I live in a small apartment with absolutely no storage which presents quite a challenge. As you may imagine I have quite a few plastic bins full of yarn, thread, needles, fabric, felt, and every other craft supply known to woman! These bins work well for storage but they don't do much for the decor! I decided to try to solve this problem by designing some stash "baskets" inspired by the Crocheted Stash Baskets that Whitney made a while back.

I used our gorgeous new Block Printed Linen from India as the base for all of my baskets. This fabric is sturdy and easy to work with and I love it's simple elegant print. I used the luminous Amy Butler Quilting Solids as lining and re-enforced the whole thing with heavy stabilizer. The result is a bag that's stiff enough to stand up on it's own and soft enough to be folded and stored away.

I love the idea that storage pieces can be as pretty as the things they're storing! If you'd like to make your own please visit my Sewn Stash Basket Project Journal here.

Happy sewing and storing!-- Molly