Nesting Fabric Bowls Pattern

Friday, March 30, 2012

Nesting Bowls Pattern by jenib320
Nesting Bowls Pattern, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.
I had the pleasure of testing out a new pattern recently for a friend! Nova of a Cuppa and a Catch Up just released it, the Nesting Fabric Bowls PDF Pattern**! This pattern is in-depth. Six different sizes of bowls ready for you to make and lots of fun extra options like patchwork, handles, square bowls, and custom sizing!

**Update July 2020: Unfortunately this pattern is no longer available for purchase.

Nesting Bowls Pattern by jenib320
Nesting Bowls Pattern, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.
I decided to make a full nesting set! I love nesting bowls, so the idea of having nesting fabric bowls was too much to resist. I wanted to work from my stash, so I ended up using all different colorful fabrics that had off-white backgrounds. They coordinate but aren't super matchy. For the interiors I used various colors of Alexander Henry's Heath and Timeless Treasures Sketch.

Nesting Bowls Pattern by jenib320
Nesting Bowls Pattern, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.
These bowls have multiple layers of interfacing so they are nice and sturdy but still soft! They come together really quickly, and are a great project to do assembly line style!

Fabrics (left to right): Larkspur by Alexander Henry, Loulouthi by Anna Maria Horner, Hedgehog Meadow by Michael Miller, Washi by Rashida Coleman Hale, Farmdale by Alexander Henry, Umbrellas by Yuwa Fabrics.

Nesting Bowls Pattern by jenib320
Nesting Bowls Pattern, a photo by jenib320 on Flickr.
I'll definitely be making more of these in the future. Next I want to make one with a handle and some patchwork.

Happy Sewing!

341 comments :

  1. I would LOVE to be able to win! I'm all out of cute storage for our playroom and these would be perfect! Thanks so much!

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  2. I love the colors on the inside of these, so pretty!

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  3. they look fun to make, and would come in handy for storage around the sewing room! thanks for the giveaway!

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  4. Your nesting bowls are GORGEOUS. I was reading through my RSS and just had to click through for a closer look.

    Thanks for the chance to win.

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  5. My kids want those for Bozo Buckets! Hopefully some people here know what I'm talking about. :)

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  6. Oh, I love these! I would so love to win this pattern. I really want to learn how to make these!! Thanks for the chance.

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  7. I love these bowls! I also want to make boxes and handles and pockets. I hope I win!!!

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  8. Those are way too cute nesting baskets! Thanks for the chance to win the pattern.

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  9. These are SO cute!! How cool they would be in the sewing room to catch scraps, scissors, safety pins, rotary cutters, anything that needs a safe place. Thanks!

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  10. These would make great multiple pressies for crafty friends - love all the fabric you chose! The chickens are my all time fave!

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  11. I do love this pattern! Thank you for offering this giveaway.

    maryellen@maryzoom.com

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  12. So great! Thanks for the chance to win.

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  13. These are so cute! One can never have too many baskets!

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  15. you are such a productive sewer! these are so cute!

    kaimono[at]hawaii[dot]rr[dot]com

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  16. Those are the cutest bowls!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for another excellent giveaway!

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  17. Believe it or not, I was just looking at these on her blog this morning!! Crazy! I would love to win this pattern! Thanks for the chance :)

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  18. These would be so great for all the little notions on my craft room - and just to be cute! :)

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  19. These are awesome ! I pinned them , so If that is not okay , please let me know and I'll take it off ! thanks !

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  20. cute little nests, just in time for Easter, they could be filled with chocolate eggs, would love the chance to win the pattern

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  21. These would be so functional. And the timing is perfect with Easter. rfbelen@fewpb.net

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  22. How cute are they! I think they'd work quite nicely in my new apartment. :)

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  23. Would love to try this and would lovf even more to win this !! Familyhealy1@yahoo.ie

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  24. Would love to try this pattern! Have been following Nova's posts and hoping for a chance to win ;] Useful AND fun!
    ellen [at] everydayartbyeda [dot] com

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  25. These would definitely be smiling on the shelf in my sewing room....full of sewing goodness!

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  26. Thanks for the giveaway! They look like a great addition to my storage problems!

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  27. Would love this pattern, thanks!

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  28. Very cute. <3 the rooster fabric! I've admired the porcupines in the past too (hedgehogs?).

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  29. I love the hedgehog one! And I love that you used the Heath inside all of them. Great job!
    alibear167 at gmail dot com

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  30. your hedgie bowl is pretty darn cute...i also really like the roosters... :) thanks for the chance to win this pattern!

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  31. These are so cute and I can think of a million things to use them for!

