Fabric Boxes
Each course acts as a building block toward market leadership.
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Fabric Boxes Part 1
The setup and the making, choosing and prepping fabric, backing with fusible fleece (including our pressing trick), cutting the sizes, folding, marking and cutting the boxed corners, and sewing the body up to the boxed corners.
The setup and the making, choosing and prepping fabric, backing with fusible fleece (including our pressing trick), cutting the sizes, folding, marking and cutting the boxed corners, and sewing the body up to the boxed corners.
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Fabric Boxes Part 2
Now the magic. You will nest your two box bodies right sides together, sew around the top, and leave a small opening for turning (we will show you how to mark it so you do not sew it shut, because we may have done that a time or two). Then turn it right side out, topstitch a crisp edge, and watch your box take shape. By the end of Part 2 you will have a sturdy, fully reversible box, two looks in every one, ready to hold all the good stuff.
Now the magic. You will nest your two box bodies right sides together, sew around the top, and leave a small opening for turning (we will show you how to mark it so you do not sew it shut, because we may have done that a time or two). Then turn it right side out, topstitch a crisp edge, and watch your box take shape. By the end of Part 2 you will have a sturdy, fully reversible box, two looks in every one, ready to hold all the good stuff.
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About the Course
What You'll Learn
How to back your fabric with fusible fleece for boxes that stand up sturdy without being stiff (plus the one pressing trick that makes it actually stick)
The freehand "boxed corner" method that gives your box its shape, no pattern required
How to get one large box, medium boxes, trays, or a whole nest of small boxes from the same two fat quarters
How to sew and turn for a clean, fully reversible finish with no raw edges and no lining to fuss with
Our tips for rescuing "ugly" fabric, quilting your panels before you build, and troubleshooting the little hiccups we have all had
What’s Included
Anytime streaming access to the full workshop, watch it as many times as you like
A downloadable Fabric Boxes handout with step-by-step instructions, cutting charts, and diagrams
Imperial and metric measurements throughout, for all our makers
Lifetime access through your account here on shannonandjason.com
Skill Level
Foundational and friendly. If you can sew a straight seam, you can make these. And if your seams wander a little? These boxes are square-ish on purpose. Perfectly imperfect is the goal, not a compromise.
