Petit Four Baskets

A small project that had been on my list for several months was to make more Petit Four Baskets from a Fat Quarter Shop tutorial: it's a video only tutorial, but short and easy to write down the instructions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MMs2Tv4Eag

I liked the first basket that I made last summer, but found that a fabric lined thread catcher is difficult to empty, as the thread sticks to the fabric lining.

Petit Four Baskets, 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" x 2 1/2"

These are two different versions: one using marine vinyl as the lining, and the others with oilcloth as the lining. They were very difficult to turn – could have used a much larger opening, and one of the oilcloth versions tore right through the stitching near the opening. Then the next problem – how to stitch them closed? Solution – double stick tape. So far they are holding up well, and easy to empty.