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  32. What a great pattern- so many uses. Good for gifts too. I would love to "win" the give away pattern. Thanks for posting.

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  33. These are so cute! I love the fabric you used -- they go so well together.

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  34. Her Easter basket version was really cute!

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  35. I've seen these show up in a couple blogs now, and they seem SO handy! :D I love that she offers so many options as well. Thank you for a lovely giveaway!

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  36. I love the colors you chose for your bowls. So bright and cheerful!

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  37. These are so cool! Thanks for the opportunity!

    M_opel(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  38. They look so great together, I prefer coordinating over matchy match any day and the Heath and Sketch are my favs. Thanks for the chance to win.

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  39. cute! enter me! mredmond@swrsd.org

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  40. Love those! Maybe I could be organized after all! Well, probably not but I am willing to try!

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  41. I saw when she put her pattern in the shop and I was wanting it pretty bad. This is a great giveaway!

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  42. What a great Set! This would make a wonderful gift!

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  43. Those nesting bowls are just fabulous! Love all the fabrics you used too!

    MGM

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  44. So cute! I would love to give them a try! masekfarms@gmail.com

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  45. Love these! They'd be great for toy storage, no more broken plastic bins!

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  46. I would love this pattern to add a little organization to my life!

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  47. ooh! i'd love to make lots to fit in an expedit!!!

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  48. These are just too cute...love them!!! Thanks for the chance to win this pattern.
    ~Terry~
    cwayons(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  49. I love these!! Thanks so much for the giveaway!

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  50. I could totally put this to good use!!

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  51. Love this pattern. I could really use something like that for myself!

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  52. What a cute way to store things!

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  53. Would love to make these to stash my kids toys! Thanks for sharing!

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  54. so cute!! again, love the fabrics you picked as always

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  55. I want this pattern!! These are so adorable.

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  56. Awesome pattern! Thanks for the giveaway.

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  57. I love fabric baskets! The fabric is awesome!

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  58. These would be great for a little boys room. My son has tons of little cars and blocks to fill these up.

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  59. Thank you for a chance to win. They would be fun for me to use at work and toss bean bags into! :-)

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  60. Wonderful! just what i need... :) these would be great in my craft room, which is in dire need of some organization! thanks!

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  61. SO cute - love that all the math for the different sizes is done for you and that there are so many variations included.

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  62. These look super fun to make! Thanx for the chance :) mcgulisa(at)gmail(com)

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  63. What a neat idea. I'm always looking for inventive ways to store items and wow, this one says must do.

    Love the fabrics you used, too.

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  64. ooh, nova makes the best stuff!!

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  65. I would LOVE these to put in my new sewing room! I am not sure if my email will show up Kelleighz@hotmail.com Thanks for the chance to win one!

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  66. What great baskets!! I loved nesting baskets, too. Thanks for the chance to win!

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  67. I saw this pattern the other day and it is definitely on my do list... Your version is wonderful.

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  68. Those are cute! Might just have to put the pattern on my to-do list.

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  69. Nesting Bowls are on my to-do list. It would be great to have a pattern to get started with!

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  70. What a great set of baskets! I'd love to make my own!

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  71. How fun! these look wonderful and fresh - just right for spring. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  72. Those are great and look like they would not only be fun to make, but FUN to use! Thanks for the opportunity to win!

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  73. Love these little bowls and would love to be the winner of the pattern! Thanks for the chance!

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  74. What a different idea! Love to have the pattern! awolk at rogers dot com

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  75. Oh my gosh....darling and just have to make them! Wonderful for gifts!!! Hope I win.....so NEAT!

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  76. Great idea! You made some nice bowls. Bet you can't wait to fill them. I can think of many uses for them and love the nesting quality of them. Thanks for the give-away.

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  77. Beautiful bowls! There is so much you can use them for.

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  78. Your bowls are so cute Jeni! I love the fabrics you used! Thanks for the giveaway :)

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  79. This looks like fun! Thanks for the chance to win!

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  80. aren't they great?! would be great to store stuff in the kids' room. bright, useful, and can't be used as a dangerous weapon!

    Thanks for the chance to win.

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  81. Your nesting bowls are so cute! Thanks for the giveaway Nova and Jeni!

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  82. These are so cute! And ai'm in need of an Easter basket for my youngest, most neglected child. :)

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  83. I love the colors on the inside of these, so pretty!

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  84. I could use some extra storage bins! love them!

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  85. I love the set you did. I also read about them somewhere else today and they had an Easter basket - too cute.

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  86. Very cool bowls, and I love how they match just enough, but aren't matchup.

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  87. Perfect project for my daughter's cluttered bookshelf. Even if I don't win, I'll purchase this pattern.

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  88. I love those bowls!! Yes please and thank you.

