How to sew a gorgeous basket from scraps? Handmade gifts 2023

[@elizabethc3842]

Your voice is adorable and you seem like the sweetest person, thank you for making videos

[@ArlenePMCM]

OMG so cute and versatile! Candy, make-up, dog treats, anything for gift-giving.

[@rachaelsingombe8784]

I like your creativity from Zambia .Lusaka

[@juanitar.miller5210]

I’m so glad you are starting this series now❣️

[@LucilleViafranco]

Very nice 👍

[@themamachar]

Always looking for things to hand sew. Thanks.

[@rosariogonzalez7557]

Wow¡¡¡¡ esta increible me gusto mucho

[@alextavares8705]

Absolutely adorable.

[@ThoughtfulCreativity]

Thank you so much!

[@prympammi]

Adorable!!

[@Cyrilmc222004]

Thank you so much Alisa, I really really enjoyed watching you create these cute and adorable little baskets, I really really love ❤ them. You could sit and sew them together whilst watching the TV. Please stay safe and well too xxxx Mags ❤❤❤❤

[@skimber24]

I think your voice is sweet 💕💕

[@SuperBettyboop23]

Love love love it thanks so much for sharing ❣️✂️🪡🧵💓💕💖❤️

[@DorothyBlok-p7b]

Tks this is really cute I will try making this little basket it's beautiful for gifts

[@PetraRobinson-gm8nh]

Oh, this is so sweet. I will make one bigger one and put in presents for the first Granddaughter that will be born at the end of December. I have got a new sewing machine, a Brother Inovis F420, and I took to it so fast. I never really took to my Bernette B38. I am glad you love your Bernette B38.

[@jfam3441]

This is so cute! And it’s so good to see it can be hand sewn to. Denim in different shades would be really interesting. This will be a great little project for my sewing students. Thank you!

[@pamd6532]

I'm so glad you're starting this now!

[@ThoughtfulCreativity]

Yay! I was a but hesitant, because I thought people would think it is too early, but this is an Early Access for Members so that way we can prepare for holidays without stress. Also, Pam, I don't want You to think I have ignored your comment where you asked about sending fabric for Dress A Girl - I have just been so busy and honestly I can barely keep up with making my own dresses. I never want to come off ungrateful, I just don't think I can manage to put more on my plate right now. I hope you understand! Big hug!

[@pamd6532]

Of course my sweet friend.@@ThoughtfulCreativity. Would you please check that the template is there now? I saw the previous adorable basket, but not this one. You are appreciated my sweet one.

[@ThoughtfulCreativity]

Absolutely, just checked - all there, it is titled "Christmas basket template", if your Google Drive is sorted in ABC order it should be second file. Thank you so much!

[@pamd6532]

thanks@@ThoughtfulCreativity

[@ashudesai3871]

So cute

[@roxannebowerman5308]

Adorable!

[@georgycolson9671]

Perfect! Thank you so much for sharing!

[@patriciaweekes2291]

Great idea for gifts Thankyou ❤

[@ingridcastillo1303]

I'll be trying these out soon. Thank you. 🎉

[@karentzn]

Thank you for the beautiful tutorial. They are adorable

[@christellesussin7726]

🇨🇵....merci ❤

[@kathleencarr2622]

This was such a great idea and tutorial! I look forward to the rest of this series!

[@juniper4915]

Love this!

[@dollysadlak5242]

Super cute❤

[@clairefrancois6046]

❤❤❤

[@patticarnevale2360]

These are so cute, thanks!

[@ThoughtfulCreativity]

Patti, my pleasure, I hope to bring more cute and fun gift ideas this year :)

[@InAgatasCottage]

Amazing basket. Thank you :D

[@ThoughtfulCreativity]

Glad you like it! :)

[@arvettadelashmit9337]

I was thinking that these little baskets would be perfect to set small flowerpots in to make a Holiday display of plants. I wouldn't want the handles on them. Most of my pots don't match (this would take care of that). It would also allow me to use old yogurt tubs as flower pots to make beautiful gifts of my extra house plants. Thank you for helping me with my little house plant problem. 😃❤❤❤

[@ThoughtfulCreativity]

Isn't that a great idea?! Love it, Arvetta! I love that one idea can blossom into something else and trickle down into so many ways to be used, the magic of sewing 🧵

[@lindaelia2616]

I love your idea…like a mini Christmas tree to give your elderly friends or hospitalized friends who don’t have a tree!

