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From The Heart Blog Hop Day 3

It’s From the Heart Blog Hop Day 3, and what a day it is! It’s my turn to show you my little From the Heart project. Many thanks to Carol of Just Let Me Quilt for hosting this fun hop. Have you been gathering ideas and inspiration for the holiday season and beyond? I know I have. 

If this is your first time visiting my blog – welcome! I’m Wendy and I live in Minnesota. My husband and I have two adult kids and a ginger cat, Wilbur (Wilbs) who runs the household. I enjoy all types of quilting, especially improv or something with a bit of a challenge. I also like to have a little stash of ideas for quick gifts, and I’m sharing one of those with you today. 

From The Heart Blog Hop Day 3 - One of my favorite gift ideas, the Petit Four Basket by Patterns by Annie - piecefulthoughts.com

This is the Petit Four Basket, a free pattern from Patterns by Annie. The basket measures 2.5″H x 5″W x 4″D. It is so easy to make; a great project for those times you need to whip something up quick. 

The basket uses very little fabric – two 10-inch squares will do (left over layer cakes would be perfect). The lining overlaps the outer fabric to create that cool looking “binding”. 

I thought it might be fun for you to see how I use these baskets in my sewing room. The might be little, but they hold quite a bit! 

From The Heart Blog Hop Day 3 - My very full Petit Four Basket, pattern by Patterns by Annie - piecefulthoughts.com

I have pens, rotary blades, little rulers, my Binding Baby, a thread cutter, sticky notes, and some mini mini orphan blocks stuffed in there. 

Of course, it being a Patterns by Annie design, the stability of the little basket is from Soft & Stable. Have you used it? I really do like it for bins, bags and baskets. (I’m not an affiliate – I just like her stuff.) 

What else could you put in the basket? Well, I’m glad you asked. Here’s a few ideas. 

Petit Four Basket with Aurifil Thread, pattern by Patterns by Annie - piecefulthoughts.com
Petit Four Basket holding fat quarters, pattern by Patterns by Annie - piecefulthoughts.com
Petit Four Basket holding thread pacifiers, pattern by Patterns by Annie - piecefulthoughts.com

A little basket full of thread, or a basket full of four fat quarters (folded over the long way), or a basket full of thread pacifiers (that’s what they look like to me – ha). Here are a couple more ideas: 

Petit Four Basket holding clips, pattern by Patterns by Annie - piecefulthoughts.com
Petit Four Basket holding chocolate, pattern by Patterns by Annie - piecefulthoughts.com

They are a great holder for clips; you can even clip the clips to the sides of the basket so they are easier to grab. Of course, holding chocolate is always a good idea, right? 

Just think how fun it would be to fill one of these little baskets with some goodies for the babysitter, the mailman, a neighbor, or your sewing sisters! 

If you’re interested in making a Petit Four Basket, you can find the pattern right here. I hope you give it a try. 

From the Heart Blog Hop Day 3 wouldn’t be complete without a listing of the others who are joining me with their projects today. Here they are – I hope you stop by and check out their projects too. 

Just Let Me Quilt

Quiltscapes

Beaquilter

Seams To Be Sew

Pieceful Thoughts of My Quilting Life

Bumbleberry Stitches

Days Filled With Joy

Quilted Delights

Den Syende Himmel

Life in the Scrapatch

Storied Quilts

Kathleen McMusing

Food for Thought

Well, if you’ve stayed here this far, thank you! If you’d like to hear more from me, feel free to subscribe to my blog – I’d be delighted!

And thank you, Carol, once again for hosting this delightful blog hop! 

Wendy

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