Busy work...

I'm sure some of you, thought I'd end up with a rug for every available space in my house, but that's not the case. My mind rarely stays in one place very long. I was curious about fabric basket/bowls. I've seen the rag covered rope baskets,
but I know I would hate sewing the 'rounds' together. That's the problem with granny squares and braided rugs. So I experimented using my trust K hook and the same rag balls as the rug uses. This is my first attempt. It went pretty well. The tin they are sitting on is 10"across, which makes the basket about 10" X 5" deep. I haven't ended off as I'm not sure if I want it higher or not. I am a Libra and decisions take time..*S* Then I decided to try an one color only. These fabric strips are slightly wider(were cut earlier in the learning process) and make a firmer basket. This one is about 8" X 5". And who
could stop there? Of course, putting what I had learned into practice, I made a smaller version of the first one. It was done in only hours! And I like it..*VBS* I wanted to take these 3 to show Jean on Sunday, and of course, stacking seems natural to me...so I did. They nest inside each other very well. The second one would have to be bigger to fit well in that first one. But I'd rather that the first one was just slightly small around. The 3rd one fits perfectly into the 2nd one, but is one row taller. I will take that into account next. I think a set of 3 of these, as stacking baskets, would make a neat gift for a quilter, or any person who stitches. I can see them with Halloween candy or pine cones. Peppermints or mini muffins. And of course they could be washed right along with the towels. Just shape and set to dry!
My mind has wandered on to adding buttons to the outside, or hanging beads, a row of eyelet, or anything you can dream up. You could even add applique shapes to the outside, or a liner to the inside.....see how crazy I get?????
Post-a-note: There is suppose to be a picture of the 3 baskets, stacked. Any body's guess where that picture is....LOL