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  89. I love those bowls! I have some fabric in mind that would be perfect to make a set.

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  90. these are too cute. If I made them I'd have to play Bozo's Buckets. Does anyone else even know what that is?

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  91. These would be good to make in different fabrics.

    melodyj(at)gmail(dot)com

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  92. These would be so handy - I would make one in every colour to use as a scrap fabric basket!

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  93. I've been looking for something to put on my cutting table for small scraps. I think these would be perfect! Thanks for the chance to win the pattern.

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  94. I'm definitely buying this pattern if I don't win a copy, a win would make them even sweeter! What a great idea for baby presents!

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  95. I would love to be in to win that pattern; very cool.

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  96. Muito bonitos e uteis.Ficariam lindos aqui na minha casa.Muito obrigada.tiacarminhapezzuto@gmail.com

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  97. I would love a copy! I fell in love with this pattern when I saw it on her blog. I'd love to make several of these, and already have the fabric for it. Thanks for offering it!

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  98. Oh perfect - I'm decluttering and reorganising the house right now. Fabric bowls are on my 'must make soon' list. Thanks for the opportunity to win the pattern.

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  99. Very cute. Great house plant baskets with a little plastic saucer inside. Love your fabric choices. Bev. Bevarnold123@comcast.net

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  100. oh gosh...I can think of about 5,000 things these would be great for!!! :) thanks for the chance

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  101. Fun! I can just see a rainbow of bowls lining my sewing room window! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  102. What cuteness !~! I would love to have these bowls in my life. I Love Bowls. Many thanks for sharing.

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  103. Beautiful! I love how yours are all sketchy on the inside!

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  104. They just look great and I have so much stuff I can put in them.

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  105. Love the fabrics inside the nesting bowls. U can never have too much fabric.

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  106. Love the fabrics inside the nesting bowls. U can never have too much fabric.

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  107. Oh I really love them too...they are awesome. Can use them for projects to carry back and forth from my chemo treatments....please add me to the hat...

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  108. Such sweet nesting buckets! I'd love to whip up some of these from my fabric stash (probably just so I can store more fabric in them :-))

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  109. Oh, they are really lovely and so practical! Would love to win the pattern...

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  110. So pretty! I can think of a ton of uses for these, too...

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  111. Fun! I could wrangle a whole lot of toddler toys with these!

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  112. Love your bowls and fabric choices! Thanks for the chance to win a pattern :)

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  113. These are pretty darn cute! Thanks for a chance to win the pattern.

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  114. Lovely baskets! thanks for the chance

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  115. I Love the fabric choice and linings, works so well!

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  116. Hi there,
    I would really love this pattern, they are so cute!
    Kisses,
    Susana
    fontal.gibert@googlemail.com

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  117. They are gorgeous! Thanks for the chance to win.
    lisa(dot)figenschou(at)gmail(dot)com

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  118. Oh, I'm loving bowls! And I definitly like to make some with my newly bought fabric ;)
    Thanks for the chance!

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  119. Thanks for the giveaway! I'll love to make these!

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  120. Another generous giveaway. The bowls are great and I am sure they would make great gifts.

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  121. Thanks for the giveaway! I want these bowls:-)

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  122. Wow these are gorgeous, do you think this would make my children organise/tidy their toys? got to be worth a try - thanks for the giveaway

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  123. Those nesting bowls are so pretty! What a terrific pattern/giveaway! Thanks for the chance to win.

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  124. I love these bowls - so practical and stylish :)

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  125. Those are so cute. I love your fabric choices. I like that the inside is what ties them together, rather than the outside.

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  126. Cool pattern and great way to store them when not in use.

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  127. I've been looking for cute containers to corral the kids' art supplies for awhile now. These would be perfect because I could just make as many as I need in the sizes I need. Thanks for sharing!

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  128. They are adorable! I love, Love, LOVE them!!

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  129. So pretty! Always looking for more storage options :)

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  130. Count me in please!
    I love the fabric you've used for the inside!

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  131. I need that pattern! :)

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  132. Love this pattern - thanks for the chance to win it.

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  133. Thanks for the giveaway -hope to win

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  134. These are really pretty when all nested together - they remind me of one of those humongous all-day suckers that are spiral & flat at the same time!

    Thanks for the pattern giveaway!!

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  135. Spectacular bowls. Each one unique, but all blend together. I like the way you used all the same line of fabric for the interior of yours.

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  136. this would be a great way to use up ones scraps!!! and what a cute gift idea, give to a kids to put their toys in, put in the bathroom to hold cotton balls or toilet paper, you could event use it in your kitchen to hold apples, coupons, and if you put a paper towel in it you could put dinner rolls in it! Oh the possibilities!

