My (first) Hour basket by Kelby Sews

If you live in Instagram like I do (it’s a thing right?) then you couldn’t escape the new craze sweeping the world – the hour basket or one hour basket (check out #hourbasket or #onehourbasket).

I’m sure Kelby Sews innocently posted her tutorial in March, never realizing the potential. But ya know, it is a really good tutorial. Great size and perfect for so many things.

Here is the first one I made with denim that came in my April Sew Box Subscription box. I actually reversed the denim (a bag making tip I picked up somewhere – probably Amy from Ladybugs and Daisychains or maybe Emma from For My Little Monster on one of our sewing days – edit: it was Emma, thank you!!). I love the look of the grey tone rather than the regular blue denim look.

Teamed with a basic black and white print, it is just perfect for my growing fat quarter collection.

Just a few things I changed:
– added a little strip of batting to the handles with a couple of lines of quilting to help those handles stay up
– I added fusible fleece to the lining on this one rather than the denim, just to help with sewing
– I also basted the handles before attaching the lining. Yes, this extra step probably took me over the hour but it is how I make bags so a natural thing for me