Trillium Time & Basket Bonnet

In a word...WOW!  On Memorial Day we flew to N Fox Island. 

Uninhabited gem close to home with a 3000 ft grass runway.  

The Trillium were in full glory. 

We had the place to ourselves. How fortunate are we?

On the creative endeavor topic.

I recently decided a large basket that sits in a spare bedroom needed a lid.
 After scratching my head I came up with a plan. Birth of the basket bonnet.

I love bubble wrap as a way to create texture in the first layer.

 Round top with 2 inch edge attached with a zigzag stsitch like all my fabric boxes.
The inside of the lid. It is 17" across.Here sewn to the Pelon for stability.

 I had to pull out this bad boy to make the large circle.
The Alvin 302 VJ speed bow compass.

It can expand to make a 23" circle. Handy.
Beats the string and pencil approach.

I'm pleased with the result. 

My husband came up with a tab to make lifting the bonnet easier.

Great idea!