Easter Basket

I've got a Friday finish to share with you today.  Each year I buy those plastic baskets for Easter and I finally got tired of buying them and thought it would be more fun to have a permanent basket.  So...I made this fun Easter basket for my son this week.  Only problem is that I have 3 other kids:(  I will probably have time to make one more but the other two will have to wait until next year.  I used a tutorial from The Sewing Loft and she has a free pattern download on Craftsy.  I love that this pattern uses up fabric scraps too.  These baskets are big!!  I was thinking the kids could use them throughout the year, maybe on their nightstands to put things in?? 

 

One side of the basket

 



Other side of the basket

 

Inside the bag-I used a beach print from Sweetwater's Lucy's Crab
Shack line

 

I'm linking up at:
 Crazy Mom Quilts
Make It and Love It
Six Sisters Stuff


Easter patchwork skirts

I wanted to make the girls some Easter skirts this year.  I have been eyeing this Marmalade fabric ever since it came out and I knew Easter skirts would be perfect in this bright, cheery fabric.  I kinda followed 2 different patterns. I followed this tutorial and this pattern (mostly for the bottom band of fabric, the waistband, and sizing info) that I had made before.  The girls love these type of skirts because they have that fun "twirl" factor.  Haley's is probably a size 8-10 and I did three layers of squares (24 squares on the front and the back.  Emily's is a size 5 and I did 2 layers of squares (14 on the front and on the back) and Katie's is a size 2 and I did 2 layers of squares (10 on the front and on the back). Here's what I started with:

 

Each of my girls picked out what color fabric they wanted for the skirtband and the bottom band of fabric.  Here's Haley's skirt that I finished up first:

 

 

and here are all of the girls together on Easter:

 

 

Doing their own poses (I think??)

 

Linking up to JoJo and Eloise, A Quilt Story, and Sew Much Ado