Clothesline basket

This is a tutorial for an easy-to-make and extremely useful basket. Nicholas' mom first taught me how to make these a few years ago, and I've been making them ever since. You need to have a sewing machine for this project, but it doesn't have to be anything fancy. In addition to the machine, you'll need to grab some clothesline. I got both of these at Ace Hardware. I think they run about $9.99 for the 100 feet package. The most important thing is that you get the cotton and not the nylon…

You can update a tin canister, an old vase, a metal container, etc by doing a modern basket weave with your favorite ribbons and some cheap fabric cording. U…

I've been noticing a lot of rope bowls in my social media feeds and wanted to share some of the information I've gathered. From different ways to begin, end and options to decorate as you go. Using...

How to wrap clothesline for a fabric-wrapped clothesline basket.

Bags and Baskets - Making a new "End of Day" Quilters Basket

This fabric basket only looks complex.

Getting ready to head to a market!

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Wrap it! Hello Dear Friends and Readers, There are always many ways to approach any project and this is no exception. There are other ways of commencing this covered rope project. For example, some people will cut their fabrics specifically for this project. They may prefer to have it all in the same fabric. There … Continue reading Wrap it! →

The end of the school year is drawing to a close and I'm always stumped by what to get teachers. We have a lot of teachers in our lives (my son attends 2 different preschools this year) as well as amazing admin staff and his speech therapist. I trolled Pinterest for gift ideas both worthy of the tea