Horse Rescue

 I’ve been working on a crib quilt using a package of 10″ squares by Melody Miller of Cotton and Steel fame.  The quilt includes plenty of this favourite galloping mustang print but I just had to rescue these mustangs from the left over blocks and make something.

I used the free one hour basket tutorial from Kelby Sews , which has very clear, well written instructions. Of course I changed things up a bit, mostly due to wanting to highlight those horses but also for proportional concerns. My basket measures 6.25″L x 5.5″ W x 5.25″ H while the tutorial basket finishes at 10″ L x 6″ W x 7″ H.

One of the other changes I made was using a foam interfacing instead of the fusible kind. I do like how it makes the basket more structured and was not difficult to work with – don’t forget to adjust your foot pressure and possibly your tension if you give this a try. I used a very light spray of 505 adhesive to fuse the exterior fabric to the foam after I had that section sewed together. I also left a little more space for turning;  4″ instead of the 3″ opening in the tutorial and it went through quite painlessly. Oh, and I think clover clips are essential when working with this foam – can’t imagine trying to use pins with the thicker layers.

I also added some light fusible iron-on interfacing to the handles and did a little quilting before sewing it all together.

I really like the size and shape of this basket and can imagine many uses for them. Any kind of storage items you want to keep nearby – sewing patterns, charging devices, balls of wool, thread, medicines/vitamins and I have seen baby themed baskets that would make a great baby shower gift when filled with things like powder, lotion, body wash, ect.

As usual, I was much slower making this basket than what the ‘one hour’ the title claims but I take full responsibility for that 😉  !!!

Since these horses were rescued from the scrap pile – and quite quickly I might add… I haven’t even showed you the quilt yet, I’ll be linking up with Leanne for Scraptastic Tuesday.

Thanks for taking a look – I’d love it if you left a comment – the clickie thing is up at the top on the left by the date.

 

 

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