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Basket Rehab #1

I want to use the rectangular blue basket I thrifted as a project bin, but the interior is a bit rough and would likely snag things. I went digging in my quilted pieces stash and found this vintage pillow sham that I've always wanted to use for something, and decided to make that the liner.

I folded the sham first and pinned it in place to see if it would work with some tailoring. It's a bit thick, but I like the combination.

I cut and sewed the sham into a basket liner. It's not perfect, but it was hard just getting through my heavy-duty sewing machine.

Using a very long upholstery needle, I sewed the liner to the basket. I could have hot-glued it, but I prefer to be able to remove and launder the liner (so I used big, loose stitches that I can cut when I do that.)

The finished basket.

This is perfect as a bin for small crochet projects. Very happy with how it turned out.

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