This was written by An from StraightGrain for the Miss Matatabi Makers series.

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Hi everyone! I hope you all had a great Summer.
You might remember that for my last Miss Matatabi Makers post two months ago, I made a ridiculously oversized bread basket. In the mean time, I turned the original idea into a free pattern for multi-purpose Matryoshka bins in three sizes. For my mother-in-laws birthday, I thought I’d make one as a gift basket, filling it up with all kinds of delicious goodies. However, I realized that such a basket doesn’t really present the goodies well, and that drawing a new pattern might be in order.

And so, I drew these high-low gift baskets. They are a bit higher in the back, so that the bigger goodies do not tip over the edge. But in the front, I kept the basket low, so that you can have a good look at the smaller items. I think that in a next version, I might make the front even a bit lower.

With the small basket, I made one mistake: I put the wrong side of the pattern on the fold, and so the unaesthetic seam is in the front of the basket instead of in the back. With the bigger size, I was more focused and did it the right way.

I used the same fabric for the outside and inside, and reinforced both with heavy interfacing so the baskets stand up nice and straight. The fabric is called Flapper e Pattern, and designed by Koko Seki for Lecien. It is perfect for this kind of project: it’s heavier than the average quilting cotton, but softer than the average canvas.
It comes in a few different colorways too.

See you next month!

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Thank you so much An! Connect with An on her blog, instagram, facebook, and pinterest.