How to Make a Halloween Fabric Basket

Get ready for trick or treating with this easy fabric make, the perfect basket to hold treats at Halloween!

For this make we have used three contrasting Halloween fabrics - the Trick or Treat Multi fabric, Ghostly Florals Multi fabric and Spooky Skulls Black fabric. Take a look at all our Halloween fabrics for lots more inspiration.

For this make you will need:

  • 2 x fabrics
  • Ruler
  • Iron
  • Sewing Machine
  • Scissors
  • Chalk
  • Pins
  • Cutting Mat
  • Needle and Thread
  • Rotary Cutter
Step One

Step One

Firstly, cut out 2 x outer pieces of fabric, these need to measure 18cm x 22cm.

Step Two

Step Two

Next, cut out 2 x pieces of fabric for the lining, these also need to measure 18cm x 22cm.

Step Three

Step Three

Now, cut out a 6cm x 27cm piece from another contrasting fabric, this is going to be for the handle.

Step Four

Step Four

Box the bottom corners by 5cm x 5cm at on both the main and lining pieces.

Step Five

Step Five

Next, take the lining piece sand mark a 6cm gap on the right hand side, this will be the opening for when you turn the basket the right side around.

Step Six

Step Six

Once you have marked the opening, take the lining and main fabric and place right sides together. Stitch along the long side and bottom side, leave the gap in the opening you have marked unsewn.

Step Seven

Step Seven

Once you have stitched the sides, you now need to pin and sew the boxed corners. Take these and align the edges and pin up both the bottoms of the lining and face fabric, stitch along these edges.

Step Eight

Step Eight

Fold the raw edges inwards of the fabric strap and press with an iron. Stitch along the long edge to keep secure.

Step Nine

Step Nine

Take the face fabric and attach the strap to the inside, lining up the edges and pin in place.

Step Ten

Step Ten

Once secured with pins, take the lining fabric and turn right side around, now pin to the face fabric.

Step Eleven

Step Eleven

Turn the basket right side out and place the right sides together and line up all the seams. Replace the pin that’s holding strap in place and now pin through all three layers.

Step Twelve

Step Twelve

Once the seams are secured, pin the top edges of the bag, ready for stitching. Now stitch along this top pinned edge.

Step Thirteen

Step Thirteen

Find the opening which was left unsewn and pull the basket the right way around.  Once the basket is the right way around, stitch the gap closed with a hand slip stitch.

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