Basket for toys with your own hands

In children's shops you can find a very wide selection of different kinds of baskets for toys, but not all of them can "boast" good quality material, and some frankly expensive. We suggest making a fabric basket for toys yourself from any material you like, this will not be for anyone.

How to make a basket for toys with a skeleton?

For work we will take as a basis already finished baskets, you can find the cheapest ones, because the price there is formed from the quality of the material, and the wire frame is almost not different. Also we will need cuts of bright fabric, thread in tone and sewing machine.

1. We measure the height and diameter of the finished product in an open form.
2. Next, remove the cover.
3. Now we need to cut out the blanks for the new cover. It will consist of three colors: the outer and inner parts, as well as the separate bottom.
4. We cut out two parts, which we will then spend in the pipes. The first internal one has a length with the allowance on the seam, and the second outer one must also have an allowance for the hem.
5. Draw and cut the bottom, attaching the frame to the cut tissue. Do not forget about the allowances for seams.
6. Now we spend the bottom and the inside part of the cover.
7. Next, turn out our workpiece on the underside and chop it with the outer part of the cover (it is also turned out on the wrong side).
8. Before sewing a basket for toys, it is necessary to roll up the upper edge and properly iron it.
9. This is how our case looks at that stage.
10. Now insert the frame, squeezing it into the ring, between the inner and outer parts of the case.
11. Straighten and chop with pins so that the frame does not open.
12. We prime out the upper pressed edge on the machine.
13. We remove pins and our basket for storing toys is ready!

How to make a basket for toys without a skeleton?

In this case, keep the shape of the finished product will be due to a layer of synthon or non-woven.

1. The first stage of making a basket for toys with your own hands is creating a pattern. The finished product in this case will be similar to a box or a square basket.
2. After drawing the pattern, it can be transferred to the fabric.
3. We will need material for internal and external design, as well as non-woven or sintepon for compaction.
4. For pens, cut out two rectangles.
5. First, turn the workpiece from the lining material side-by-side and place a seal layer on it.
6. We break everything with pins. This is what the inside of the basket looks like at this stage.
7. Stitch on the typewriter and remove the pins.
8. Next we sew the outside of the basket.
9. Separately we make pens from a basket for storage of toys. For this, we add along the workpiece on the principle of oblique bake.
10. Iron and we put it on the machine.
11. We fix the handles to the outer part of the basket.
12. Be sure to carefully measure the distance so that the handles are at the same distance from the edges.
13. We paste the blanks one into one. We check that all the details coincide.
14. Then we turn the inner and outer parts to the wrong side and insert one into the other, as shown in the photo.
15. Straighten the seam and chop everything with pins.
16. We stretch the upper edge of the machine, be sure to leave a hole so that you can turn the product out.
17. After you have turned out all the parts of the basket to store the toys, properly stretch it and iron the edge.
18. We break the edge along the perimeter with pins, so that the layers do not move down, and we make a line, try to make it as close as possible to the edge.
19. Here such a colorful basket for toys, made by own hands, will decorate the children's room. This is an excellent option for storing small or fragile toys.

With your hands, you can also sew an organizer for storing laundry and a box for needlework .