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Saturday, 20 February 2016

rope baskets


At January's meeting of the East Midlands Quilt Group, the lovely Ange showed us how to make rope bowls using cotton cord.  I used white 4mm cotton cord to whip up this baby.

I say whip up, it took me the entire meeting, in between gossiping and stuffing my face with cake.  They are brilliant fun to make and the possibilities are endless.  I really wish I'd taken photos of some of the other bowls the group made.

 The next day, I wanted to make another, so decided to use up the rest of the rope, just keep going until it was all used.  I also incorporated some fabric scraps for a dash of colour.

It turned out massive!!  I made a right mess of attaching the fabric scraps, but I really like it anyway.

I wanted to use up the rest of the roll so that I wouldn't have oddments of cotton cording hanging around, but now I want to buy more and make more baskets!


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15 comments:

  1. Cath20 February 2016 at 11:10

    Another interesting thing to have a go at. I like the effect of the fabric scrap - it looks artistic.

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  2. Kerryp7720 February 2016 at 11:37

    They look great and I guess being cotton cord washable too. What are your plans for them?

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  3. Rachel20 February 2016 at 11:50

    It's a lovely basket, and the flashes of fabric and colour work really well!

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  4. Oops-Lah20 February 2016 at 13:25

    Oh I love those. I've seen them before but not as high and I think yours are much more usable.

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  5. Christine20 February 2016 at 14:17

    I like those. Do you just stitch the cord to itself?

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  6. Sharon - creativity and family20 February 2016 at 21:12

    Is great, how do you attach it all together?

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  7. Flickenstichlerin21 February 2016 at 08:16

    Love your baskets, they look great. The one with the srap fabric in it is so pretty.
    Greetings,
    Sylvia

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  8. margaret21 February 2016 at 08:56

    great baskets practical and pretty too, like the addded scraps of fabric, I presume you used washing line?

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  9. Laura21 February 2016 at 12:26

    This is beautiful! Looks like it would take a long time...so surprised to hear you made at a meeting. Do they have a name, so I could look for directions? They are both lovely!

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  10. Renee21 February 2016 at 17:34

    These look great and look like a lot of fun to make!

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  11. Sandra :)22 February 2016 at 03:06

    That's fantastic, and the print fabrics give it a great kick. I think this is the kind of basket that is zigzagged with the machine to form the shape? You better post a follow-up picture when it's filled with goodies!

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  12. Jane22 February 2016 at 06:14

    these are brilliant, they've been on my to do list for a long time

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  13. Sarah in Stitches22 February 2016 at 11:51

    These are so cool! I love them - especially the one with the fabric scraps :D

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  14. Chris of UK City Crafter22 February 2016 at 13:54

    Useful and pretty, what more could you want! I shall have to put it on my list of things to do :)

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  15. CraftafterCraft23 February 2016 at 22:45

    That looks like fun and very useful. I love the flashes of colour in the large one.

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