Winterkist {Gift Basket}

Welcome to the Winterkist Blog Hop!  I have to admit, I puzzled about what to make with my fabrics far longer than I should have, but eventually settled on a gift basket!

I used the large basket from my Bedside Trio, since it is very generously sized {I also filled it with some of my favorite things!}, and then appliqued a Gnoma Claus on the front.  For the binding I used Kona Coal...appropriate, don't you think?!

In actuality, I think I might send this basket to my sister.  You see, my family is short, you probably cannot tell from photos, but I am only 5'2", and that's on a good day!  My sister, Rachel, didn't even reach the 5-feet-tall mark...and at 4' 11", she's the shortest one in our family.  Why am I telling you this?  Well, we happen to have a long running family joke that she is actually a garden gnome.  In fact, her first Christmas away from home, we gave her this {and it has moved with her for the past 7 years!}:

So, it only seems fitting that she also receive the Gnoma Claus basket!  Especially since, while it is wintery fabric, the colors allow it to be easily used year round.

Are you dreaming of getting your hands on a little Winterkist now {see here and here for more inspiration!}? Perfect!  Every weekday for the next three weeks follow the hop and comment on the participating blogs for your chance to win big! Each Friday evening, Katie will draw a name from the comments on all 5 of that week's blog hop posts. The winner gets their choice of fat quarter bundles from the very generous Fat Quarter Shop!

You could even choose a Winterkist bundle!

Here's the schedule of the hop for continued Winterkist inspiration:

Aug 6  Katie at There & Back
Aug 7  Rachael at imagine gnats
Aug 8  Jennie at Clover & Violet <--You are here!
Aug 9  Courtney at mon petit lyons
Aug 10  Sara at Sew Sweetness

Aug 13  Bianca at Sweet Diesel Designs
Aug 14 Chelsea at Pins & Bobbins
Aug 15  Rebecca at Sew Festive Handmade
Aug 16  Diane at from blank pages
Aug 17  Allegory at {sew} Allegorical

Aug 20  Kim at My Go-Go Life
Aug 21 Di at Random Thoughts...do or "di"
Aug 22 Jennifer at Ellison Lane Quilts
Aug 23 Jenelle at Echinops & Aster
Aug 24  Katie at There & Back

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