February 20 ~ FQ Project of the Day
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Fabric Boxes Kris used a pattern from the book Zakka Sewing for this fabric box. She writes, “I was able to get two boxes out of two fat quarters, with scraps left over.” If you’re inspired by this box you’ll love Kristin’s Toy Gathering Bucket tutorial later today! |
Other fabric boxes we love. For related tutorials try here, here, here and here.
Share your fabric box link in the comments below, or point us all to related tutorials and inspiration.
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Have some fun with Fat Quarters! We’re giving away fat quarter packs all month long. Comment anytime this week to win one of 8 fat quarter packs (6 fat quarters per pack). This week’s FQ giveaway pack prints are predominantly… Pink!
Add pictures of your fat quarter projects to our Sew,Mama,Sew! photo pool. Share your stash photos in our Fabric Stash & Storage pool. |
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very cool and very practical!
I love this basket! I really need to make a few for my desk at work!
Oooo, these are really cute.
What a cute little box. I love the colors she chose!
I have wanted to make these so that one fabric box is red for red stringy scraps, blue for small blue scraps, green…..yellow….etc etc. How cute would that be?!!! Thanks
LOVE this, especially those happy colours
I love fat quarters. They are a great way to test out fabric to see if you love it before making a more expensive purchase.
Love the bucket and can see one coordinating with my bathroom to hold my makeup.
cute, cute!
I’m so intrigued at its ability to stand up on its own. Great idea for small storage!
Oh I love the fabric baskets/buckets. I made one from a Handmade Holidays tutorial last year and it came out so cute. I passed the link on to a friend who ended up making about 30 of them for Holiday gifts. Another great stashbusting project!
Cute. I like that box.
I’ll be waiting for that tutorial. I am really enjoying all the ideas being posted for using FQ’S. Thank you.
What a great use of colors. I really should have a cute place to stash my knitting.
I am making my cousin and nephew felt food for their birthdays – a fabric bag is perfect for storing! thanks!
Ah yes, I could use more storage in my life!
Love the red fabric used!
These boxes will become addictive, I can already tell. They are perfect for gift bags/boxes, too. I also like the catch all quilted box from http://www.ohfransson.com and Anna Maria Horner’s fabric box from her book Seams to Me. =]
What a great little box – I love her fabric choices!!
these are fantastic. i’ve got the longest sewing to-do list right now!! i’ll just have to add this on.
I really need to make some of these to help organize my sewing studio!
Thanks – this is a project I really want to make! I store a lot of stuff in cardboard boxes right now – this would look so much nicer!
Very cute! I think I’ll have to give it a try — I’m always in need of a little extra storage!
I love these things! Can you wash them, I wonder? I hate wicker-type baskets because they collect so much dust and you can dust them very effectively. This seems like a good solution.
That is a cute little bucket.
i absolutely love this idea, I needed to make a few of these for my Daughters hair clips and bows. and some for my boys cars and crayons. Thank you so much I am going to be sad when February is over. lol
Adding this to my list of projects! Thanks.
I should make a dozen or so of these for around the house. Thank you for the inspiration.
Such a cute little basket!
super cute! i love it!
Very pretty! Love the choice of colors!!
I’ve made some of the baskets using the tutorial from Pink Penguin. Thanks for all the other tutorials as well.
Love the basket and will deffinetly sew a few for my craft/office room which I’m desperately trying to organize.
Margaret
Thanks for the tutorials. These fabric boxes are going on my to do list.
Another great Idea to add to my collection of things to create. I just love Fat quarter month!
These are so neat! I saw someone use them for scrap fabric and have thought about making some for that!
Gorgeous–and so practical too! I’ve been wanting to make fabric buckets for our family room toy storage.
Very practical and perfect for every room in the house!
Nice Basket!
Now how appropriate is that: a fabric basket to store your fabric. I like it!
I can think of so many uses for something this handy.
I love this! I could use a few baskets to help organize my sewing area an I know my kids would love these, too!
Love this! I will be making some of these in the near future.
That would be great to hold my business brochures! Very chic.
Very cute – the little ones would definitely like a few of these.
Oh, I love that!
Those are adorable!
Oh, I have this book. I am going to have to try this.
