Fabric Bins

The lesson for this week's sewing class came from Birch Fabrics -  fabric bins in three sizes.  Super cute and only straight line sewing.

Tracing & Cutting

The recommendation in the tutorial to trace the pattern out on heavy paper was a good one, especially when working with a class.  I used poster board and they were sturdy enough to be handled repeatedly and traced easily.

Trimming the Pellon away from the seam allowance.

Each student chose the size that fit their fabric and that worked perfectly. 

Careful 1/2" seams.

For this class they had to do the tracing and cutting themselves, which is a skill in itself.

Pressing open the seams.  

The girls especially love to iron.  Today they learned that ironing on the Pellon and ironing open the seams are very different than ironing out wrinkles. 

The last stitching line!

Coordinated bin and shirt!

In the end we got to see the small, medium and large variations.  Our mother/daughter team made matching nesting bins - very cute!

4 of the 6 bins made.

Teaching this class has been a really fun experiment for the summer.  We will see what it turns into for the Fall. There are lots of ideas floating around.