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    Home » Sewing

    Fabric Storage Cube Sewing Pattern

    Updated: Sep 8, 2021 by Melissa Mortenson · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · Leave a Comment

    Store your binding clips, threads, and other sewing notions in style with this cute quilted fabric storage cube. Make one today with our free pattern!

    Amy Ball is back with us again today. This time she’s sharing a free tutorial for a quilted storage cube that’s perfect to use in your sewing room.

    It would be so cute to create an entire set of these cubes in all different colors. I can see them being used to store binding clips, thread, seam rippers, pens, and so many other sewing notions.

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    I like to try and keep my sewing space tidy, but I also want everything I might use close to hand. These quilted storage cubes are perfect for staying organized and have a cute sewing-theme appliqué on the front, which is great for using up some small fabric scraps.

    Fabric Storage Cube Sewing Pattern

    Amy Ball
    Store your sewing notions, binding clips, and other items in style with this cute quilted fabric storage cube.
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    Prep Time 30 mins
    Active Time 1 hr 30 mins
    Total Time 2 hrs

    Equipment

    • Sewing Machine
    • Cutting Mat
    • Rotary Cutter
    • Quilting ruler 

    • Binding Clips
    • Pins
    • Fabric Safe Pen (I like to use a Frixon pen)

    supplies

    Main Fabric

    • 1

      Fat Eighth 


    Lining Fabric

    • 1 Fat Eighth

    Applique Fabric

    • 2 Scraps of Fabric 1 white and 1 bright colour

    Interfacings

    • 2 scraps Lightweight interfacing
    • 1 piece

      
Fusible fleece/batting 20” x 8”

    Instructions
     

    Cutting:

    • From Main Fabric Cut:
      10½” x 8¼” (2)

      From Lining Fabric Cut:
      10½” x 8¼” (2)
      
From white appliqué fabric cut:
      1½” x ⅜” (2)

      From bright appliqué fabric cut:
      2½” x 1” (1)
      From fusible fleece/batting cut:
      10” x 7¾” (2)

    Construction:

    • Cut 2¾” squares from two corners along the long edge of both main fabric pieces, both lining fabric pieces and both fusible fleece pieces.
      blue fabrics, wrong side out pinned together
    • Attach the fusible fleece to the wrong side of the main fabric pieces, following the manufacturer's guidelines.
      If you’re using batting then glue baste it to the wrong side of the main fabric pieces. There should be ¼” round all the edges without any fusible fleece/batting.
      2 pieces of blue fabric cut in a T shape
    • Quilt the two main fabric pieces. In my example, I have used a free motion quilting meander motif but you could use anything; free motion or straight line quilting.
      Don’t forget, the denser you make the quilting, the more body and strength the sides of the storage cube will have.
      2 pieces of blue fabric cut in a T shape
    • Now it’s time to add the thread spool appliqué.
      Attach the lightweight interfacing to the wrong side of the appliqué pieces you have already cut out, following the manufacturer's guidelines, and trim down if required.
    • Mark the center of one quilted piece (2¾” down from the long, top edge and 5¼” in), put the bright 2½” x 1” fabric piece over the center spot at an angle, and secure it in place with pins or a small amount of fabric glue.
      Sew along the two long sides, close to the fabric edges.
    • Then add the two white 1½” x ⅜” fabric pieces to the top and bottom of the bright rectangle, using the photo as a guide for placement and slightly overlapping the bright rectangle, and sew around all the sides close to the fabric edges.
      close up of applique of spool of thread
    • Sew the base edges together, using a ¼” seam allowance, and press the seams open.
      blue fabrics, wrong side out pinned together
    • Now the sew the sides together and finger press the seams open.
    • For the corners, bring the side seam to meet the base seam, right sides together and pin. Move any excess fabric out of the way so the pinned seam lies flat. Sew. Repeat for the second corner. You’ll now have the outer cube completed.
      blue fabrics, wrong side out pinned together
    • Repeat steps 7 to 9 with the lining fabric pieces but leave a 3” turning hole in the base edge seam.
      blue fabrics, wrong side out pinned together
    • Turn the lining cube right side out and put it into the outer cube (the right sides should be facing), match up the side seams and pin around the top edge. Sew.
      blue fabrics, wrong side out pinned together
    • Using the gap in the lining, turn the cube right side out and carefully poke out the corners.
      blue fabrics, wrong side out pinned together
    • Sew up the gap in the lining by hand or machine.
      blue fabrics, wrong side out pinned together
    • Push the lining cube into the main fabric cube, press the top edge seam and top stitch all the way round the top of the cube to finish.
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    About the Designer

    Amy Ball is a modern quilt designer and founder of Coffee Rings Studio. Amy regularly contributes projects to magazines and creates online courses and workshops for beginner quilters. She resides in the United Kingdom.

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    Melissa Mortenson

    Melissa Mortenson is a blogger, designer, and content creator. She is the Polka Dot Chair blog founder and has been sharing fresh and creative ideas with readers since 2008. She is the author of “Project Teen, Handmade Gifts your Teen will Actually Love.” Her work and designs have been featured on HuffPost, TODAY, Pioneer Woman, HGTV, BuzzFeed, Better Homes & Gardens, and many other established publications. Her first fabric line, “Derby Style,” debuted in January 2015 through Riley Blake Designs.  Additional fabric collections have followed it in subsequent years. A mom of 3, she considers herself lucky to be living in Kentucky.

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