Fabric Tube Basket -Tutorial

Hi friends, my name is Faith Essenburg and I am back with another fun and easy project using Clover tools. I had so much fun playing with the Fabric Tube Maker last time, that I wanted to see what else I could make using this tool. These little baskets were just the thing! If you have been itching to make something that is a quick finish and also useful, grab your favorite fabrics or scraps, and let’s get started!

What you’ll need:

• Clover Fabric Tube Maker
• Strips of fabric 2.5 inches wide
• Batting cut into strips just under 2.5 inches wide
• Coordinating thread and that’s ALL!

Once you have all your strips cut up, sew them short end to end to make one long strip. I used various lengths from my Neon Liberty collection that totaled about 9 yards of fabric, plenty to make one small basket and a medium size one or just one big one.  Press seams open and you are set to place your batting strips on the back side of the fabric.

 

Following the directions on the packaging, insert one end of the fabric and batting into the bigger part of the tube maker as shown.

 

Pulling the fabric through a few inches, add the smaller part of the tube maker. Once the small part is attached, pull fabrics through enough to start sewing along the edge. This part is so relaxing for me, just moving the fabrics along through the tube maker and stitching. When you run out of batting, simply place another strip end to end. No need to stitch the batting together.

Once you have all your fabric sewn into a tube, you are ready to start stitching. Using a fabric scrap, find the right zig-zag setting wide enough to stitch both sides. Also, I found it helpful for this part to sew a bit slower and have my presser foot a bit lighter than I usually have it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Place your fabric tube end on the left side and start sewing with a zig-zag stitch. When you reach the end of the two joined parts, lift your pressor foot and turn your fabric to continue sewing in a circular direction. I found it helpful to place my left hand on top of the surface of the project to keep it flat. Once the base is as large as you would like it to be, turn your project a bit to the side to start sewing the side of the basket. Continue sewing until you get to the end of your fabric tube or you decide it’s big enough. Double stitch the end tail to secure it to the basket.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I made these two for myself and am now thinking how fun they would be as gift baskets with goodies in them for a new baby or teacher’s gift or a raffle basket. I love a tool that is fun to use and also can be reached when you just need a quick project. Like all of Clover’s tools, the Fabric Tube Maker takes the fuss and guesswork out of your project and ensures that sewing time is simple and fun.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We would love to see your Fabric Tube Maker creations, so be sure to follow on social media and tag your creations with #fabrictubemaker 

Thanks for sewing along, I will be back next month with more fun sewing.

Faith

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