Easy Fabric Basket Tutorial | 1-Hour Weekend Sewing Projects

This easy no-pattern fabric bin is a quick weekend sewing project you can stitch up in an hour or less. This stash-busting idea is a creative way to make cute, colorful organization for your craft room -- or ANY --room in the house. They make great DIY gifts too!
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[@normarodriguez7988]

Exactly what I needed. Downsizing to a small travel trailer means less storage. Instead of round I made an oval shape basket out of cotton canvas material for my toilet paper. Holds 4 rolls. I added iron on interfacing fabric in between material to make it sturdier. Very happy with my results. Your instructions were easy to follow. Thank you!!

[@Carol-Bell]

I think this goes on the list of something I can teach my 11 year old granddaughter this summer. It can be done with any size circle and any height you wish:)

[@samiraadams6980]

It is a cool project but please don’t sew over the pins it’s dangerous!

[@shyrell2743]

Yeah please don't sew over pins I'm only bin sewing for a year and a half but still

[@nnmmnn9442]

Очаровательно! Сколько раз смотрю и ненасмоирюсь!👍👏👏👏👏

[@jesushatsunemiku6165]

So helpful, I want to make a basket to put my dogs toys away (they’re always all over the floor) and I couldn’t find a tutorial without wadding until now 😊

[@flaxyjan2375]

This is much easier than trying to work out Pi !!! Thanks, love it

[@cazz_ess]

Thank you. Nice quick and easy project.

[@bettymontgomery6198]

I like the easy cutting and assembly of this video

[@thecraftypony5564]

Luckily u guys in the comments saved me. I was going to sew over the pins, thinking it was ok to do so! 😬😑 thx comments ppl :D

[@kerrycooper-dean4243]

I've been sewing for 40 years, and sew over pins all the time. I can count on one hand the number of times the machine needle has hit the pin and snapped. The thread has stopped the needle end from flying off. Yes, it's a risk, but I am not good enough at maths to be able to calculate the times it's happened over my hours of sewing. Having said that, it's easy enough to sew a short straight seam without pinning. Or pin three times- at the start of the seam, in the middle, and at the end. Use finer pins, as another commenter has said. And to those new at sewing, there are much better tutes out, that explain the types of fabric and interfacing/stabiliser required to complete the project. TL/DR- you can sew over pins, and there's better tutes out there.

[@malaagarwal4132]

So nice

[@hildiborkowski4436]

It would be great if you could indicate what type of fabric to use. Obviously a stiffer fabric would be better than a Jersey because the basket would not stand up if a Jersey or a knit were to be used. A canvas or denim would be great for this project. Even a stiffer cotton would work. Thinner fabrics such as rayon or even a silky type would require interfacing to make it more substantial. The concept is good but the instructions could have been better.

[@ellyfulks9432]

Thank you!! I was wondering what sort of fabric would be best.

[@bettymontgomery6198]

Courtny Kilpatrick I use Bosal N-R -Form Plus on my baskets

[@MohChart]

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[@vickiclark1998]

Really Blueprint? Cute idea, but the sewing over pins thing is just asking for an accident.

[@MohChart]

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[@5069155]

Wow! Sewing over pins is hard to watch!

[@itcouldbeanyone]

I cringed watching that, it’s a great idea but the pins say no.

[@mariefoley846]

Do you add interfacing to the fabric?

[@MHoWsc]

Really nice quick and easy project but why are you sewing over pins?😯

[@janeandrew4367]

Not a smart move for the safety of the sewer OR the machine by sewing over pins!

[@grafinkprints4375]

Exactly! Never sew over your pins!

[@margeryciambra7344]

Everyone makes that mistake at least once in their sewing lives...forget the critics but do listen to their advice. The fabric bowl is adorable. Thanks for showing this video. 👍 margy

[@izabeera166]

It is ok to sew with pins placed horizontally. Everyone does it

[@bettymontgomery6198]

Wouldn’t this work better to stand up using Bosal In -R-Form Plus? I use that a lot on my baskets ..

[@sabrinaharris6538]

Yes it would

[@wooliswhyfibercraftskathle9058]

Ok soooooo, the circumference of a 12” diameter plate IS 37.69” NOT 30” AS THE VIDEO PORTRAYS. Good GREIF!!! Is someone double checking the M A T H over there at Bluprint?? I have only been sewing for 2 yrs so I REALLY pay attention to the videos to assist me. This video is not accurate which wastes my time. My husband and I have determined that the plate used in the video is 9.250” in diameter to make a circumference of 29.05”. Am I alone out here in the wilderness?? AND. NO I do not sew over pins!!!

