How Do You Make A Fabric Waste Basket?

Making a fabric waste paper basket is a creative way to add color and texture to a bathroom or office. The fabric choice is yours. You can use coordinating fabrics to complement your decor or make holiday-themed baskets to change throughout the year. You can make a free-flowing shape easily or a tailored look with a little work using your scissors and fabric glue. It's fun to create a one-of-kind waste basket that serves a purpose and adds a creative element. Cover your clean, flat workspace with paper that does not have printing on it. Lay out your material and cut two 34-inch radius circles and one circle two inches larger than your lid. Sew your large circles around the circumference with right sides facing each other. Leave a four-inch opening. Turn your sewn fabric right side out by slowly feeding the inside fabric through the four-inch opening. Turn the cut edges of the four-inch opening in and pin it closed. Top-stitch the circumference to close the circle. Add any trim that ...  more