These denim storage basket bowls are a quick and easy make using scraps of denim and any other fabric you may have. Full tutorial on how to make them are in this post, they really do take 10 minutes.
I watch crafters on you tube and am always fascinated by how organised some of you are, I make all kinds of things but never little things for myself to make my creating easier!. As a result I recently made some little bowls using scraps of denim and fabric. These take ten minutes to make and are so easy and so useful. They were inspired by a hand sewn make, my version are a few minutes on a sewing machine, then pulled up with a drawstring. Finished baskets/bowls are approximately 7cm across and 4cm deep, perfect for clips and pins.
Instructions: How to Make
Cut 2 squares of fabric, mine were 15cm x 15cm. Leave the denim one as it is it but trim the other one (shown in mickey fabric) to be 14cmx14cm.
With the wrong sides together centre the smaller one and sew a seam around the edge. I slightly distressed the denim edges.
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Fold the corners in as shown in the image above, leaving the straight part 5cm and the two 5cm corners are folded up. (This is divided into 3 if you are doing a different size) – Do this for the other two corners so it looks like the image above. Now sew a seam all around the edge about 1 cm from the edge. Make sure you meet the seam where you started.
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Your sewn square now looks like the image above (left). I trimmed the points off this one just for decoration. Get 2 lengths of cord or yarn (approx. 50/60cm). Using a needle and working from one side thread round through all the channels you have just sewn (image above in the middle), then starting on the opposite side do the same again (image above right). This is the same when doing any drawstring so you may have done this before, it enables you to pull the cords from either side.
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Pull the cord up tight and push the corners of the basket out to shape. Tie the cords with a knot and cut or tie a bow if you prefer. You could also use ribbon if you wanted a different look.
Finished bowl. Happy sewing and storing.
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