Thread Head: Fabric Pod

I knew that when we added hooks to our new walk in closet that a hanging basket would be handy. I had been seeing quite a few quilted pods online and thought that would be perfect

I used a piece of fabric that I had snow dyed a few years ago. Every now and then I get out my little stash of hand dyed fabric, admire it, and put it away - not having the heart to cut it up. Recently on Ravelry there has been a few 'make-alongs' involving using your most precious fibre, yarn, etc. I spun some fibre I had been saving a few weeks ago, and it made me realize I should be using my 'precious' fabric too. I am so glad that I did!

I cut out a 12"x20" rectangle (basically the size of the fabric I had to work with). Cut out a curve on the top, and used the leftover piece to cut a 5" circle for the bottom. I quilted the fabric with just a layer of silk batting (because it was thin and I had a small leftover piece the right size), with no backing because I knew I was going to line the pod.

Using a walking foot for the quilting, and a thick Valdani variegated hand quilting thread on top and regular 50wt sewing thread in the bobbin, I quilted curved, parallel lines.

To shape the pod there are 2 little darts along the top edge and 7 along the bottom. I sewed the back seam and attached the bottom after sewing the darts, then made an identical one with a plain piece of hand dyed fabric for the lining (no batting or quilting). There is a piece of bias binding along the top edge, and a leftover piece of bias tape for the loop. Super simple!

The grey sweater is coming along - I have separated for the sleeves now.

With a few trips into the city the sparkle socks are growing too.

Apple season ended just in time for the start of tomato season!

With the threat of frost I picked all the tomatoes. We have had so much rain recently that our yard is flooded - hard work in the garden, but the puddles in the yard are great for cleaning rubber boots.