
These little baskets are such a great idea, Wendy!! And of course, the last one is my favorite! LOL I, too, love all things, By Annie!!
Riceford Streams
This was a great post for gift ideas! I have the pattern printed, so I’ll set it aside while unpacking. I even have a bit of Soft and Stable. I love the little basket you made me!
Daryl @ Patchouli Moon Studio
I love those Petit Four baskets. I have made several myself. They are the best gifts too.
karenfae
so many different ways to use those baskets! I have used soft and stable and have a package of pieces leftover from a tote bag that I made a couple years ago
sewswift
One can never have too many baskets, especially when they are as cute as yours. Filling them with goodies, like chocolate, makes them even more yummy! I love Annie’s patterns and have made a few. Thank you, sweet Wendy, for sharing your beautiful basket.
Nancy Bekedam
So cute, Wendy!! I’ve wanted to make that basket pattern. I love all of your assorted filler ideas! One for the postman–great idea!!!
Janine @ Rainbow Hare
These baskets look great and so useful. I enjoyed seeing your collection 🙂
Jayne Willis
SO cute!! I use a tiny basket like that beside my sewing machine as a thread catcher. I like the idea of putting fat quarters inside and giving it as a gift…but the candy idea is even better!!
Quilting is in my Blood
What a wonderful tiny basket. I’ll definitely have to download the pattern. It doesn’t seem like that stabilizer would be really thick to sew through. Have a great day, Mary
rl2b2017
Hi Wendy! Dang, that is a cute little basket. I actually made one for a friend. I filled it to the brim with mini Kit Kat bars because . . . break me off a piece of that Kit Kat bar . . . who doesn’t like them?! I adore the fabrics you chose! ~smile~ Roseanne
Diann@ Little Penguin Quilts
You had me at chocolate, lol! But, no matter what you can put in one of those adorable baskets, I think I might need one! I’m even thinking I already have a piece of Soft and Stable that might be the right size. Cute baskets, Wendy – thanks for the inspiration!
Needle and Foot
Super cute Wendy. These would make fun gifts for anyone – just fill them with whatever works for the recipient. So fun!
Charlene McCain
What a great little basket! Your finished baskets look so pretty and neat. Thank you for the pattern link. These will make great stocking stuffers for Christmas!
thedarlingdogwood
So cute! I think I need one at my desk while I’m working from home for post-its and such, the area next to my laptop is super cluttered.
Lj Meyers
What perfect little baskets. Annie always has great patterns with excellent instructions. Thanks for sharing how you use them in the sewing room.
Karrin Hurd
Cute little baskets. Thanks so much for sharing the link!
Helen
You know how little kids learning language sometimes get words wrong then they stick forever as family words? That cute little box would be known as a “put-stuff-in” around my house. ha ha ha
The Joyful Quilter
I’m BIG on baskets, bags, and bins! Thanks for sharing these with the Hop, Wendy. FREE is a very good price for a pattern and who doesn’t have some 10″ squares somewhere in their sewing room?!?! :o))
selina
cute, cute, cute. just downloaded this great idea. Thank you
Rochelle Summers
I like all the things you can put in this little basket. Keeping selected threads together when I am quilting a project is always desirable and this would be just the ticket. Thank you for the great photos…especially the one with the chocolate.
StoriedQuilts
Those little baskets are so useful. I need to make some to help organize my sewing cabinet drawer. Thank you for sharing. Love the fabrics you’ve used.
Carol Andrews
Wendy these baskets are so cute! I can imagine filling them with little gifts for special people in our lives. Hmm I might need to go to my LQS to get some Soft and Stable now. 😉
Kathleen McCormick
These are adorable and what great fabrics you used!
quiltinggail
Very cute baskets, Wendy!!!
A great way to use up some scraps … and to fill them all sorts of goodies!
Happy Quilting! 🙂
Sandra Walker
Super cute basket Wendy! You can never have too many IMHO. I am going to check out that pattern as I have some Soft and Stable left over…
TextileRanger
So glad I stopped by today! I went to each and every blog in the hop! I got some reminders for projects I have already made and need to make again, and a bunch of new ideas for more great projects. Thank you to you and all the other participants!
Sherry
Thank you very much for hopping. Fabric baskets are great gifts anytime and for everyone.
Cheree Hull
Adorable little baskets, especially the one with the chocolate in it! I think it would be great to have these on hand for little gifts for the holidays for sure! I LOVE that they use up orphan layer cake pieces and–gosh darn it, I think I found a squirrel project for tomorrow!! (just as soon as I get the last 4 rows sewn on my quilt top!)
Patti
Cute, useful, great gift idea and downloaded! Thanks for your tips on all the different and handy ways for these little baskets.
Theresa
Tiny baskets are so useful. I made one at a quilt retreat last year. Love mine.
Karen Moore
Pretty and practical…..I can see many uses for them in several rooms.
txquiltgal
Wendy these are so cute, and of course my favorite use would be the chocolates. Thanks for the link for the free pattern. I opened an account there and look forward to exploring her website. I hope to make a few of these!
Carla
Thank you for sharing the link to this pattern. These look like they would be super fun to make and the last picture with the chocolate has put a great idea in my head. Perfect!
Turid
Fabric baskets are so useful. Yours are beautiful.
somethingrosemade14
Ooh I like these baskets. Thanks for the link. I bet these baskets can be easily made to a shoe box size, just channeling some Wilbs’ thought.
Sherrie
Hi,
Beautiful little baskets…thanks for sharing.
Have a great day!
Joan
Oh Wendy…how cute is this! I love the little basket and all it’s uses. I might be really drawn to the one full of Chocolate the best!
LOL!!!!!!!