[@jeanne-marie8196]

That is an excellent idea! I know what you mean about mismatched pots, and I love to reuse items. Thank you for your suggestion

[@jeanne-marie8196]

These are so cute and can be used as a great gift bag!

[@mommyingBetchay]

Great idea!!

[@victoriajankowski1197]

I had a different idea for the lining, before you sew it into a basket, when you just have the4 legged shape cut a piece of lining fabric with a seam allowance and stitch it to the basket, then sew it up into the basket, that does mean the handle will need to be attached a it differently or left off for a handle less basket. but it would be a fun way to do it I think. These look super fun to make either way! Thank you

[@danniefrenchpea63]

Hi Alisa, I really like this idea and it lends itself to so many different possibilities. You could use a different fabric scrap for each square to make it really colourful or even use a plain fabric where you have done a different (or the same) hand embroidery on each square. Thank you so much for sharing 🙏

[@revathibhaskar8170]

Very very nice ❤

[@leeway3739]

For sewing the lining to the edge I would use a ladder stitch instead of the whip stitch so the thread isn't visible, or use a blanket stitch so it is a little more decorative.

[@haydeenunn4372]

So cute! Can you line it flat before you sew together the shape?

[@ThoughtfulCreativity]

Good question! :) Hmmm...Possibly, but only if you do the lining the same way as the basket itself. You would need to do a sample and think it through and see how it plays out :) if you do - let me know :)

[@normacooper6377]

This! If I did this project, I’d want to construct it flat, then try the 3-D assembly & add the handle somewhere during that process, probably by leaving a turning gap in one of the seams? Hmmm…🧐😂

[@mischymischy8321]

They are so cute!! I would like to try making one with the quilting method using the sewing machine, where you make the flat shape first, then add the bating and at the end, you make it in 3D. Would it be possible? Thank you for this idea!!

[@brat46]

fabric glue might work to hold for stitching

[@kathkwilts]

You could line the basket by sewing and turning each square as a two sided unit before assembling…

[@vgrundea52]

Beautiful and beyond! As I live in Sweden I would love to get the link to their website please? Txs

[@KSMP]

So cute! I'd love a whole episode on the mysteries of interfacing 😂. I live in Canada and I discovered that there are all different product names for interfacing than in the US, so when I want to make a bag or something from a US pattern I can't just go to the fabric store and ask for the product mentioned in the pattern. Are there standard weights or other measurements I can use to translate between Canada and the US? Thanks!

[@ThoughtfulCreativity]

Yes, the names for different interfacings are different in Europe, too, and so are the names for certain fabrics... it can get quite confusing. I would assume the fabric interfacing weight in Canada is measured in GSM vs oz/per sq yard in USA, sometimes I use Google for quick conversion if the website/store lists one and not the other. Unfortunately I am not familiar with the Canadian standard of interfacing labels, but this one used here is fusible fleece. As far as I know - there is just one kind available (probably the most popular) at local Jo-Ann's, however I am sure if I dig deeper I will find out that there is more. So sorry I cannot be of more help in this!

[@roumanatouharouna5041]

IF

[@karenboyd6293]

I am also looking forward to this series. BUT this project is much too fiddly for my patience. I admire people who can do so much hand work.

[@ritamangus5969]

What is the name of that book in English?

[@blanquiromero2285]

You confused me when you said rectangles

[@Do-U-Know-me00]

That is cute, but too much hand sewing, and fussy trouble. I'd rather make such a thing by sewing with my machine.

[@aliceng605]

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[@germ6749]

So very cute! I love them and will be making these for Christmas! Thank you!

[@TrixiaDK]

So cute ❤