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collapsible fabric boxessewing tutorial
collapsible fabric boxes
difficulty: makes:
materials & tools• Matchingsewingthread• Basicsewingtools(sewingmachine,
scissors,iron,needles,pins,fabricmarker,seamripper)
• BrickLayoutVersion:Variouspatchworkfabrics,totaling11/4yds.
• DiamonDLayoutVersion:Variouspatchworkfabrics,totaling11/2yds.
• WhoLecLothVersion:3/4yd.lighttomediumweightfabric(Iusedquiltingcotton)
• 3/4yd.lightweightfabricforlining(Iusedquiltingcotton)
• 12/3yds.of20”widefusiblepeltex(oryoucouldpiecethepeltextogether,thenyou’donlyneed1yd.)
• 3”x5”rectangleofclearvinyl(optional)
• 18”ofVelcro
one11”x11”x11”boxIt’salittleunwieldytosewandthere’ssomeprecisionrequiredtogetthesidestolineup.Soit’snotterriblebutitdoestakesometime.
Thisprojectislikemanyotherfabricboxesortrays,exceptitutilizesvelcroonthesidestoallowittocollapseforstoragewhennotinuse.Inaddition,thispatternshowsyouhowtomakeitinabrickordiamondpatchworklayoutforanaddedtouch.
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1. Ifyou’reusingwholecloth,skiptostep10.
BrickLayoutVersion:
2.Fromyourvariouspatchworkfabrics,cut12strips,31/2”xwidthoffabric(thepatternforthisblockisalsointhe.pdf)
3.Subcut11ofthosestripsinto75rectan-gles,51/2”x31/2”
4.Subcutthelaststripinto10rectangles,3”x31/2”.Thenskiptostep7.
DiamonDLayoutVersion:
5.Fromyourvariouspatchworkfabrics,cut12strips,41/2”xwidthoffabric
6.Lineupyourdiamondtemplateonthefabricwiththegrainlinearrowparalleltoyourcutedgesanduseittotraceandcut76diamonds.Thenskiptostep8.
Yourpiecessofarshouldlooksomethinglikethis:
Topiecetogetherthebricklayout,it’sdonebycreating10rowsof8bricks.Ifneces-
sary,layoutyourbricksonadesignwallfirst.
Besuretousea1/4”seamallowanceforallthepatchwork.Theoddrowsarearowof8fullbricks;sew5ofthose.Theevenrowsarearowof7fullbrickswithahalfbrickoneachend;create5ofthose.
Sewalltherowstogether,alternatingthemtorecreatetheillustrationhere.Yourfinishedpatchworkshouldmeasureabout40”x30”.Skiptostep10fortherestofthebox.
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Forthediamondlayout,it’snotquiteasstraightforward.We’restilldoingrowsandcolumns,butsincetheseamsareatanangletheyneedtobelinedupdifferently.Thisiswhatitlookslikewhenyousewupapair,keepthatinmindforthenextstepwhenyouseethefulllayoutwe’regoingfor.Anddon’tforgettousea1/4”seamallowanceforthepatchwork.
Thisisthediamondlayoutyouwanttocreatewithyour76diamonds.They’reallpiecedataslantlikethis,butonceyougetthehangofityou’llseeit’sjustlikesquares,onlytilted.Thethingtowatchoutforisthatthereareadifferentnumberofdiamondstopieceineachrow.Itgoes:2diamonds(2rows),4diamonds(2rows),6diamonds(2rows),8diamonds(2rows),and9diamonds(4rows).Yourfinishedpatchworkshouldbeabout43”x36”,buthavinga1/2”ortwooffwon’taffectyourproject.
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prep for the box:ifitwerefullfabricyardage.Cutoutthepiecesfollowingthepatternguidelines.
13. Repeatthesamethingwithyourotherfabrics:liningandinterfacing
14. Markthefabricpieceswiththemarkingsfromthepattern
10.Printouttheprojectpattern,pages11-1711. Assemblethepatternpiecesbyliningup
thepagemarkings(A1toA2,B3toB4,andsoon)
12. Layoutyourboxpatternpiecesontothepatchworkyoucreatedinsteps1-9as
Nowwe’rereadytoactuallystartmakingthebox!Atthispointwe’llbeusinga5/8”seamallowanceunlessstatedother-
wise.Theboxhas3majorcomponents,thebottom,thesides,andthefront/back.
Eachoneissewntothelining,butinaslightlydifferentway.