[@brenda31005]

I thought the same thing Kathleen. What a waste of my time trying to follow this video.

[@kerrycooper-dean4243]

I agree. You are not alone! This is a lousy tute, especially for newbies to sewing. Funnily enough, when I was taught to sew, I was taught to sew over horizontally placed pins! LOL!

[@roadrunner123]

The video says she's using a 12" plate but that would require the length of the side fabric to be 37.69 + 1" seam allowance and rounding off the side fabric would have to be cut to approx. 38 3/4. She must have made a mistake either on the measuring tape or her actual plate size. It certainly doesn't look like that side piece is 38 inches long!

[@africamason762]

What fabrics did you use & how much of it? Thanks

[@christinabirch1816]

Is the seam allowance actually 1"? It looks so much more like 1/2" in this video. I tried a smaller bin (7" plate trace) and the seam allowance seemed wrong for sure.

[@roadrunner123]

If you want your finished bottom to be 7", cut your circle to 8 inches and your fabric for the sides at 23 inches. This is for a 1/2 inch seam allowance.

[@00WatName00]

Does anyone know what type of fabric the silver lining they used? I already checked their site but they didn't specify what fabric it is. I was hoping to get the same kind... 😕

[@mrsa7035]

Maybe use batting between outer and inner for more upright standing fabric finish and even quilt the outer fabric first for different finish🙋🏻‍♀️🎄

[@patriot8938]

not only sewing over pins, but those nasty fat ones that will break your needle in a Minnesota minute.

[@genesiseversole9001]

How much fabric should I use?

[@nasooong9544]

Amazing idea, bit that poor machine will break if you sew over pins like that, that’s just an accident waiting To happen 😦

[@samiraadams6980]

The project is cool but sewing over the pins is dangerous, and you guys are professionals, you know better.

[@vickiclark1998]

I was thinking the exact same thing. I accidently sewed over a missed pin and had I NOT had my glasses on the broken needle would have hit me in the eye. Very dangerous indeed!

[@thebeastingaming6008]

Some of the fancier machines actually let you run over pins safely but it's probably not something to be teaching a beginner with a cheap machine anyway

[@samiraadams6980]

thebeast ingaming the machine being fancy or not changes nothing, because it’s when the two needles meet when its game over, and nothing can interfere, no setting nothing.

[@vickiclark1998]

A needle can hit a pin even on a fancy machine. It is a risk that is best avoided.

[@patrickfarley8036]

Oh stop it! The point of the needle may, I repeat, may dull a bit after hitting 100 or so pins, but ladies really. Sewing machine needles are not brittle. Should you drop one it won't shatter or crack. Sewing needles have the ability to flex and that coupled with the fact that even a medium gauge straight pin is .036" ( 0.9mm ) thick and most light pins are .020" wide, the pins pose no threat to the needle! The needle will just slide over to one side of the pin or the other. Always taking the path of least resistance! Providing of course your pins run perpendicular to the feed direction and not parallel to the feed direction which would allow the needle the opportunity to strike the same pin many times depending on the length of the pin and stitch length setting. And even then the damage wouldn't be as bad as how horrible the stitch line would look!! Really the only problem with sewing over pins is if the round or flat head of the pin runs between the presser foot and dogs. That poses the biggest threat if anything. See for yourself by laying a straight pin across the dogs and you'll notice how hey just fall into the low part of the grooves and won't get squashed between the points of the dogs and the presser foot! So go right ahead and sew over your pins. Saves time too! Just don't forget to remove them later! 😨 yeeooowwwwie! 😂

[@becky3161]

Can anyone tell me what the spotted fabric is please?

[@plentymangoes1231]

It looks like a cotton canvas. Maybe an upholstery fabric or duck cloth.

[@terrymangnall7139]

Sewing over pins? Are you going to offer machine repair next? I understand this was for a beginner, but I expected more tips for sewing correctly.

[@MohChart]

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[@msxjade]

What type of fabric for The project

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[@Jumajaju811]

Ummm, am I the only one who wants to offer help and advice and hugs? Seriously???

[@evie7887]

Am I the only one stuck on the 12” circle part 😂 I’m dumb

[@violetcarson5532]

No hun you're not😂😂

[@heatherappell9528]

Showing new people its okay to sew over pins is awful as most machines can't sew over one without it throwing out its timing