The title here is a play on words. These adorable little fabric boxes have been showing up all over blogs. Needless to say, I had to make one. Yes, I am sure I will make more.
I have a confession. I don't follow directions well. I do read them, in fact I am obsessive about reading directions. I got going as I was making this and left out one important step. I forgot to quilt it! So the corners were ripped out- and of course I had double sewn them for strength. That makes for tedious ripping out of stitches. Once that was done, it was quilted and then re-sewn.
You can see that these boxes are a great way to have a few sewing supplies at hand. I put Aurifil goodness along with my scissors and a wood turned seam ripper that I got as part of a gift basket. I love the heft of it. I used it to rip out those corner seams and it worked like a charm.
I had planned on some really cute buttons that I bought in Mexico, but I couldn't find them. They are stored safely away. Ha ha. So these black buttons were used. Actually they probably go better with the fabric than the ones I had planned to use.
I found the tutorial for the fabric box at
Seaside Stitches. If you click that link it will take you right to it.
My blog is
http://blog.geneblack.com
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These are so handy! I have one for my medicines I take daily, one with daily makeup in, one holds special cards I send..yes, hand written & sent by the post office! I have one I covered with plastic before I sewed it that I use for recipes I use often and have made these for gifts with my favorite recipes included. I also made my son one out of his old jeans for his desk. Much easier to dust when you only have to pick up a bucket!
ReplyDeleteBy the way, your weaving is coming along great! I weave with a group so I can't really claim fame for the end results since many hands have helped. I need to get a smaller one like yours for my house. Maybe this winter!
I have been thinking about those little fabric boxes lately. I think I need to make a bunch of them for my quilty friends.
ReplyDeleteYou made me in the mood to make some more fabric baskets. They are so cute.
ReplyDeleteThis is how i sew too.
ReplyDeleteRead directions, sew, forget one step......
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Love it, my only problem is, if I have a box, basket or anything that will hold something next to my sewing machine it gets filled to the brim...hummmmmmm
ReplyDeleteOh yes, that sounds like something I would do....forget a step...undo whatever had to be UNdone and make it right.
ReplyDeleteLove it Gene!
Well, I must not be hitting the basket blogs as this is my first exposure to the baskets. How cute they are. I have several seam rippers and they never get rusty because of constant use.
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