Fabric Box Tutorial – Made in 30 minutes. Fabric Box Tutorial – Made in 30 minutes I’m in a Facebook quilting group and the Seaside Stitches Fabric Box Tutorial was posted over and over again.
I let weeks go by before I had to do some for myself. I did not add buttons or tack the inside flaps down. I don’t use pins. The inside flaps got tacked down when I did the top stitching around the box’s edge. Try out different size squares or rectangles and let me know what sizes you started out with by leaving me a comment. Fabric Box Tutorial. I hope you enjoy this little fabric box tutorial as much as I do.
It is simple enough to complete in about an hour, which makes it perfect for a last minute hostess gift. Fill it with candy and you are ready to go! A friend gave me the pattern* a couple of years ago, but after I made the first sample, I lost the pattern! Luckily, I remembered what to do, and wrote up my own instructions. There was no indication of who had designed it, so if you know whose pattern this is, please do let me know. *The original was a one page, hand drawn pattern that looked like it had been photocopied a number of times. Let's get started! You will need: (2) squares of fabric, between 8" and 12". A piece of batting the same size as the fabric (or a little bigger). (4) coordinating buttons, optional.
A walking foot, if you have one. Step 1: Layer the fabric, right sides together, on top of the batting. Step 2: Stitch 1/4" seam around perimeter, leaving an opening of about 4" on one side. Fabric Storage Box – Free Tutorial. By Tina Craig + MIssouri Star Quilts I hope you enjoy this little fabric box tutorial.
I thought it would be something we could make for teachers to put on their desks or for daycare, etc. A million uses come to mind which makes this tutorial and sewing project incredibly useful – practical. This handy storage box is simple enough to sew up in about an hour, which makes it perfect for a last minute hostess gift too. Fill it with cello-wrapped candy or baked goods! Beginner Free Motion Quilting (Machine Quilting) by MissouriQuiltCo. Creative Quilted Housewarming Gifts to Sew for Their New Home. What is more welcoming than a handmade gift?
Make new neighbors and friends feel right at home by quilting them one of these creative housewarming gift ideas from the Craftsy community — the perfect quilted accessories for any new home! Photo via Nova Flitter Nesting fabric bowls Nesting fabrics bowls are ideal for storage. The possibilities are endless! Get the Nesting Fabric Bowls pattern. Photo via Modern Vintage Potholders Raid your fabric bin and create a beautiful stack of potholders. Get the Easy Peasy Potholder pattern. Photo via aspoonfulofsugar Decorative pillows Use the traditional cathedral window design to make a jaw-dropping pillow. Get the Cathedral Window Pillow pattern. Photo via Patchwork Posse Hot pads The beloved owl makes an adorable hot pad, doesn’t it? Get the Owl Hot Pad Pincher pattern. Photo via Saltwater Quilts Table runners. Notes from Terry Ann: Woven Fabric Basket. I had fun last weekend making some little woven baskets out of 2-1/2" batik strips.
These baskets are often made out of paper such as magazines, newspaper, maps, potato chip bags etc. but I wanted to use fabric. I used interfacing to stiffen the strips and make them easy to weave. Tutorial: Fabric Basket. Thanks for those of you who asked for a tutorial on the fabric basket project I updated yesterday!
This is gonna be my second tutorial on my this blog. If anything isn't clear, feel free to leave me a comment and ask me for help. Remember that all seam allowances are 1/4" throughout the process, and seam allowances are included in all the fabric pieces used in this tutorial. ::Materials needed::Fabric: Natural Linen: 1/4 yard for Basket Exterior and Handles Pink Polka Dots Print: 1/8 yard for Basket Exterior Pink Geometric Print: 1/8 yard for Basket Exterior Flower Print: 1/8 yard for Basket Exterior Green Rabbit Print: 1/2 yard for LiningOther Materials: Fleece Batting: 1/2 yard First of all, cut out 2" squares from 3 different kinds of fabrics: 8 squares from each. (1/4" seam allowance is included, so your finished square will be a 1 1/2" square) Sew together two squares, making sure those two are different fabrics.
Now Sew together pieces to create 2 6x2 patchwork layer. Get Organized: Baskets You Can Quilt in a Day - Quilting Daily - Blogs. In keeping with my goal this year of making art every day, I'm keeping my eye out for quick sewing and quilting projects.
While I was shooting "Quilting Arts TV" episodes last fall with host Pokey Bolton, I took note of some of the small quilting projects my fellow guest artists demonstrated. Candy Glendening showed how to make organization baskets you can quilt in a day. Candy starts by stitching a sheet of foam stabilizer to the fabric, using a walking foot. She sews three lines straight across the piece as her baseline, then free-motion stitches wavy lines on either side.
Once the fabric is stabilized, Candy adds free-motion stitching to write the label on the basket-such as mail, coupons, etc. Then she free-motions decorative stitching and appliqué before constructing the pouch tote bag-style. Here are some of Candy's tips for making these baskets: 1. 2. 3. 4.