Fabric Trays or Baskets: sewing for beginners friendly project with straight stitching that stores flat!
How to make a Fabric Tray with Kam Snaps®. If you are looking for a quick, functional, and fun sewing project for yourself, for gifts or things to sew and sell, fabric trays (or fabric baskets) are a great way to go.
In this video, I show you how to make stylish, versatile fabric trays that fold up with snaps and store flat! This step-by-step tutorial will guide you through the entire process, including how to fussy cut fabric so you get exactly what you want on the inside! Create a beautifully finished fabric tray in no time.
MATERIALS
(2) squares of fabric (see chart)
Pellon® 987F Fusible Fleece
Rotary Cutter
Rotary Mat
Quilting Ruler
16″ Square Ruler from CreativeGrids®
Kam Snaps®
Washi Tape
Straight Pins or Fabric Clips
Sewing Machine
Iron & Ironing Board
Better to Wake at the Lake fabric by Tara Reed for Riley Blake Designs is used in this tutorial
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SHORTCUTS TO SPECIFIC TOPICS:
00:00 Introduction
00:51 Supplies
01:21 How to get free templates
01:59 Fabric sizes
02:50 CreativeGrids® 16″ square ruler
03:46 Use tape to create grid to fussy cut fabric
05:43 Choosing central image
07:19 Prepare fabric squares
07:54 Clip fabrics together
08:26 Sew fabrics
09:34 Clip corners
10:44 Turn right side out
11:10 How to use a turning tool for corners
11:51 Pressing flat
12:38 How to pull up bobbin thread
13:19 Edgestitch
13:38 Choosing Thread
14:22 Using Chalk Lines for sewing
15:52 Use tape for sewing guidelines
17:20 Quilt center of fabric
17:54 How to decide inside and outside fabrics
19:15 Use templates to place snaps
19:41 Placing snaps without the templates
20:47 How to put on Kam Snaps®
22:08 Snap fabric trays together
22:18 Fabric basket sizes
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4 Comments on How to make a Fabric Tray with Kam Snaps – Quick and Easy Sewing Project
I love your videos! I am learning so much!
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Thank you for this great tutorial! I made it for dice-games for my children.
Unfortunatly I live in Belgium, Europe and can not support you by buying one of more of your patterns on etsy.
I’m so glad it worked well! I keep watching to see if the EU creates a small business to the GSPR for digital downloads but it doesn’t look like they will. So sadly it’s cost prohibitive for me to sell in the EU.