The Amazing New, Organized Pegboard

As I’ve been working on my room, a pegboard to store all of my quilting supplies has been at the top of my list. From the moment I began researching different boards I knew I wanted a wood one. We ended up buying three sheets of birch pegboard that were already stained. My grandpa cut them, attached them together, cut out the holes for the outlets, and moved the switches to sit on the board. I am SO happy with how it turned out!

I love an organized space. When every little item has its own assigned place. When every pair of scissors, every blanket, every random fat quarter of fabric has a certain spot. So, naturally, upon the creation of my new, amazing, large pegboard I knew I would be making hanging baskets for organization. The three pegboard-specific baskets I’ve made so far have been to store pens, fabric scraps, and wonder-clips.

First up, the round baskets. I made these using a free pattern from Sharon Holland. The pattern was super easy to follow and finishes beautifully. For the small basket, I just sized the pattern down and estimated on what size the squared-corners should be. It turned out just fine, although I did have to do the topstitching by hand since the basket was too small to fit in a sewing machine.

The basket with the black mushroom fabric (Mystical Mushroom from Earth Magic by Cotton+Steel fabrics) is my favorite. I hang it on my pegboard right next to my sewing machine and use it like a sewing trashcan. I toss all of my thread cuttings and little pieces of fabric that are too small to save into the basket. When it fills up, it gets dumped into a bag full of fabric crumbs that I’m saving to, someday, fill a cushion with. Since I’ve been using this basket my sewing space has been SO much tidier!

Project Overview- Handy Pegboard Baskets

Fabric: Stash quilting cottons, natural linen, and a blue chambray. Interfaced with leftover mask filter material.
Pattern: Handy Baskets by Sharon Holland (FREE!!)
Finished: 4/24/24
Time: 2 hours for each basket

Next up is the basket I made for pens, fabric markers, point-turners, etc. Because I sew at a desk, it is really inconvenient to open my desk drawer for these things while I’m sewing (especially when I use a knee-lever). It will be really handy to have them at arm’s length now.

I knew I wanted some sort of patchwork design on this basket since the other two baskets next to it are just one fabric each. And, lets be honest, it’s hard to pass up an opportunity for mini-piecing. After deliberating between a herringbone pattern or stars, I finally decided to keep it old-fashioned and went with four sawtooth stars. I already knew I would be using a small, burnt sienna, floral fabric I bought in Idaho and natural colored linen. Did I want reverse-colored blocks to alternate with regular? Or all the same color pattern?

I finally went with a linen background and burnt sienna stars. Sometimes simpler is better. Especially on a basket. Each block finishes at only 2”. That means that the HST’s finish at just a half an inch!! Don’t you just love miniature patchwork…

I used iron-on foam as interfacing to give the basket a study shape. I also made straps out of the linen. Once the pieces were cut and interfaced all I had to do was box the corners and sew the lining in. And that was it!

The box does hang a little funky though. It has a bit of a sag and tends to come off of the hooks easily. But it still does an excellent job at holding pens! And those little floral stars? Everytime I see them they make me happy.

Project Overview - Star Basket

Pattern: My own
Fabric: Linen and stash quilting cotton
Finished: 7/9/24

BONUS - I attended my first quilt show recently!

In May, our local community college hosted a quilt show and I was able to stop by and see it! There were many traditional quilts but also a couple of almost-modern ones. I look forward to hopefully being able to attend a modern quilt show in the future.

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