Scrappy Patchwork

After a very hectic work week and the day's invigorating discussion over on Instagram, what felt manageable when I had a little time to sew last night was a Patchwork Bucket. I had made one before using the tutorial by Chase/quarter inch mark, though this time I dug through my scrap basket to piece it together.

This one has an 8" diameter and is 8" tall - perfect for the neutral scraps I've gathered working on my modern sampler blocks. The only change from Chase's tutorial is that once again, since I didn't have the suggested webbing, I used Noodlehead's handle method from her Cargo Duffle pattern {check out Step 4}. It was handy that once I trimmed down my quilted scrap piece to size, there was enough to use for the handles. All in all a relaxing little project, which has since been filled with the aforementioned scraps, finding a home on one of my RÅSKOG carts. Mission accomplished.

Linking up with Scraptastic Tuesday.

Afterwards

So I just returned from a delightful {sunny} weekend retreat with my quilting buddies, and besides being a lovely time of reconnecting with good friends, I also was successful in at least making progress on the 5 projects I took along. Progress, yes, and you'll see more of all that in the days to come, but finishes? Just one, but boy was it fun.

It was a sweet and useful Patchwork Bucket using the tutorial by quarter inch mark. I thought the bucket would be handy on my cutting table, and it was a perfect use for the Lighthearted little bundle Ayumi/Pink Penguin sent a few weeks ago.

For the record, I made my bucket sized just like Chase did in her tutorial, and let me tell you, 8" diameter by 8" tall is pretty generous! However, a formula is given to make any sized bucket you wish - handy indeed. Seriously though, I was just tickled to be able to use Lighthearted in this project - they just seem made for each other. 

Above is the patchwork strip of 2 1/2" (unfinished) squares destined for the sides of the bucket, and below is a view of the finished bottom, considering I used one of my favorite prints from the line there.

I made one little tweak in the tutorial, only because I didn't have the cotton webbing for the handles on hand. I decided coordinating fabrics would be just as nice, and fresh from using Noodlehead's clever method in my Cargo Duffle {check out Step 4}, I paired 2 of the fabrics with batting inside, and honestly, they stitched on {with an 'X'!} just beautifully. Plus I really like the look, so win-win.

The bucket's now at home in my studio, which is making me smile as I get on with that pile of w.i.p.s I brought home with me . . .

Linking up with Fabric Tuesday.