We had a request from a customer at our Chili for A Cause event who was looking for two large fabric bread basket - 8" x10" square!! I suggested that we could make several and see which ones she wanted. One person will make a rope bowl one, someone else offered to make a felt one and I volunteered to make a fabric one!!!
I used this Debbie Shore tutorial to make mine. I used a 20" square of heavy weight light beige cotton fabric, a 20" square of sturdy polyester batting and a 20" square of decorative cotton in teal, brown and beige. I laid them with good sides facing each other and laid the batting on top and stitched all the way around leaving a gap to turn it inside out. After pressing it I stitched all the way around the outside edge to close the opening and start the quilting. I stitched in a continuous line all the way around the square about 3/4" or so apart getting closer and closer to the middle until I had about a 1" square in the center. I marked the darts on each side and stitched them and then stitched them down. I layered two buttons and added them to each flap on the outside securing them to the inside. I was really happy to find buttons in the right colour!!!! It measures just over 9" on each side and is about 4.5" high. Quite sturdy and holds it's shape very well. It can easily be folded onto itself and be stored flat when not in use.
It was a fun project and I expect will be just what this person wanted.
Therese
