#6 Nesting Basket) #1934

This listing is for #6 Nesting Basket #1934 which was handmade here at 1840 Farm on March 7, 2023.  This basket stands 3 inches tall and the diameter of the top opening is approximately 7 inches wide. This basket was made using solid and print fabrics featuring soft shades of blue and purple. It was stitched together with cornflower blue colored zigzag stitching. This style of basket was originally called the Medium Nesting Basket. After noticing that they reminded me of the old-fashioned numbered crocks I collect, we decided to rename them in a similar fashion. The old crocks are numbered to indicate their capacity. The larger the number, the bigger the crock. We have decided to do the same with these baskets. The larger the number, the larger the base of the basket. The number indicates the width (in inches) of the base of the basket. As before, these baskets are created so that they can be nested inside each other. a #4 nestles inside a #6 which fits inside a #8 and they all can co