by Wendy Scheel | Sep 19, 2015 | Quick Thoughts, Sidenote Saturday
So many times I have a little something to share with you that isn’t really enough to develop into a full blog post.
My solution is to start what I will title, “Side Note Saturday”.
This inaugural post is a follow up to a previous post.
A Rustic Egg Basket Liner
I have received so many questions and likes from this post about this basket and liner!
I love it!
Rob has the basket listed in his shop. Wait until you see his Etsy shop Rob’sRustics ….I love the items he is selling and the way he describes things. The man is brilliant, creative and has the cutest little family. 🙂
The liner is available in my Etsy shop and takes the basket to the next level of rustic industrial. 🙂
Have a great Saturday and weekend. See you Monday!
by Wendy Scheel | Sep 11, 2015 | DIY
I met Rob about two years ago. He liked a bunch of my pillows from my Etsy shop and when I realized he had a shop with Etsy also and it was located in Minnesota, I started up a conversation with him.
He not only has a shop with Etsy, he has a very successful shop named Rob’s Rustics
Rob and his family live in Minnesota, within twenty minutes of me. The other day I stopped over to buy some bank bags. I’ll tell you about the bank bags at another time. Anywho, as Rob was showing me some of the new items he will be listing in his shop, this metal industrial basket grabbed my attention.
It is a rustic, authentic egg basket with short metal handles and a shiny label. Love at first sight!
I can see this basket beside a fireplace with kindling in it, or beside a sofa holding blankets or even as a magazine rack. So many options.
But what I really wanted to do was put a liner in it so it could be used in an office or laundry room or even a bathroom. Rob graciously let me bring it home to create something.
I knew I wanted to keep a rustic feel for the liner, so I chose a creamy thick cotton canvas fabric. I measured the basket and then drew an exact pattern that would make any architect proud. #notsomuch
But in all honesty, that is how all my handmade patterns look. It makes sense to me. 😉
Moving on. I then cut the cotton canvas fabric from my pattern, adding an inch on each side for seams.
Ready for another great photo? Here is the fabric laid out just like my pattern.
Amazing, right? Maybe I need to think about writing a book and title it, Pattern Making for Dummies 🙂
Next step was to sew it together, making a cloth basket. I sewed all the sides to the bottom and then the sides to form the corners.
I decided to leave the pretty seams on the inside of the basket and finish the outside with my serger to continue with the rustic vibe.
For whatever reason this picture wants to be sides ways, but you get the idea of the finished serged edge.
The last step was to use my seam ripper to make some slits for the rope to be inserted through so the liner stays up inside the basket.
I then simply cut some six inch cotton rope pieces, stuck them through the holes and tied them into a knot.
Basket liner or no basket liner? Hmmmm…..
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