Fold Flat Turkey Basket
Pattern for Fold Flat Turkey Basket by Quilter by Night Designs. Finished with adorable yo-yo collar and fan tail. Unzips to fold flat for easy storage. Tail and neck form "secret" handles for carrying. Includes instructions for adding patchwork trim to a ready-made kitchen towel. Stretch your skills and have fun!
Finished size: 10" Tall (3 1/2" at sides), 9" Wide/Deep
Materials you'll need to complete this project:
- Four coordinating fat quarters for basket outside, basket
lining, turkey body/basket bottom, and binding (18"x20")
- Ten fat eighths in coordinating colors for tail fans,
yo-yo collar, and towel trim (9"x20"; or 5 fat quarters)
- 3/4 yd 20" wide Pelon 808 Craft Fuse or 809 Decor Bond
iron-on backing
- 1/2 yd 42" wide fusible fleece* (e.g. Pelon Thermaloam
Plus)
- 8" square of fusible webbing with paper backing
- 7" x 10" piece of Pelon Peltex ultra-firm stabilizer
- 12-inch zipper in coordinating color
- Fabric scraps for turkey face: 9" square gold for beak,
5" square red for gobbler, 5" square white for eyes,
2" square black for eye pupils
- Matching thread
- Gold, brown, red coordinating color embroidery floss for
hair tuft and beak highlight
- White acrylic paint for eye hightlights
- One ready-made kitchen towel in coordinating color
*NOTE: You may substitute insulated lining or regular quilt
batting with a fabric backing.
Pattern is in a convenient booklet format and contains complete, accurate, and easy to follow instructions with lots of diagrams and pull out pattern sheets. Great project for confident/advancing beginners or a make-in-an-evening project for experienced quilters.
Shipping for pattern: USPS First Class mail
Pattern and design copyright 2009 Carol Dockery. This pattern is copyright protected. All rights reserved.