a little scrappy storage box

i made a little storage box to put my needles in ….

little scrappy storage box

would you like to make one, too?

you can make this any size you’d like. i wanted to make a tiny one with some fabric scraps just big enough to put some extra needle packs, some chalk, and my little screw driver into and place beside my sewing machines.

for this size, you will need

• 5″x10″ outside material
• 5″x10″ lining material
• and 4.5″x9.5 heavy fusible interfacing (use 1 piece of a craft weight type or double/triple up on a lighter weight seamstress type)

• adhere interfacing onto the back of your outside material
• cut the material in half so you end up with 2 5′x5′ squares of each of the lining and the outside material
• next cut out 2 squares at the bottom of each square. i used 1.25″ as my measurement

• place right sides of lining blocks together and then the outside blocks together – lining up the open squares at the bottom
• sew the sides and bottom along the straight edges of the outside blocks
• sew the sides of the lining blocks and just 1/2″ in on each side of the bottom straight edge (leaving an opening to turn the box, later)

• open the box made by your seams and match the side seam to the bottom seam
• sew across the end

• turn the box made from your outside material right side out. leave the lining with the right side inside.
• slide the outside box into the lining box … lining up the side seams and the edges
• stitch the two boxes together at the top
• gently nudge, pull, jerk the outside box through the opening in the lining till it looks like the bottom right picture

• with seam allowance tucked inside close bottom seam of the lining with a topstitch close to the edge
• now, you can tuck the lining down into your little storage box

you can let a little of the lining peek out the top and use it “tall” or fold over the  top to make a decorative band for a shorter box

and your done!   now fill it up

little scrappy storage box

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