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Valencia Street Bike Basket

Posted on July 29, 2013 | 8 comments

I have had the Valencia Street Bike Basket tutorial link saved on my Pinterest for quite some time.

My two granddaughters are six and five years old…new bike riders. I’ve decided the time has come to make the bike basket.

Palak Shah’s tutorial is easy to follow and the basket is quick to make. You could make it without the ties and just have a nice basket. Or you could add ties to every corner and just leave them tied as bows for a decorative touch to the basket. The basket doesn’t have to be used for a bike. It could be a useful room decoration.

I don’t have a bike, so I couldn’t tie the basket to the handlebars to show to you, but you get the idea.

My granddaughters will be getting these for Christmas.

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Jalene’s Memory Quilt – Part 2

Posted on March 5, 2013 | 4 comments

We are hard at work, rotary cutting the pieces for the quilt.

Jalene brought her sewing machine with her. She has never used it (but her grandmother has). It had never been cleaned, so we talked about how to clean and care for it. In the above photo, Jalene is learning how to sew a 1/4″ seam and making four-patches. I sent her home with homework…lots of four-patches!

And the above photos show a much more confident Jalene! She finished the four patches and is doing great piecing the top! She’ll finish the top at home, and the next time we meet, we’ll be adding borders.

For Part 1, click here.