Dresden Plate Basket Cover

Isn't it great when an idea; fabrics and free time collude together? When the design in your head easily happens  without the drama of un-picking or re-doing? When members of your family 'approve' your latest creation?

I immediately knew what to do with the blue fabrics from Megan in our Scrap Bag Swap

Here is the tutorial:Take one lonely round basket

Cut and chain piece the folded wide ends of 16 Dresden plate pieces 

 Turn stitched ends over and a point will form

Iron  

Stitch the 16 pieces together 

Iron seams open and cover the unsightly centre with a neat circle of fabric

Place Dresden plate onto batting and mark each if the 16 inner joins

Cut circular piece of batting between each marked point and place behind Dresden plate 

Unpick part of two opposing seams and cut batting to enable cover to fit around handles of basket

Quilt batting in place along all seam lines

Stitch doily into centre of Dresden plate

Stitch two pieces of wide bias binding along the outer circle of the wrong side of  your Dresden plate project

Thread two ties through the casing 

Put cover onto basket and gently gather edges by pulling and securing ties

Fill with goodies and enjoy!