Forthebottom,layerapatchworkandliningpiecetogetherwithrightsidesfacing.SewthemtogetherwithlittleLshapesateachcornerastheillustrationshows.Whencomplete,trimtheseamallowancesinthatcorner,turnthebottomrightsideout,andpress.
Thepaperpatternalsoshowsthis,butyou’llknowyouhaveitrightwhenyourpressedshapelookslikeaveryfat+sign.
Forthesides,youusethesamepiecesasthebottom,butsewnabit
differently.Forthisone,layertogetheronepatchworkand
oneliningsquareasbefore,butsewthemtogetheralongthetopandsidesonly.Leavethebottomopenforturningrightsideoutwhenyou’redone.Trimthecornersoftheseamallowances,turnthepiecerightsideout,andpressflat.Dothiswiththeremainingpiecessoyouhavetwosidestotal.
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Thefrontandbackusetheextendedpiecesandarealsosewntogetherabitdifferently.Justlikewiththeothers,layerapatchworkpiecewithaliningpiecewithrightsidesfacingandlineuptherawedges.Sewaroundthesidesandtopofthispiece,butbesuretoturnatarightanglebeforeheadingoutthebottom.Trimtheseamallowances,turnthepiecerightsideout,andpressitflat.Thepaperpatternalsoshowsthis,butyoushouldhavealittleextensionatthebottomifyou’vedoneitright.
Togivethestructuretoyourbox,you’llbefillingeachpiecewithan11”x11”squareofPeltex.Thepatternisthesameasthesquareforthesidesandbottomexceptwiththeseamallowancescutoff(incaseyoumissedthenoteonthepattern).
Slideeachsquareofinterfacinginsideeachsideofyourbox.Theadhesivefortheinterfacingshouldbefacingthewrongsideofyourpatchwork.Thesquareshouldnestlesnuglyagainsttheseamsfromsteps15-17,leavingtheextensionsfree.Thepaperpatternalsoshowsaguidelineastowheretheyshouldgoifyougetconfused.
Whentheinterfacingisallsettled,fuseitinplace.
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Oncetheinterfacingisallfused,Iwantedtomakesureitstayedinplaceso
Ididalittletopstitchingaroundtheinterfacingsquare,
about1/4”infromtheedgeforeachsideofthebox.Atthistime,alsoaddyourvinylpocketifdesired.Tapeitinplacewherethepatternguidelinesindicateonwhatwillbethefrontofyourbox,thensewitplacearoundthesidesandbottom(about1/8”fromtheedge)toformthepocket.
Nowwecanstartjoiningthesides.Eachsideoftheboxisattachedtothe
bottomviaaFrenchseamsoitfitsunderthesewing
machinerelativelywellwithoutbendingtheinterfacingtoomuch.Firstupwe’llbeaddingthesides.TobegintheFrenchseam,lineuponesidepiecewiththebottompiecewithWrongsidesfacingandsewthemtogetherwitha1/4”seamallowancealongjustoneoftheextensions.Whencomplete,trimdowntheseamto1/8”anddefinitelybesuretogetalltheextrathreadsoutofthere.
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TofinishtheFrenchseam,turnthepiecesbacktheotherwaywithrightsidestogether.Presstheseamflat,thensewthesameseamasbefore,butwitha3/8”seamallowance.Thisshouldencasetheseamfromthepreviousstep,creatinganicefinishedseamwithnorawedgesoneitherside.
Repeatthiswiththeremainingsidepieceandtheoppositesideoftheboxbottom.Youshouldhavearowof3squaresasshownintheillustration.
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Nowrepeatsteps19-21withthefrontandbacksidesoftheboxandtheremaining
extensionsonthebottompiece.Altogetheritshouldlook
somethinglikethisfromtheinside.
LastlyIaddedtheVelcrotoholdallthesidesoftheboxup.Isavedthisforlast
becausewhileIhaveguidesonthepatternthatshow
wheretheyshouldgo,youmightwanttodoublecheckthemwithwhereyourboxlinesupperson-ally.CutuptheVelcrointotwelve11/2”longpieces.ThehooksideoftheVelcroisplacedontheinsideofthefrontandbackflaps.Threeoneachside.
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TheothersideoftheVelcrogoesonthesidesoftheboxontheouterfabric.Onceagain,threeoneachside.Afterthat,liftupyourboxsidesandattachthemtotheVelcroontheboxfrontandback.You’reallsettofill!
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