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Reversible Quilted Fabric Baskets

Created By:

Sam Fung

Skill Level: Intermediate

Fabric baskets are great for storing your favorite craft and sewing supplies and for decorating and adding splashes of color to your house cheaply. You can make them for different holidays to dress up your holiday table. Make them in different sizes, weather you want them tall of shorter and wider for different uses. They are fun and easy to make and great for kids rooms too.

Basket sizes will vary depending on the size of your quilt sandwich. They are all about 4-1/2” tall.

Janome Supplies Required

2- 14 ½” X 14 ½” Fabric   The finished size for this is approx., 6” X 6” For larger 7” X 7” cut quilt sandwich to 16 ½” X 16”.

1-14 ½” X 14 ½” Batting

Sewing Thread

Sewing Machine

¼” piecing foot (optional)

Walking foot with quilting bar guide

Water-soluble marking pen/iron off pen/chalk

Ruler

Instructions

1. Take one of the 14 ¼ X 14 ¼ piece of fabric and fold in quarter and crease near the folded edges.

2. Open up and on the right side draw a 3” line on each of the crease.

3. From the center drawn line, measure over 3”, draw a triangle from there to the center line. Do this to all the drawn lines.

4. Make a quilt sandwich with batting on table, then fabric right side up, and the piece you just finish on top with the right side down. (The wrong side is facing you). Pin to hold in place.

5. Set machine up with walking foot, sew all the way around the square using a ¼” seam allowance, back stitching at the beginning and end, leaving a 6” opening for turning the sandwich.

6. Clip corners, turn inside out, push out corners, and press seams flat. Turn seams from opening in while pressing close.

7. Stitch close to edge the way around, being careful to make sure to catch the open seams.

8. Place quilting bar on walking foot ankle, set bar 1” from center needle position. Start quilting with the bar on the edge of the square all the way around. Once completed the square, move the sandwich with the bar on the line you just finished sewing, and repeat this process.

9. Sew enough rows until you have passed the top of the triangle by at least 3 rows. This will add stability to the sides of the bowl.

10. To make the corners fold on the center marked line, making sure that the top edge is straight and stitch on the diagonal line.  Do this to each side.

11. There are 2 options at this point. You have the corners on the inside or outside. If you want them to be on the inside then turn the bowl inside out, fold the flaps down and press with the iron.

Inside view of basket

If you want the corners to be on the outside, after pressing the seams press the corners flat and stitch across the top edge of the outside fabric.

Flaps can be held down by adding a button or just tacked down by machine or had stitched down. You have many options depending on how you want to embellish it. The possibility is endless.

Be sure to remove all markings from fabric. 

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Reviews


Tako
Beautiful
Wednesday, November 23, 2016

cpindzola
Around the Table Dresden Placemats
Saturday, December 17, 2016

I like the concept, but the directions are "sloppy." Nowhere in the supply list does it mention the felt or the batting (how much?). Also, I would never use a high loft batting in a placemat, or a table runner, as I think that it would be too unstable for a glass. The next time I make these, I will cut out the batting (I use flannel) and spray baste it to the wrong side of the Dresden plate before I put the Dresden plate on the felt to cut out. I have not yet washed the finished placemat, and am hoping that the single layer of felt does not curl up, or become distorted after washing/drying.
Txmaid
Fun Great Gift!
Tuesday, February 21, 2017

MargieARK
Teatime Quilted Tablecloth
Friday, February 24, 2017

I made this today but your cutting directions need to be changed. You only need 4 of color 1 and color 3 4.5 squares for the triangles. Also the inner border, you only need 2 cuts as WOF is long enough to cut each in half to fit the sides.
MickelSews
Great Machine
Wednesday, August 30, 2017

I've had this machine for only a week now. I bought it used from a lady who makes her own clothes, but she no longer needed the machine. During the purchase, she noted that she is almost sad that it's better to give it away because of how well the machine performed. (I also bought it along side a computerized machine of another brand.} She demoed the machine for us, showing it worked and gave us everything (including the box it came in!) She took amazing care of this machine. I have used it a few times now, and the directions for threading were easy to follow (albeit my hands are quite large so the lower looper was a pain, but that is no fault to the machine or brand.) And I recommend this machine to anyone who wants to learn to serge and wants a machine that can grow with them. I will happily use this machine time and time again.
rvstan
S9 Review
Sunday, February 25, 2018

I love, love, love my S9! It's sews and embroiders beautifully and it's simplicity of use amazes me. I would recommend this machine for both a beginner and an experienced seamstress. If I would ask anything of Janome it would be to upgrade the programming to run a larger hoop size. I understand that it can't get much wider but there is most definitely room for it to go longer. That is the only limitation of this machine.
pjmnana
PJMNana
Monday, February 26, 2018

I purchased a Memorycraft 15000 a few years ago and it was the best purchase I ever made! This machine can do just about anything you would would ever want! I love the capability of using the Acuedit app to set up my embroidery pattern on my Ipad and then download it to the machine! I love how my embroidery looks upon completion and I love all the good lighting it has to light up your workspace. That way you don’t need to worry about where to set up your machine. It also has plenty of room to do machine embroidery on any size quilts! There are many decorative stitches from which to choose that are outstanding! It’s hard to choose which one to use! There are so many great features it is hard to decide what I love the most. If you want to buy only one machine to last a lifetime, I would recommend this one!
KLWash
S9 Review
Sunday, February 24, 2019

The S9 is amazing. I learned to sew by hand when I was just 5 and in my grandmothers way as she was quilting. I took seeing classes in high school until they would no longer let me sign up. The S9 makes me appreciate my current skills as well as motivate me to want to learn more. This machine is awesome.
SewSueMe2002
Horizon Memory Craft 15000
Thursday, November 19, 2020

My Janome Horizon Memory Craft 15000 is fantastic! I love, love, love this machine! When I came across the Eye for and Eye embroidery design today, I wanted to make it. However, the embroidery file is missing. Nothing downloads when I select the download button. Please help!
Jillfmischo
Treat Bag fun!
Monday, August 16, 2021

I made the Halloween treat bag for my new granddaughter and I’m sure it will last for years. No embroidery machine so I appliquéd the lettering. Need a little more skirt fabric for a better gathered look, and I used thin double-bias tape for the skirt hem, over edge stitch on skirt sides. I’m pleased with my results!
elenaz
Very helpful tutorial
Wednesday, October 25, 2023

I want to say thank you for teaching me this method of applique. I was able to do it with a small letters. This method is the best so far from all of those I've seen and tried.
plonkar
So useful
Thursday, November 30, 2023

I'd like to express my gratitude for teaching me this appliqué method. I successfully applied it with small letters, and, so far, it's the most effective among all the methods I've seen and tried.

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