This cute fabric basket with an easy close drawstring can be used for things like toys, a mini diaper bag and more. It’s a great baby shower gift! This post contains an affiliate link.
I started browsing online for a tutorial and found a darling drawstring fabric basket!
How great would a few of these be for storing toys? The tutorial was simple to follow and would be really easy to size up to make a bigger basket. You could even make a large one and add shoulder straps for a little backpack of some sort!
I quilted the outside in simple straight lines and used two fabrics that I’ve had for quite awhile. The fox print is from Joann’s and the polka dot was on clearance at Walmart for $1/yard last year. I really wish I had purchased more of it. I mean, $1 a yard? Why didn’t I buy the entire bolt?
Cinched up tight, this will be one gift bag that isn’t tossed or re-gifted!
You can see the full tutorial to make this fabric basket from Threading My Way
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Welcome! I'm Brandy, mother to 5 darling kiddos and a cute black lab named Toby. My husband is in the Coast Guard so we've lived all over the place, turning each house into a home. I love baking, sewing, making cute things with my kids, and sharing what I've learned with all of you!
What a great idea to include two gauze blankets and give as a Baby Shower gift. Love how your fabric basket turned out. Thanks for the link back to my tutorial. Would you mind if I included one of these photos in a future blog post, of course linking back and crediting you?
Of course, thank you!!
Do you sell these Brandy?
Hi Elle, currently I do not have any items for sale. Unfortunately I just don’t have the time!
Super pretty and what a great, practical gift for a new mom. It makes me want to work on my sewing skills! Visiting from Two Uses Tuesday.
Thank you Victoria!
Hi Brandy – I totally agree with you on that amazing moment when you find two fabrics in your stash that coordinate perfectly! Your pick looks fab on the drawstring basket bag.
I love your idea of making a gift which stores other gifts. I made a list of practical handmade baby shower gifts (http://www.sewinlove.com.au/2016/01/10/10-homemade-baby-shower-gifts-mamas-love/) earlier this year, and I think a reusable bag like this would make a very handy gift indeed.
such a great baby shower gift! love the fabrics you used as well. Someone will be happy!! I need one of those fabric drawstring baskets – they are so cute – maybe a couple of them….
What a great gift idea!! I’ve got a few showers coming up – may have to break out my sewing kit! Thanks for sharing on Totally Terrific Tuesday 🙂 🙂
What a truly adorable, and useful, gift!! I love the fabrics you used. And how awesome that the blankets match! I might have to try this myself. Love it! 🙂
Thank you so much, Martie!
What a great idea, and I love your fabric choices! I have several baby gifts to give soon, and I think I will definitely have to make some of these to use as the gift bags!
Thanks so much Amy! They are really fun to make and was such a hit at the baby shower!
Super cute! I love the fabrics
This is so cute! Perfect for both personal use and to make as a gift– I love it!
Thank you so much Courtney!
This is lovely. And such pretty fabrics.
Amalia
xo
your fabric choice is so cute. What a lovely way to give a gift too.thank you for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things blog hop. Pinned xo
What a great gift idea – I’d love to have you share at the DIY party!
http://www.pleasuresofthenw.com/diy-party-2/
What a lovely basket and the towels coordinate perfectly. Thanks for sharing at the #ThisIsHowWeRoll Link Party.
I really love the fabric and how your sewing project turned out. Thanks for sharing at the #InspirationSpotlight party. Pinned & shared.
Oh, thank you Theresa!
Such a great project! I wish I’d make more time to sew, I miss it! Thanks for sharing at Dishing It & Digging It!
What all did you do different from the original tutorial. I like yours much better.
Any chance you have a final bag size of the drawstring bag? I’m trying to decide if I need to make it bigger for more of a diaper/day bag for a mom to be!
Hi Jenna! I gave this as a baby shower present last year so I don’t have it in front of me to measure anymore. I’m sorry! It definitely wasn’t big enough to use as a diaper bag though. It would need to be about twice the size in both directions. Sorry I couldn’t be of more help! It’s a super cute style for a diaper bag though!
I made one of these and I’m having trouble getting it to close fully at the top. It seems with the suggested channel size for the drawstring that it gets to bulky to folly cinch up. Does your close all the way?
Hi Lindsey! The ones I made cinch up pretty tight, but I kind of eye balled the channel size for the drawstring and it could be a little wider than the original pattern? I’m thinking that might be the reason.
Is there a trick to getting your bag to sit tall instead of falling into the basket? It looks like your sits taller than the ones in the tutorial and I am wondering if there is a way to replicate that? Thanks! Love the bag 🙂
Hi Valerie! Mine is sitting taller because I had a blanket inside to give it some shape for the photo. Just so that you could see what it looked like when it was filled with things. So if you have things inside your basket it will sit up taller. Hope that helps!