This box looks great for toys, I can’t wait to make some.
I like the idea of a fabric box/bucket. I also have a pattern for knitting/crocheting some as well. Great ideas!
These are perfect. I can think of so many ways to use them!
What a cool idea – this would be great for storing some of my stamping supplies as well as beauty supplies. Thanks so much for the links!
That looks like such a great size…and so cute too!
How cute. I will definitely try this one for gifts.
These are so very handy and pretty. I’ve made a few of the linen and patchwork baskets and love them.
The boxes are cute. I have been organizing my craft and sewing area. I need to make some of these boxes to brighten up the room.
So cute!
I love that polka-dot fabric and the commenter who said she’d like one in each color to hold scraps…another new idea just got added to my way-too-long ideas I’d like to try list! Thanks!
Just what I need to keep my stuff and my kids stuff organized without going plastic.
Thanks
Thank goodness the weekend is almost here. I am going to fabric boxify my life. Look out stash!
So cute!! In my house, this would be a definite need! Thanks so much for posting!
I love fabric boxes, thanks for posting additional tutorials. I used Amanda’s fabric cube tutorial at crazy mom quilts — easy and very addicting!
such a great idea. i’ve seen buckets about, but didn’t realize they would be so fast to work up. thanks for the tutorial!
I made the Bagsket which was featured in the 2007 Handmade Holidays (http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/?p=223) as a toy bucket for my niece, but apparently I didn’t take any photos. I don’t know why, but I find the handles very satisfying.
So cute. Can’t wait to try and make one.
Cute boxes and fabric!
Love them!
What a cute little bucket!
This is my favorite fat quarter project so far! I need organization & these could be perfect.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
LOVE. I love the idea of fabric buckets, maybe this will actually inspire me to try them! Thanks!
i was just this week looking for a tutorial, thank you for reading my mind!
Great fabric choices!
I think I’d put fabric scraps in these buckets too.
So very cute! I must make some!
Ooh they have the Japanese book at my library. I’m not usually into fabric baskets, but that one looks exceptional. I’m envisioning much fun in my daughter’s room with fabric basket organization
Perfect for organizing the stash/supplies in the sewing room!
Sweet! What a great way to display your favorite stash fabrics throughout the house!
Perfect! I’ve been thinking about sewing up a few fabric boxes lately, and now I have a few more tutorials to check out. Thanks!
Cute box and pretty fabric!
I need more organization in my life…
I can’t wait to make one of these!
Very cool basket – love the colors too!
too many ideas! STOP the madness! Thanks for giving me more ideas than I can handle.
Love this project! Love Fat Quarter Month!
love the practicality of this!
I love these fabric boxes. I think I need to make some!
What a beautiful basket! I am curious—are those appliques in the basket? It just looks so happy and fun!
Love this! Does it come with instructions on how to teach my kids how to pick up?
I’ve had fun making fabric boxes- this one looks nice and sturdy!
Zakka fabric art is so cool! Would love to see a book of it.
I am just about sewing some fabric boxes for my toddler’s room. This one looks wonderful.
This is a great idea!
Super cute! I feel inspired…need something to put my daughter’s hair clips in!
Seriously, you read my mind. I am hoping to make on of these this weekend to hold our puppy’s toys.
Oooo . . . . I want to make a toy gathering basket. My goodness, I spend alot of time gathering toys!
Thank you, thank you! I’ve been wondering what to make for my Mom’s birthday, and I think this is it! It’s perfect!
I adore these patterns shared!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love seeing other people’s work. Thanks
I love these!
This is my kind of project! And frankly, given the state of my daughter’s room, there is gathering to be done!
Love the fabric & projects! Need the organization in my house!
So cute
Love it! Fabric boxes will look great in my daughters room!
What cute boxes! I never thought of making fabric boxes…I think I’ll try one soon, now I see the possibilities!
Oooh, I’m inspired to make this one of my first projects on my new sewing machine!
These are awesome. We need to make some to store all our homeschool supplies, they would make our class/playroom cheery.
Love the fabric boxes
I am really enjoying these ideas for fat quarters. The fabric boxes are lovely.
I love those!!!
So cute! This is another great idea! Thanks.
I’ve been trying to find something that my 3 year old daughter can put doll clothes in. This just might do the trick. Thanks!
