The Handy Hobby Basket - £6+VAT
The Handy Hobby Basket is a fabric basket designed with extra structure so that you can keep all of your tools nearby when you work.
If you are like me, you have tried a number of different hobbies over the years. Jewellery making, gardening, paper-crafting, they all use tools that are a little bit on the heavy side. This basket can take them! Hidden inside are dowels and a hard base, which add structure, and mean that you can use it for hammers, hand saws, punches, and any other hand tool you might want to store. You have a choice of interior pockets, plus two exterior pockets which also act as strap connectors for the attached handle.
This pattern has a full tutorial video, which follows along each step. It is free to watch on YouTube. You can watch it here.
This is a downloadable PDF pattern sent to your email, not a physical product, and cannot be refunded once purchased.
PDF Pattern - £6.00 plus local taxes or VAT (press button to see price in your local currency)
I have a FREE download going into more detail about preparing foam stabiliser. You can find it here.
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Finished size:
Finished size: 13” wide x 7" deep x 5” high
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The Handy Hobby Basket has two exterior pockets, and a choice of interior pockets:
Pleated pockets on the sides, with an option to make four sections or two, using the same pattern piece
Elastic loops at each end, with the choice of two or four stitching lines
The exterior has two shaped slip pockets, one each end, and these also act as strap connectors.
The structure is created by adding a rigid base inside, and dowels tucked into the top contrast.
As usual, the pattern pieces are marked with dots and notches, which match up to give you an accurate finish.
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You will need (width x height):
Fabric A: 21” x 18”
Fabric B: 21” x 16”
Lining A: 21" x 17”
Lining B: 21” x 18”
Fusible Interfacing: 36” x 42”
Foam stabiliser: 28 ½” x 14”
¾” flat elastic: 15"
Bag base: 12 ¾” x 6 ¾”
1/4” dowel: 2 @ 12 ¾”, 2 @ 7”
Sundries: two 1 ½” rectangle rings, fabric marker, hump jumper, point turner
To prepare base and dowel: kitchen scissors, junior hacksaw, sandpaper
Optional extras: fabric glue stick, awl (or other pointy tool), pinking shears, washi tape, seam tape for foam
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Fabric A: Cotton quilting weight fabrics; cotton canvas; denim; waterproof canvas
Fabric B: Cotton quilting weight fabrics; cotton canvas; denim; waterproof canvas
Lining A: Cotton quilting weight fabrics; lightweight waterproof canvas
Lining B: Cotton quilting weight fabrics; lightweight waterproof canvas
Fusible interfacing: Any medium weight fusible interfacing, woven or non-woven
Foam stabiliser: Vlieseline Style-Vil; By Annie’s Soft and Stable; Pellon Flex-Foam; Bosal-in-R-form etc
Flat elastic: Any flat elastic will do. Mine was ³⁄", but you can use a different width if you want.
Bag base: I used a thin cutting mat, bought from a high street discount store. I highly recommend these!
¼” dowel rods: I used plant sticks, but you could use turned dowel, wood lath or roman blind rods instead.
1½” rectangle rings: The inside measurement of your ring should be 1½”. The ones I used were ¾” tall.
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The PDF comes as two separate files. The first contains a simple, six-step tutorial with twenty photos, enhanced with graphics to make it clearer to understand. The second file contains the pattern pieces, ready for you to cut out and use. All sizes are in inches.
INCLUDED:
A list of all the materials and quantities you need to complete both projects
Cutting layouts for all fabrics
Instructions on how to cut and prepare the fabrics
Step-by-step instructions including photos of each step
Photo tutorial and pattern pieces ready for printing
Link and QR code for the video tutorial
THIS IS A DOWNLOADABLE PDF PATTERN SENT TO YOUR EMAIL, NOT A PHYSICAL PRODUCT
PDF Pattern - £6.00 plus local taxes or VAT (press button to see price in your local currency)
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