I want to make Easter baskets for the grandkids and can't decide whether to make a bag or a fsl bowl of some kind. I'm fairly new and I have a 4x4 design size. Any suggestions? Thanks

Thank you all for your ideas and warm welcome. I know I will love it here - you've given me lots of ideas and will hopefully post a picture of what I've accomplished. I did get a little side-tracked yesterday and stitched out a cute paper doll - The granddaughters will love it to play with when they visit. Thanks again for the ideas and warm welcome!

I think for the use children put things through, I'd go with the bag or basket liner! The FSL won't stand up to the rough & tumble of kids, I don't think. But am sure they'll love whatever you do!!

I would do a bag as well.

You could buy or make plain canvas bags, embroider them close to the top, then turn inside out and make them shorter with a flat bottom, to stand like a little basket.
*4u!
Hugs,
Jacqueline

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I used baskets and made liners (you can purchase baskets with ready-made liners, but the quality is better if you make the liners yourself). I'm attaching a photo of two I made last year.

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by jacquipaul 05 Mar 2011

Thanks for posting your pretty baskets.
*4u!
Hugs,
Jacqueline

by punky1015 06 Mar 2011

Very pretty baskets - good idea

punky1015, WELCOME to the CUTE family - if you make FSL Bowls or Basket - expect to use alot of thread and have lots of time to get all the parts stitched and assembled.

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with 4x4 I would say a bag. You can put lots of designs on fabric in different places, then make the bag.

Welcome to cute. You will love it here.

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I have done several things for the grands over the years, but most were in larger hoops. I did little pockets this year to put money or candy into, but they are now teenagers. I am sure that doing a small bag that can be picked up at the Dollar tree and putting a cute Easter design on it would be good. One year I took little baskets and made them to look like a bunny. I too made FSL for them one year, but if your grands are small they don't hold up to the rough treatment that they get.

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by jacquipaul 05 Mar 2011

Thanks for the link; these are so cute.
*4u!
Hugs,
Jacqueline