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How is everyone going with the school holidays? Here at the ONC*, we are at our second week of the holidays.
I am loving my time off with the kids. For some reason I always enjoy the school breaks between Terms 1 to 3... its the end of year break that I find hard...but then again that might have something to do with the stresses associated with the end of year. :P
Don't get me wrong, we do spend some of our days bickering - we are definitely a long way away from the Brady Bunch - but overall, I have enjoyed the slower days and being able to play and craft together.
Speaking of craft, Jess of Button Beauty asked me for a tutorial re: the fabric boxes I made for the kids' room.
Step 1: Draw your box template.
Now I used DOUBLE the seam allowance I normally use. (Reasons for which will be revealed below).
Step 2: Cut TWO pieces of fabric - one for the inside and the other for the outside using your template.
Step 3: This step is important if you are making a big box (like the ones I made for the kids' room). Iron on interfacing on both the outher and inner fabric. As the box I'm making for this tutorial is quite small, and the inner fabric is actually uholstery fabric, I left this step out.
Step 4: With right sides together, sew around the fabric, making sure you leave a small gap so you can turn it inside out.
Step 5: After you've turned the fabric inside out, pinch the box corner sides together with the lining on the outside.
Sew each corner side together. :)
Step 6: Now turn the box inside out again so the outer fabric is on the outside and ...ta da!
This fabric box is just big enough to hold my children's UNO cards and their matching Winnie the Pooh Tape. :)
Hope you are all having a good day. :) If you want me to elaborate further on the tutorial please let me know!
*ONC - Our Nation's Capital
6 comments:
Thanks for the tutorial! Love the idea of fabric boxes... ta.
Cute! In the boxes I made, I didn't have interfacing, so I used pieces of cardboard cut from cereal boxes to stiffen the sides.
I want to try one of these myself. Great little tutorial! Well done!
Thanks for dropping in too:)
Always welcome!! I love what you are doing with your kids room.
Irene x
Thanks for the tutorial, it reminds me, I have a partially finished bag that I am not happy with but it would make a great box.
You're all welcome. :)
Julie, cereal boxes are a great idea to stiffen the sides! Do you have a link to that post you can share?
Thanks E!! Just back from Melb so only just saw the post. Will give it a try. Thought I might use some fused plastic bags for interfacing so boxes are washable. Ta. Free at all on weekend?
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