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  137. These looks super. Beautiful and useful. I love them!

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  138. LOVE your choice of fabrics! Thanks!

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  139. The bowls look like so much fun!! Ideas are spinning in my head. Thanks for the chance to win!

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  140. So many great uses for these bowls. Hope to win the pattern. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  141. I'd sure love to win the pattern. Could use a bowl or two...

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  142. What a cute idea!

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  143. I've really enjoyed reading Nova's posts about her new nesting bowls pattern & your test versions are so lovely! Great fabric choices & love that you've made a full set - fantastic! Thanks for the giveaway.

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  144. if mine could turn out even half as cute as yours, i might have to finally figure out interfacing! ;)

    jumpingoverboard@gmail.com

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  145. I just love little containers of any kind and espectially one's I can make. Would love to win this pattern. I just love how they nest together. Thanks for the give away.

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  146. the ideas for your bowls are endless! i love to organize :) great idea!!!

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  147. I love the co-ordination of the bowl interiors.....mostly because it simply proves a large stash is a must have.

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  148. oooh they look like fun - and gorgeous fabrics, Jeni! Thanks so much for the opportunity to win such a neat pattern!

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  149. I just found out that I get to decorate a GIRL nursery and would love to make some of these to store little socks and things in!

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  150. Awe... How cute! Love you blog and would love to win the pattern.

    Thanks for all you do and share.

    Debbie

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  151. Adorable...who doesn't love nesting bowls?!

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  152. Those are super cute! Thanks for the chance to win!

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  153. Those are SO pretty.~
    BTW, we have a bunny now...Amelia Earheart.

    Lucy~

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  154. I can never have too many baskets. These are so adorable!

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  155. Oh wow they do look so cool :D
    I think Im going to have to get me some of them...

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  156. Love these nesting bins, so very useful and fun. Love the fabrics you have used. Thank you for the giveaway.
    Have a super great sewing and stitching day!

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  157. I would love to win this pattern. Those bowls are fabulous! If I don't win I will definitely be buying this pattern so I can make them. Thank you for the offer!

    nicoleg0 at hotmail.com

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  158. These would make wonderful gifts. Thanks for the chance to win.

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  159. Your set looks super cute! I've never sewn anything like this before...can't wait to try it out!

    Thanks for the chance to win!
    Ellen
    ehystead (at) gmail (dot) com

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  160. wow, these are beautiful-i love your fabric choices and i would love to make some of my own. if i don't win i'm definitely buying the pattern-thank you!

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  161. Such CUTENESS. I would love to win those.

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  162. oh my. i hope i win. i am planning on making fabric easter baskets for my kids, and would love to have a tried and true pattern to work from....
    thanks for the chance!!
    sarah16@gmail.com

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  163. how cute are those? I can think of so many uses for them! What adorable gifts :)

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  164. These are so cool, I need the pattern and need to make these for my office!!!

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  165. Super cute! I would love to win this pattern! Thank you, Nova and Jeni, for the chance :)

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  166. These are so cute! Perfect for storage! :)

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  167. These look fun & easy. Thanks for the chance to win.

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  168. Those bowls turned out so cute! That sketchy fabric is fun.
    Thanks for the giveaway

    enigmatic_15 at yahoo dot com

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  169. This would be very handy to create bins for my new sewing studio....construction starts in 10 days!

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  170. These look fab. Thanks for the giveaway opportunity.

    x

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  171. Those look so lovely! I have been wanting to find a good nesting bowl pattern. I love how many sizes this one comes in. I feel bins are in my future for all of the things my little ones leaves around the house.

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  172. So cute!! Thank you for the giveaway!

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  173. These are as cute as they can be... love them!


    Carri
    simplydonewright.blogspot.com
    simplydonewright@gmail.com

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  174. Ooh, I would love to win that pattern, it looks wonderful!!

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  175. just purchased my first set of Pyrex mixing bowls and this would be a great addition. how great!!!

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  176. Sure that looks fun!! Thanks for the giveaway :)

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  177. Love love love these bowls! I follow Nova too and have been watching her progress with them. I'd love to win her pattern, thanks for the giveaway!

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  178. oh my goodness - love those nesting bowls!!! please put my name in the hat! thanks!!!

    lorene

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  179. These are gorgeous! Even better than the pattern-maker's. You always inspire me to sew! Thanks for sharing.

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  180. great job - would love to make a set of square bowls, put hangars on them and hang them from a curtain rod along the wall for storage (have seen this done somewhere). Nice if I could win the pattern, thanks for the giveaway.

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  181. these are beautiful
    . I saw these on Nova's blog and want to order the pattern.

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