Divided Basket

A few days ago I finally took the plunge and downloaded this great pattern from Noodlehead - I had seen lots of divided baskets on Flickr made with this tutorial, and especially liked the ones that Amy had made, so gathered some fabrics together and set about making one for me. I used the same fabric that I used for the "Beyond Measure" sewing machine mat and thread catcher - at least my work space will look co-ordinated when I'm in full swing creating lots of other crafty stuff - and I added some dark grey striped corduroy too, that I thought would give the basket a bit more structure. I changed the design slightly, and rather than use a separate binding for the front pocket, I cut the lining a bit bigger and turned the top edge over double, and top-stitched it into place..........

.....I bent more than just a few pins whilst I was pinning all the layers together along the top edge - this caused me a few problems, probably as the corduroy was a bit too thick for this project - I think using pellon wadding and interfacing AND corduroy was just a bit too much! Next time I'll just use 100% cotton, and try using  Clover Wonder Clips to hold all of the layers together. Well here it is - one divided basket to keep all my sewing bits and bobs in. And finished with one of my "Quiltystuff" labels too. Overall I'm really pleased with this basket. Now I've got no excuse for my work space being untidy when I'm sewing! 
*Oh and you can click on the pictures to enlarge them!