CONTAINERS OF ALL KINDS

Carol's Basket

Several years ago at the Houston Quilt Show, I purchased two bags of blue plastic rope for making baskets. I also purchased a book showing you how to do it called "Textile Coil Pots and Baskets" by Helen Deighan. Of course I also bought other stuff at the show and somehow the rope got put aside for later.  Carol would

Kathy's First Basket

Kathy's Second Basket

ask me every now and then if I had done anything with the "Rope." My reply was always the same - nope! After a while the "ROPE" became a joke. When we decided to make April our "Container" month, I pulled out the "ROPE" and took it to Carol's house.  
I split one of the bags of the stuff and we began to "use it up!" Boy were we surprised when we found out that we actually enjoyed making these baskets. So, she made one and I made one.  Since I still had another bag of the "ROPE" to use up, I made another bigger basket.

Carol's Bucket Container

While I was making the second rope basket, Carol was busy creating a different container.  These "buckets" are made from fabric with some interfacing to give them body. What is really great about these buckets is that you can make them practically any size you want! They are so cute and there are so many possibilities to use them, I can't wait to make a few.