TUTORIAL Adorable Easter Basket

Made By Me Monday!
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SUPPLIES NEEDED:

 2 pieces of fabric (one for outer layer and one for the lining of the basket), felt (or stuffing), ball fringe or ribbon, measuring tape, sewing machine, sewing pins, scissors

cut ALL 3 pieces of your fabric into 14"X14" squares

(save leftover fabric to make a handle)

fold each piece in half and cut 3 and 1/2" squares off each corner

or you can use one square as a template for each corner

You will need to make your inner "stuffing" to help the basket take shape. I had leftover felt scraps, so I used it! :)

 piece your felt together to make a 14" X 14" square. Cut off corners

 and sew it

all three pieces (outer layer, felt layer, inner layer) are the same

 bring each corner (right sides together) on your outer layer and sew to make a "box"

turn right side out

 place your felt layer (not sewn) inside the "box" and match up the corners

 sew your inner lining the same way as the outer

and place all three layers together and match up the corners

fold and pin outer layer and inner lining, raw edges in

now let's make the handle... use scrap fabric cut 14" X 6"

 place a scrap piece of felt on the inside to make the handle thicker, fold over and sew

 sew your handle together to make a "tube" and then turn right side out

 un-pin your basket where your handle goes, so you can do one stitch through the whole thing at once

sew your handle on and finish sewing around the entire basket

 gather your corners together

 give it one more stitch (at least 1/4" in) to reinforce the sides

 this will help your basket to stand up nicely

 ta-tah! a basket!

to add even a little more cuteness, sew a strip of ball fringe around the entire basket

 that's it! Isn't it adorable! And this was a super easy project....

ready to fill your basket with grass and goodies!
Our original idea came from the basket my mom made all of us kids when we were little. Without unstitching her basket, my sister and I were able to use it as a template and recreate it! Now our kids will have the same Easter baskets that we had!

...pretty close, huh? :)

TOTAL TIME SPENT: under an hour
TOTAL MONEY SPENT: none!
(I had all the supplies)
Happy Monday!