I love fat quarters. they are great for quilts and I love to use them when I do some sewing for my little girl
I love the idea of fabric boxes!
What a great use for a fat quarter! I’ll definately have to try!
These are super cute. I love this blog for sewing ideas but this month’s project of the day series is just amazing, a true embarrassment of riches. Thank you so much – every entry is a little gem. Not only are the projects selected great ideas but the additional inspiration and tutorial links are very generous.
On another quilting community I belong to, one of the quilters, posted about fabric baskets she made, and the tutorial she found online. Needless to say, many of us, jumped at making these baskets. They are similar to the buckets posted here. Here is the link if you want to check them out for your self.. http://ayumills.blogspot.com/2008/05/tutorial-fabric-basket.html
-Alice
i love all of these ideas and am having a hard time focusing on just one. I really have enjoyed Fat quarter month, and will hate to see it leave. I am new to sewing and need to increase my stash, fat quarters seem the way to go for me.
These buckets are so cute — love them!
Love the fabric baskets… and the tutorial… especially the one by Pink Penquin. thanks.
I love it! I want to make one.
I cannot think of a better use for fabric then a box for MORE fabric! Yay!
I can’t wait to make some of these boxes and buckets as catch-alls around the house! So cute!
These buckets are so cute! I can’t wait to try one of the tutorials that you provided… Thanks!
those are awesome!!!
Great storage idea! And so pretty too.
Wow! Those are great – I really need to make those!
too cute!!!!
I’m in love with fat quarter month! I want to make lots and lots of toy buckets, for MY toys!!
I love the patchwork on the Pink Penguin tutorial. I should really try one of these– I stink at boxing corners and need the practice.
Love this idea. I am always looking for cute storage. and I have plenty fat quarters that need a purpose.
Way Cute!! Love it love it.
I love the fabric boxes. I need all the help I can get with organization and the colors are to die for.
Thank you so much for sharing the links to the tutorials. My husband (much to my surprise!) recently asked me to make him some fabric baskets for his desk at work, so this is perfect!
These are awesome. Thanks for the idea and know-how.
SO CUTE!!!
Love the fabric boxes!
I love this pattern!
So cute:)
This is so cute and fun and practical. I’d definitely like to try one of these. Thanks for sharing!
I love fat quarters and all the things you can do with them. These little boxes are on my ‘to do list’. At the moment I’m making bags.
Oh I love this months ideas!
I loooove fabric boxes! I really should just put aside some of my “have to” sewing and try some new stuff!–like this!
I love them all, but especially the red one with the colorful dots inside!
I’ve already made the one at the Pink Penguin tutorial, they’re very useful too!
That is the cutest thing! I need like 20 of them
These could be great for storing yarn, toys, socks, etc in! Great idea.
I love this site! So many inspirational ideas
What a great project! Love the fabric combination of the one shown!
Love the little basket. I used a leg from an old pair of jeans on the bottom of the one I made. Have to recycle as much as possiable now a days. Thanks for the idea. Thanks.
I NEED some of these! I don’t know why I just don’t think this stuff up myself. . . lol
how cool is that!??
This is giving me motivation to do a project I’ve been planning but haven’t started–a little bag with sand-filled anchor to hang off the side of your sewing table. It’s a handy place for tiny scraps and threads that you cut off as you sew. I picked out the fabrics, which is the funnest part; now I need to make it!
Love this one! Definitely something I would use around the house!
I can’t wait to make some of these. I might use medium interfacing to stabilize them.
thanks for the great links on making these fabric baskets! I’ve been eyeing these baskets for awhile now:)
another cute idea,
Very Cool! With a 3 year old running about my house is always in complete disarray with all her toys and nowhere to put them…a solution at last!! Think I will definitely give this a go!
That is such a cute idea! I need to make some of those for my daughter’s room to gather up all those little treasures she collects.
I need a bunch of these to stash my knitting in!
Very cool! I would love to make these for Easter!
Ok, my sewing machine is coming out of the closet, I need some of these around the house!
Love this!! I especially love the color and what a fabulous gift idea. I really want to check out the toy box.
So glad I found your site–finding some fun gift ideas using wonderful fabrics.