Egg Gatherer Sewing Basket

 Those of you that follow me on Instagram have been watching me stitch the sides of 

"Egg Gatherer Sewing Basket"

by Stacy Nash 

The bottom was supposed to be a mustard print cotton, 

but I thought the chicken and chicks needed a little rooster ;)

The mustard print that came with the kit would have worked fine for the outside of the basket as well,

but I remembered a fabric in my stash that I thought I would like better.

So sweet, but it was white and bright red.

It definitely would not go well.

So I aged the fabric with walnut crystals until it matched the linen and threads better.

It doesn't look very aged here.

 But here you can see the difference.

I think they go together pretty well now.

And here is the basket all put together.

I am pretty happy with it, if I do say so myself.

It's not perfect, but it's done!

(My mantra!)

And it looks sweet with my Shooner Pottery chicken

And with this little vintage pair. 

Another Stitch from my Stash project completed!

On to the next!

He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.
    And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy

and to walk humbly with your God.

~Micah 6:8

Blessings, Patti