Zaaberry HANDMADE: easter

Easter is right around the corner. Here's any easy way to add something handmade to your Easter tradition.

Download Pattern for the bottom HERE

(or you can draw a circle with a diameter of 9 inches)

Here's what you'll need:

1 piece of felt for exterior - 8 x 28 inches

1 piece of medium weight fabric for interior - 8 x 28 inches

2 circles - one from felt, one from interior fabric

about 1 yard of double fold bias tape

By the way, this is a great project to try out making your own bias tape. You don't need much, so you can grab any fun fabric off your shelf and give it a try.

I added a cute bunny applique. If you are going to add your own, be sure to do it now. The side with your applique will be the right side of your felt. If you don't add applique, there is not right side.

Okay, so match up the shorter sides of your felt rectangle, right sides together, and sew with a 1/2 inch seam.

Pin the felt circle to the felt rectangle, with right sides together.

TIP: if you mark the quarter points on the circle and quarter points on the felt tube and match them up, it is much easier to make it fit together nicely.

Clip the seam allowance to help it sit flat.

Do the same for the interior fabric.

Then place the interior inside the felt bucket. Trim the interior so it matches nicely to the felt exterior.

Pin the bias tape all around the raw edge at the top of the basket. Overlap the ends and fold one raw edge over.

Sew around with a wide zigzag stitch.

I was ready to stop here with this bucket, but then my son saw it and wanted a handle. The handle is definitely nice for egg collecting. But, I think I'll probably take them off later so the kids can use them as storage buckets. Anyway, here's what I did for a handle.