Teaching Kids to Sew - Project #10 Jean Fabric Basket

Teaching Kids to Sew - Project #10 Jean Fabric Basket

Materials needed for this project:

     10" long length of jeans
     Lining fabric the same width of jean leg x 11"
     Optional scrap pieces of jeans and button

Cut 10" of a leg of jeans.

With ruler, square up one side the pant leg to make it even - sew a new seam across that edge. Sew across the bottom edge as well. Zigzag the edges of both seams.

Fold the corner and draw a line across to determine the width of the basket. Sew across the line.

Tack the corner to the center seam. Turn basket right side out.

With right sides together, sew the lining fabric across the bottom and the side.

Fold the corner and draw a line across like you did with the jean fabric. Sew across the line. Tack the corner to the side seam.

Iron the top edge down 1/4".

With wrong sides facing, place lining into the jean fabric. Fold down the lining 1" across the top edge of the jean fabric. Pin in place. Sew or zigzag across the folded edge of lining.

Decorate however desired. We chose to make a flower using jean scraps and sewed a button in the middle.

Have fun!


Lavonna ZWB

**All of our "Teaching Kids to Sew" projects are designed for beginning sewers to learn during our Sewing Camp to be held at Clackamas Park Friends Church in Milwaukie, Oregon, June 18-22, 2018 for Session 1 and July 30-August 3 for Session 2 from 10-3 daily. For more information, please contact the church at office@cpfchurch.net or me, Lavonna via this blog.**