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Skill level: Beginner

Supplies list

The fabric basket comes in two sizes: small and large.

Finished measurements:

Small basket Large basket

8 ½” / 9” / 6 ½” 8 ½” / 9” / 13”

21.5 cm / 23 cm / 16.5 cm 21.5 cm / 23 cm / 33 cm

• External fabric: Cotton Canvas, Cork, Faux leather, Vinyl, or other stable fabric

• Lining fabric: quilted cotton or similar

• Lightweight interfacing: Stayflex, woven fusible interfacing or similar

• Heavyweight stabilizer: Decovil light, Fusible foam stabilizer, fusible fleece etc.

• Piping of your choice: 85 cm (33 ½”) - Small basket or 120 cm (47 ½”) - Large basket

• Leather strap 20 cm (8”) x 2 / per basket

• Rivets x 4 / per basket

Seam Allowance is 1 cm (3 8⁄ ”) unless specified otherwise.

Cutting and interfacing instruction

Cut all pattern pieces from fabric, lightweight interfacing, and stabilizer on a single layer.

From the external and lining fabric and lightweight interfacing cut a rectangle 41.5 cm by 67

cm (16 3 8⁄ ” by 26 3 8⁄ ”) for the Small basket or 58 cm by 67 cm (22 7 8⁄ ” by 26 3 8⁄ ”) for the

Large basket.

From the heavyweight stabilizer cut a rectangle 39.5 cm by 65 cm (15 ½” by 25 ½”) for

Small basket and 56 cm by 65 cm (22” by 25 ½”) for the Large basket.

Lightweight interfacing can be fused to the wrong side of the external fabric first, followed

by the heavyweight stabilizer in the centre.

I recommend using a non-directional print or plain fabric, otherwise the pattern will end up

the wrong way round on one side of the basket. You need to cut the pieces in the middle

along the longer sides and add 1 cm (3 8⁄ ”) seam allowance if working with a directional print

fabric then sew it with right sides together.

TIP: When working with Faux leather, Cork or Vinyl fabric use double

sided tape, masking tape and clips instead of pins to avoid making

unwanted holes.

First test the machine settings on a scrap of fabric and use a Teflon or

walking foot while sewing.

1. Mark the centre on the longer sides.

2. Draw a small rectangle on the wrong

side of the fabric centred along the

longer sides 21 cm by 11.5 cm (8 ¼” by

4 ½”).

3. Cut the small rectangles out.

Sewing the basket

4. Fold in falf the external piece right side

facing each other. Align the side edges

and pin in place.

5. Stitch both sides using 1 cm (3 8⁄ ”) seam

allowance. Backstitch at the beginning

and the end.

6. Open the seam allowance and press it

flat.

7. Make a notch down the folded edge to

mark the centre.

8. Line up the raw edge of the piping tape

on the right side of the top Basket edge.

Pin it together.

9. Cross over the piping at one of the

seams leaving longer tail ends.

10. Using the zipper foot start sewing the piping exactly at the seam. Backstitch at the

beginning. Fold the piping tail at 45 degrees angle away from the edge.

11. Continue sewing around the edge, cross over the piping at the seam and again fold the

tail end away from the edge. Backstitch at the end. Trim off the tail ends.

12. With right sides together fold the Basket so that the centre notches and the seams are in

line. Align the bottom edges and pin it.

13. Sew the seams using 1 cm (3 8⁄ ”) seam

allowance. Backstitch at the beginning

and the end.

14. Repeat steps 1 – 4 for the lining piece.

15. Stitch one side of the lining at a slight

angle. Start at the top with 1 cm (3 8⁄ ”)

seam allowance and finish at the bottom

at 12 mm (½”). This will make the

lining to fit better inside the basket.

Backstitch at the beginning and the end.

16. Sew the other side in the same way but

leave at least 7 cm (3”) opening, which

will be used later to turn the Basket right

side out.

17. Open the seams and press it flat.

18. Repeat steps 12- 13 to sew the bottom

seams.

19. Turn the Basket’s lining right side out.

20. With right sides facing together insert

the lining into the Basket and match the

seams. Line up the top edges and pin

around the rim of the Basket.

21. Using a zipper foot sew the seam close

to the piping. Backstitch on both ends.

22. Using the opening in the lining turn the entire Basket right side out.

23. With wrong sides together push the

lining inside the Basket and line up the

top rim edge. You can press it flat or use

clips to hold in place.

24. Topstitch the top edge close to the

piping. Backstitch at the beginning and

the end.

25. Pinch the opening in the lining seam and

close it with clips.

26. Using a ladder stitch close the opening.

27. Punch a rivet hole centred 1.5 cm (5 8⁄ ”)

from both short sides.

28. Mark a rivet placement located 5 cm

(2”) down from the top edge and 8 cm

(3 ¼”) from the seam. Repeat on the

other side.

29. Punch holes and line up the handles.

Install rivets.

Optional: when using fabric without any

interfacing cut a small leather square or a

circle and insert it between the rivet and the

lining fabric for extra reinforcement.

Congratulations, you have finished!

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