#needleworkmonday :: Sewing a fabric lining for a weaved basket

Hi hi hi! Happy @NeedleworkMonday lovely Steemians!

Thank you, thank you again to @crosheille and @crystalize for starting and hosting this superb platform for us to share our love for needlework 💟.

So, yesterday, I shared a post on Weaving a Basket with (old) Magazines. You can read all about it and try weaving one for yourself 🙂.

As a continuation to the weaved basket, today, I will share with you on how to sew a fabric lining for the basket so that it is a complete basket 😁! And you can use scraps to do this. For my lining, I used an old bedsheet that was thinning.

And since this is sort of like part 2 to my post yesterday, I will go with the similar presentation theme, hehe 🎨.

Step 1

• Measure the basket's width, length and height. My basket was about 19cm x 19cm x 8cm (roughly).

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Step 2

• Draw the schematic shape breakdown for the basket to have a better visual of the fabric measurements that you need to cut.
• For my basket, if we were to break down the shapes that makes up the basket, it will consist of 1 square in the middle and 4 rectangles on each side of the square. But I used a rectangle fabric to cover one side of the square plus rectangle to lessen the sewing.
• I also decided to add a pink patchwork to the sides, just for the fun of it.
• For each piece, the sides that you will be sewing, remember to add 1 cm seam allowance (SA) on each side that needs to be sewn to join the fabric.

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Step 3

• Cut out the fabric pieces according to your measurements.
• Sew to join the fabric pieces according to the schematic drawing.

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Step 4

• After the pieces are sewn together, iron to flatten the seams for a neater result.

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Step 5

• Fold each rectangle to half to get the center point to join and sew the fabric together, and ensuring the rectangles meet in the middle.

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Step 6

• Once the flat rectangle pieces are joined, sew the sides to form the corners.

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Step 7

• Hem the top edges of the lining.
• You can use zigzag stitch for the hem too or if you have a serger, serge away! 😁

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Step 8

• Place the completed lining into the basket, adjust and fold the pink sides to the outer side of the basket.
• Voila! We are done!

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Have a happy, happy week!