Tutorial: Vintage sewing basket liner

Mary Beth from RetroMonkeys shares a vintage project at the Pattern Patter blog for making a sewing basket liner. The liner turns a covered basket into a vintage style sewing basket. It has pockets all the way around to organize your notions and a padded backing on the lid that serves as a pincushion, and leaves a large enough space inside to hold a small project. A basket with a cover is fairly easy to find at craft or thrift stores. The pattern will fit a basket that measures 19 1/2″ x 12″ x 12″, but you can easily adapt it to fit a basket of any size. The pattern originally appeared in a 1947 Good Housekeeping Needlework Encyclopedia.

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Free Pattern Friday – Sewing Basket, by RetroMonkeys

[photo from Good Housekeeping, digitized by RetroMonkeys]

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Christmas is one of those holidays that you just can decorate too much for. There’s no limit to the amount of holiday cheer you can bring into you home! There’s no such thing as too many Christmas decorations. You can bring Christmas décor into any room of the house – including the kitchen! Which is kind of fitting given how many Christmas activities and gifts are made in the kitchen. We’ve rounded up 13 Christmas kitchen accessories you can sew for your home or to give as gifts.

The list includes holiday themed hot pads, potholders ,aprons, and more that you can sew and decorate your kitchen all season long. Most are things you can make in an evening or less. These would also make wonderful hostess gifts for any holiday parties or gatherings you’re attending. Read on for the kitchen sewing ideas!