All I can say is, “Thank goodness it’s the weekend!” With Bret gone this week and so many activities every night (not to mention the homework), I’ve needed some sewing therapy.
Earlier in the week, I had picked up some supplies (although, I found myself shopping again this morning since I had forgotten a few things) for my Christmas Stocking Swap partner – and this morning, I have a few things to show for it (so no peeking Marie)

One of the items she had ‘wisted’ was a cute patchwork basket. It totally reminded me of Orange Flower’s Fabric Basket pattern that I’ve been itching to make for months. I compared both tutorials and found that they were roughly the same size so I decided to use OF version since I thought that the fabric designs would get lost once they were cut up.
So what do I think about this online tutorial? The one thing that shocked me about this pattern is the size – it’s so tiny! It seriously looks much larger in the photographs. I hadn’t really paid attention to the cutting dimensions until I sat down to work on it, but once it’s finished it comes out to be a 4 1/2 inch cube that’s 4 inches high. Nice for tossing some keys into or some loose notions on your sewing table, but don’t expect to store anything much larger. Overall the directions are fantastic and I love the finished look. The only thing that I would change if I would make this again is that I would lightly interface the lining – it’s kind of loose on the inside. I might also play with the dimensions as well, it might be fun to make a nesting set of these as a holiday gift.