Following up the comments from Cookie and Beth, I decided to try making a shorter version of the mini-bucket (multi-colored check bucket above). While I was at it, I made another regular mini-bucket as well, with my favorite fabric from Maze & Vale. I've been holding onto a small piece of this fabric for a couple of years, and realized this was a great use for it. I'll put my overflow threads in here, and will now have it in view every day. So maybe that's the main reason to make and use these buckets--to have some of my favorite fabrics out where I can see them. . .
The black dot bucket stands 4-1/4" and the multi-check bucket stands 3" high. If you're following Leslie's tutorial, I changed the width of the mini-bucket rectangle to 4.75" If I went much shorter than 3," you wouldn't get the play of two fabrics next to each other.
OK, I think I'm done with buckets for a while. Next some mending, then an end-of-the year straightening up of my studio, and then onto a new quilt project, as well as more pattern designs for napkins.
I have also been thinking about the mini-bucket as well as the large one for knotting. Along that vein I went out into the garage and brought in my 50 container of commercial fabrics which I haven't used for years.
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