FORGETFULNESS AND LIFE'S SMALL DISAPPOINTMENTS AND TUTORIAL!

As I was searching through my pictures for my tutorial I found these hearts I failed to post.
I got the idea over at Sew Cal Gal's, I ran all over town for the valentine M & M's...couldn't find any. These were for a church Dance.
Now for life's small disappointments. I made this trash can for the Moda Challenge and well...it didn't quite make it. What I realized is they were looking for simplicity. Maybe I have a little too much trashy taste in me?

Sometimes (I am sure I am not the only one) that we spend more time dusting ourselves off to get back on the horse than we do actually riding the horse. My poor knees are almost thread bare.

Congrats to those that made honorable mention and the four that made it into the contest.

This reminds me of the song "I like my women a little on the trashy side"...ha!!! Maybe my taste is a little on the trashy side????

Oh well...for those of you wanting to know how I made this trash can (which I love having in my sewing room).

Here goes

I took my ugly gray trash can, took my batting and made a template out of the batting as you see here:
I cut it to size, May I suggest that you cut it about an inch bigger on each side for it kinda shrinks some when sewing. Here is my template.
Backing - (I did not use my most expensive because no one will see it). Made the backing a little larger than the batting.
Then I got my honey bun and started sewing strips. The first strip is face up with the next face down (right sides together). Sew 1/4 inch.... Then you just repeat the step, sew another strip face down (right sides together) on top of the next strip.
This is what you will see. I just fingered pressed. Maybe I should have gone to the iron each time?
Keep sewing all the way down your template. My trash can was smaller at the bottom so I adjusted the stitches so they would taper as I sewed down the strip, so my strips were wider at the top and smaller at the bottom to accommodate this difference. It doesn't look this way in this picture but I figured this problem out as I went along.
This is what you will get.....I wrapped the piece around my basket and trimmed the excess.
Then I did a binding as you would a quilt.
Got my trusty glue gun and glued this to my basket.
I chose from the remaining strips pieces about six inches long or there about, scrunched them up and glued them to the back of the buckle like so.
Then I glued it to the trash can.
Well, this certainly frees up some of my March. March has already gotten away from me but now I will find the time to do those things I am committed to do and hopefully, free up some more of my time to do those things I want to do.

Nichole will chose a winner for the Buttercup Basket giveaway, if you missed it, just return to home and look a few post down (yes, I am too lazy to link it for you, no shame here)...oh...you say I am grumpy???

Well...I just drowned my sorrows in a bowl of Cheeros and bananas....oh yess......no shame here. There was no chocolate to be had in this house, trust me, I looked!!!

Hope you all had a wonderful week-end, will announce the winner tomorrow sometime.