Thursday, July 15, 2010

MORE PINK PENGUIN BASKET

Here are two Pink Penguin patchwork baskets made from my stash of collected leftover fabric bin:

Squares of denim was used from my kids jeans and since the basket was made entirely of  leftovers, I didn't have enough fabric to make the matching handles.  Instead, I used a clothesline and doubled them up, similar to the canvas bucket blogged previously for my daughter's Teacher's Appreciation Day gift.



I think they turned out well! 

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  1. SandyJuly 15, 2010 at 7:29 AM

    Omigosh I LOVE those... they turned out sooo cute! And the clothesline handles are simply genius. Was it hard to sew through the clothesline? One of these is going on my Must-Do list for sure. I love your blog... the plumeria is now my fav flower since hubby and I went to Hawaii last year.

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  2. Mrs. JoanzAugust 3, 2010 at 6:22 PM

    Hi Sandy, sorry didn't get back to you sooner as I've been out of state....The clothesline handles were very easy to sew thru. I used a #14 needle, cut the handles an extra 1/4" longer both sides and applied Fray Check on the ends. The extra 1/4" on each side didn't increase the handle length but it got tucked in the seam so I could catch it when I top stiched. Thanks for visiting! Aloha.

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