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Sew a Fabric Gift Basket

With Spring just around the corner, I thought I’d share how to sew a fabric gift basket. These homemade baskets make great gifts for all different occasions, holidays, and themes! I sew these DIY fabric baskets for everything from baby showers to teachers’ gifts and more. Add machine embroidery for a nice custom touch. Use these homemade fabric baskets for custom storage bins as well! Get the tutorial below on how to sew your very own fabric gift basket.

Supplies:

  • FS60X
  • NV180 was used for the embroidery
  • 1 yd. cotton fabric exterior
  • 1 yd. cotton fabric liner
  • 1-2 yds. fusible fleece
  • General sewing/cutting supplies

Cutting:

Exterior: 2 pieces that measure 17” (wide) x  13” long

Liner:  2 pieces that measure 17 x 13”

Fusible Fleece: 4 pieces that measure 17 x 13”

Strap: 1 piece 17 x 6”

Fusible Fleece: 17 x 6”

For the 2 piece (Blue Checkered)

Exterior: Top section: 17 x 3 x  ¾”

Exterior: Bottom section:  17 x 10 ¼”

The rest of the pieces measure the same as above.

Fuse the fusible fleece to the wrong side of all pieces.

Use a grid ruler and mark off a 3” square at the bottom corners for both exterior and liner and cut.

Place exterior and liner pieces right sides together. Stitch the sides and bottoms with a 1/2” seam allowance.

For the corners: With right sides together, connect the seam so it’s centered to the other side and clip or pin.

Stitch together and repeat for all corners. (1/2” seam allowance).

The bottom should look like this when complete.

Now let’s sew the handle.

Fuse the fleece to the wrong side.

Fold the sides into the center and press.

Fold in half so the edges are together and press.

Top stitch down both sides (about 1/8” from the edge).

Find the center front and center back  of the basket and mark. Place the handle right sides together with the basket over those marks and sew (1/4” seam allowance).

Flip the basket so right sides are out including the handle.

Place the basket into the liner so the right sides are together. Attach seams to seams and pin or clip all the way around.

Sew ½” seam allowance all the way around the edge leaving a 3” opening just an inch off one of the handles. This will be the opening to flip right sides outs.

Flip right sides out through the opening.

Press the basket. Top stitch with a 3.0 stitch length and just off the edge (1/8” or so) around the top edge of the basket, closing the opening as well.

Now fill your homemade gift basket with all sorts of goodies. I sew these fabric baskets for gifts, but they’re also great to use as homemade storage bins. You can add some machine embroidery to customize them. For the blue checkered basket, I embroidered the name on the top section. You can use this tutorial here for that portion. I also embroidered a sash to tie around the floral basket. Make these for all different occasions: I love sewing them for party favors, Mother’s Day gifts, and more. Use your imagination and take your homemade gift baskets to the next level of fun.

This article has been republished from Brother Sews USA.

The original article can be seen here: http://blog.brothersews.com/projects/sew-a-fabric-easter-basket/ 

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Make Your Own Bucket Hat!

As a mother of 3 boys who love being outdoors, I’ve had my fair share of sewing bucket hats. In the Summer we spend most of our time outside near the water, at various sports, or just playing in the yard. I’ve made so many for my children but never really made one for myself. Seeing they’re on trend lately (90’s cool) I thought it would be fun to make one for myself this time. I even made it so it’s reversible. You can have so much fun with these! Get the details below and sew your own.

Supplies:

  • 45” 5/8 yd. 60” 1/2 yd exterior fabric (I’m using a medium weight canvas)
  • ½ yard liner fabric (I’m using a medium weight cotton
  • 1/2 yard medium to heavy weight interfacing for brim. (*I did not use interfacing on the other parts because my fabric was sturdy, if you want you can stabilize the crown and the top).
  • Thread
  • Pattern (you can use this or any pattern)
  • Brother A80

*I drafted this pattern and it fit my head well. I am sharing the pattern but understand you may have to adjust to fit your measurements. I also suggest making a sample first to make the adjustments necessary before the main one. I had to do a couple at first. Feel free to use your own pattern as well. 

Cut out pattern for main, liner, and interfacing.

Press interfacing to liner of brim (mine are the same material).

Stitch crown ends right sides together with a ½” seam allowance.

Press seam allowance flat.

Pin crown to top (circle) right sides together, easing to fit if necessary.

Sew with 1/4” seam allowance all the way around.

Clip curve seam allowance if necessary.

Repeat for the liner.

Topstitch if you’d like around the top of the crown and the center seam.

For the brim.

Stitch side seams (RST) on both main and liner (1/4” seam allowance).

Place liner and main (RST) matching seams and stitch along bottom edge (1/4” seam allowance).

Clip seam allowance.

Flip right side out and press.

Baste stitch along top edge to keep raw edges together.

Start at seam and topstitch outer edge of brim. Stitch as many rows as it takes to get to the top. Spacing rows ¼” apart. (*use a medium weight thread for extra detail).

Pin brim to crown (RST). I had the seam of the crown in the center and the seams of the brim on the sides.

Stitch the brim to the crown (1/4” seam allowance).

Place main hat (brim included inside the liner (RST) and pin

Stitch the liner and main together leaving a 3” opening (1/4” seam allowance)

Flip right sides out through the opening.

Stitch the opening closed with a slipstitch or topstitch all the way around the edge to finish it.

This article has been republished from Brother Sews USA. The original article can be seen here: http://blog.brothersews.com/projects/make-your-own-bucket-hat/