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    Homemade Easter Basket Sewing Tutorial (Video)

    March 4, 2022 By Brandy 2 Comments

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    Make a felt Easter basket in under 30 minutes with our easy Easter basket sewing tutorial! An easy sewing project! This project yields 1 Easter basket (6"x6") that can hold up to 16 regular-sized plastic eggs.

    You might also like our 10-minute fleece bunnies or our felt carrot candy pouches. Both are EASY sewing projects and a free sewing pattern.

    easter basket sewing tutorial collage

    Watch our Step by Step Video Tutorial!

    two small easter baskets side by side on table

    I love simple sewing projects and these baskets are ridiculously easy. If you can sew a straight line you can make one of these baskets! No pattern pieces, ironing board, embroidery, fusible interfacing, or binding are necessary. Just FELT and a couple of buttons!

    two felt easter baskets

    My baskets are patterned after the nesting boxes in my kids' sewing book. I simply added a handle this time!

    child holding easter basket

    Felt is such an easy fabric to work with. It sticks to itself (reducing the number of pins needed), doesn't fray (no need to hem), and is sturdy.

    Here are 3 more felt projects you might like to check out!

    Felt Animal Bookmarks

    Felt Flower/Gardening Box

    Felt Panda Softie

    Easy Easter Basket

    This basket is just the right size to hold 12-16 Easter eggs or small toys and goodies. Wouldn't this make a cute spring gift for a friend? You could fill it with a package of Cadbury mini eggs!

    small easter basket filled with plastic eggs

    Easter Basket Sewing Tutorial

    Sewing Level: Beginner

    Time: Under 30 minutes

    Project Size: 6" square basket with handle (big enough to hold up to 16 plastic eggs)

    felt, scissors, pins, measuring tape, ruler, fabric marker, felt and buttons

    Easter Basket Supplies

    • Felt (regular and stiff)
    • Scissors
    • Measuring Tape
    • Sewing Pen or pencil (my pen has disappearing ink)
    • Pins
    • Needle
    • Thread
    • Sewing Machine
    • 2 Buttons
    • ruler or straight edge

    button on easter basket

    Types of Felt To Use For Easter BAsket

    Craft Felt

    We all know and love the basic felt rectangles that you can buy at any craft store. You can buy it in sheets or by the yard and it is perfect for so many projects! We'll use this type of felt for the lining of the basket. You'll need a 12" x18" piece (if you can't find a sheet this size you can buy it by the yard or in a package like this from Hobby Lobby).

    StiffENED Felt

    Some craft stores also sell "stiffened felt" right next to the sheets of regular craft felt. It comes in 12" x 18" sheets. This type of felt is perfect for the outside of the basket. You'll need one 12" x 18" sheet. If you aren't able to locate any you can use regular craft felt. The handle won't be quite as stiff, but it will still work. You can find sheets of stiffened felt for $1.99 from Hobby Lobby or a package of colorful 12"x12" sheets on Amazon.

    peach easter basket

    DIY Felt Easter Basket Sewing Tutorial

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    Easy Easter Basket Sewing Tutorial

    Make a felt Easter basket in under 30 minutes with our easy Easter basket sewing tutorial! An easy sewing project using basic sewing supplies!
    Prep Time10 minutes mins
    Active Time15 minutes mins
    Total Time25 minutes mins
    Yield: 1 (6") basket
    Cost: $4

    Equipment

    • sewing machine
    • scissors
    • measuring tape
    • pins
    • marker
    • sewing needle
    • ruler or straight edge

    Materials

    • 1 12"x18" piece stiff felt for basket exterior
    • 1 12"x18" piece felt for basket lining (interior)
    • thread
    • 2 buttons

    Instructions

    • Let's talk about the felt fabric pieces. For this project, you are going to use stiff felt and regular felt. You'll need a 12"x18" piece of stiff felt for the outside of the basket and another 12"x18" piece of craft felt for the lining of the basket.
      Note: If you aren't able to find a sheet of stiff felt you can use regular craft felt. The basket handle will be slightly more floppy, but it will work.
      felt, scissors, pins, measuring tape, ruler, fabric marker, felt and buttons
    • Cut felt (both the outer and lining into the following pieces):
      1 (12" x 12") square for the outer and one for the lining.
      2 (1.5" x 12") strips for the outer handle and two for the handle lining (you will sew these together to create a long 1.5"x20" basket handle in the end).
      two squares and two strips of blue and white felt
    • Sew the two outer handle pieces together on the short ends using a ⅝" seam.
      Sew two lining handle pieces together using a ⅝" seam.
      Open seams flat. You should now have two long strips of felt (one outer and one lining) that are 1.5" x 24" long.
      basket handle sewed in sewing machine
    • Place one basket handle piece on top of the others (with the right sides on the outside and center seams matching) and stitch around the perimeter using a ¼" seam allowance.
      Trim fabric close to the seam with scissors. Set handle aside.
    • Stack the 2 (12") squares, line up the edges, and add a few pins to keep everything in place. Note: if you are using patterned felt, make sure the right side of the fabric is on the outside.
      Machine stitch around all four sides using the pressure foot on your machine as a guide (⅜"). Trim the threads.
      pinned felt in sewing machine
    • Now we're going to make the bottom of the basket and sides by creating corners. To do this, fold the square in half with the lining (wrong side) on the outside and the fold on the bottom.
      easter basket fabric folded in half
    • Measure 2.5” on the bottom and mark it with a pencil or sewing pen. Measure 2.5” on the side and mark it as well.
      hand marking 2.5" point on fabric
    • Connect the two markings with a diagonal line, forming a triangle.  Repeat for the other side.
      hand using a ruler to draw a line on fabric with fabric marker
    • Machine stitch along the diagonal lines.
      Fold the fabric in half the other direction and mark the other two corners 2.5” up and 2.5” along the bottom.  Machine stitch along the diagonal lines. 
      sewing easter basket corner in sewing machine
    • Cut each corner seam on a diagonal ¼” away from the seam using scissors or a rotary cutter.
      scissors cutting off excess fabric in corners
    • Your basket should look like this (see photo).
      hand holding inside out easter basket
    • Turn basket right-side-out, pushing out corners and creasing side seams to create a basket shape.
      Fold each flap over.
      hands folding over flap on easter basket
    • Pin flaps into place.
      easter basket flap pinned
    • Thread a needle with matching thread and tack each side down with two stitches in the center. Tie a knot on the back and trim the thread.
      flap of easter basket folded over
    • Decide how long you'd like the handle to be and trim ends (mine was 20"). Line up basket handle with bottom edge inside basket. Place a button on top of the flap and sew button into place, sewing through all of the layers to secure the basket handle at the same time. Repeat on the other side of the basket.
      button on easter basket flap
    • Trim off any loose threads.
      two felt easter baskets

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    About Brandy

    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!

    Comments

    1. Brenda says

      March 23, 2024 at 6:20 pm

      How do you attach the flaps that do not have buttons?

      Reply
      • Brandy says

        March 24, 2024 at 1:31 pm

        With two stitches. Just enough to hold them in place.

        Reply
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