~Carriage Horse Sewing Basket~

These sweet Sewing Baskets are quickly becoming my favorite little things.  And I love piecing the fabrics together.

I stitched on a piece of hand dyed linen with wonderfully muted colors of hand dyed floss.

This Sewing Basket comes with a sweet little Slipper and woolen Strawberry Pinkeep.

How sweet....a little horse standing next to a stem of pale blue flowers.

I used 2 different fabrics.......a small tan and cream check homespun

and a reproduction brown floral cotton.

And I finished all the seams with tiny little X's.

Inside I've lined the Basket with tan cotton velveteen and added a sweet little Slipper and Woolen Strawberry.

I've stitched on a little piece of linen for the top of the Slipper and the base is a wonderful blue grey wool.

The colors coordinate perfectly with the little carriage horse and flowers.

And the sweet little woolen Strawberry Pinkeep is made from a nice piece of nubby cream wool.  The top is tan and brown check wool.  I've added a little mother-of-pearl button on the top with a long piece of hand dyed pale pink silk ribbon with 2 old mother-of-pearl buttons on the end.  It's stuffed with sawdust and I've finished the seam with tiny little X's.

The Sewing Basket measures 5   1/2" in diameter by 2   1/2" high, the Slipper measures 5   1/2" long by 2   1/2" wide by 1   1/2" high and the Strawberry measures 4" long and the ribbon measures 7" long.

This is one of my signed and dated hand stitched original designs.

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~Persimmon Needle Roll~

I love working with wool in the winter.  And this little piece has been in my stash for a pretty long time just waiting for the perfect project. 

I love the color of this wool....it reminds me of a plump ripe persimmon.  And the little Strawberry is just too cute.

The Needle Roll folds closed and fastens with a hand stitched buttonhole and old mother-of-pearl button.

Inside I've stitched on a piece of tan nubby linen with good muted colors of hand dyed cotton floss.

I also added a little patch of tan and cream check homespun to hold pins and needles.

The tiny little Strawberry is stitched to the point of the Needle Roll.  It's made from little bits of wool and stuffed with sawdust.......and I had to finish the seams with tiny, tiny X's.

The Needle Roll measures 4   1/2" wide by 10" long not including the tiny berry.

The berry measures 1   1/4" long.

This is one of my hand stitched original designs.

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~Medium WoolenStrawberry Pinkeep~

I chose the perfect piece of hand dyed wool for this sweet little Strawberry.  It's a little tan and a little brown with just the right amount of green. 

The top of the berry is a tan and brown checked piece of wool.  I've stuffed it with sawdust, finished the seams with tiny little X's and added little french knot 'seeds'.

On top of the berry I've attached a length of tan silk ribbon with an old mother-of-pearl button.  And at the ends of the ribbon I've added 2 more little mother-of-pearl buttons.

The Strawberry measures 5" long and the silk ribbon measures 8   1/2" long.

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~Woolen Strawberry Pinkeep~

I've been hoarding little pieces of  pink wools just to make these sweet little berries.

Strawberries will always hold a special place in my heart and I love making them.

This sweet little Strawberry has a nubby pink wool body with a tan and brown check wool top.

I've stuffed it with sawdust and finished the seams with tiny little X's and added little french knot 'seeds'.

On top of the berry I've added a length of pale pink hand dyed silk ribbon with an old mother-of-pearl button.  And at the ends of the ribbon I've added 2 more little mother-of-pearl buttons.

The Strawberry measures 4" long and the ribbon measures 7" long.

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~Buttermilk Sewing Basket~

For this sweet little Sewing Basket I chose my favorite colors of floss, linen, cottons and wools.

It's just simple and sweet......kind of like the approach I've taken with my Christmas decorating this year : )

On the front of the Sewing Basket I've stitched a simple and sweet design of flowers and practice band with my favorite color of floss.

Wrapped around the back of the Sewing Basket is my favorite reproduction tan cotton fabric and I've finished all the seams with tiny little X's.

Inside the Basket I've added a sweet little Wool Slipper and Woolen Strawberry Pinkeep.

The Slipper base is my favorite tan and cream wool with a diamond design and the top is a piece of hand dyed tan wool with a little straight stitch detail.

The Strawberry is made with a piece of the best cream textured wool with a brown wool top.  It's stuffed with sawdust and I've finished the seam with tiny little X's.  On the top of the berry I've added a length of tan silk ribbon with an old mother-of-pearl button, and at the ends of the ribbon I've added 2 more old mother-of-pearl buttons.

Inside the Basket is lined with tan cotton velveteen....so sweet.

And I've stitched my favorite sweet little motifs on the Pinkeep.

The back of the Pinkeep is a piece of tan check homespun.  I've stuffed it with sawdust and finished the seams with tiny little X's.

The Sewing Basket measures 7   1/2" wide by 5" deep by 3   1/4" high, the Slipper measures 5   1/2" long   by                     2   1/2" wide by 1   1/2" high, the Strawberry measures 3   1/2" long and the ribbon measures 10   1/2" long and the Pinkeep measures 3   1/2" wide by 4" high

This is on of my original signed and dated designs.

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