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Can anyone help me figure out how to make this? A fabric Easter basket made from vintage sheets
talesofawannabe Advanced Beginner VA USA Member since 6/25/10 Posts: 233	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 3/4/13 5:51 PM I have had a picture of a fabric Easter basket pinned to a Pinterest board for quite a while. However, when I try to click the link the blog it was posted on seems to be gone and I can't find it anywhere on the web. Here is the link to the pic on Pinterest. http://pinterest.com/pin/96475616987675508/ I think this is so cute! I'd love to make a few for Easter for some of the younger girls I know. I don't have any idea of how to make this though. The only thing I have sewn without a pattern is some pot holders which are obviously not hard to make. I assume I will need some sort of interfacing to make it stand up since vintage sheets don't have a lot of body, especially if they have been washed. I can't tell from the pic, but I assume I may need to make the bottom separate from the pleated sides? It also appears that there is bias binding at the top. Thanks so much! ------ http://talesofawannabeseamstress.blogspot.com/
clt3 Intermediate OH USA Member since 2/6/06 Posts: 770	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 3/5/13 5:17 AM Well, there are a lot of things you can use to make it stand up. Canvas, heavy interfacing like Decorbond, Soft 'n Stable ( a product similar to what's inside a Vera Bradley bag). I would cut the rectangle and pleat it, attach to the interfacing, sew the 2 short edges together, then cut the circle for the bottom. Remember circumference = 3.14 X diameter, then add seam allowances. The diameter should equal the diameter of the pleated piece you've sewn together. Yes, it looks like the top is finished with bias tape. ------ Singer 66-16. Singer 600e, Kenmore 158.1913 , Viking 1100, Brother 4000D, Brother Quattro, Bernina 930, White 634DE, Babylock Evolve, 2 Featherweights ,Pfaff Creative Performance,Janome Coverpro 1000CPX

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