A few years back I made these little fabric box caddies and thought they were worth re-visiting. With Mother's Day coming up, it is a fun and easy project you could whip up fast and fill with little goodies sure to please the recipient.
I found the tutorial here, and ended up making a number of these cute little boxes, most of which I gave away. The creator of the tutorial is Tina Craig of Seaside Stitches. The beauty of the smaller boxes is that they can be made with a couple of layer cake squares.
The box above was made larger and works great for sewing notions. It would also be a fun gift for a new mom filled with pacifiers, rattles, and small baby-related items. For this larger caddy, I just expanded the measurements in the original pattern and flew by the seat of my pants. It worked out great!
I kept this smaller version for myself and keep it handy near my sewing machine. It has tiny scissors, tweezers, extra sewing machine needles, a seam ripper and other notions.
This one might be my favorite. If you are like me, you probably have drawers full of makeup and rummaging through your collection on a daily basis is kind of a pain. I found I could fit my current favorite makeup supplies in this little caddy and have just what I needed at hand. It is also adorable looking on my makeup table.
Hope you enjoy this throwback idea for a quick project that just about anyone would love to receive and find a use for.
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Yup! I was gifted one of the larger boxes & keep it on my ironing station to hold small scissors, pressing cloths, Best Press spray bottles & some other quick-to-grab items. I haven’t made any, but I can see that they’re pretty easy & fun to do! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for the reminder of these little fabric bins. I’ve made a few in the past but have forgotten about them. A quick and easy gift filled with little goodies. Perfect for May Day!
Once more your blog helped me solve a problem. I wanted to quilt a serpentine stitch on a Bernina 153 and Mr. Google took me to your blog from 2013. You saved the day and thank you.
um, your larger one is just adorable! hope you are all packed….I’m still waiting by the mailbox for that beautiful blue sweater. ;p
excited for you!
These are adorable. Thanks for the tutorial link. They look quite simple. Fun idea for gifting a wide variety of things!
Those fabric boxes are so cute. Thank you for sharing and will need to make a few.
Thanks for the post about the darling boxes. I plan to make a couple!! Have a great time in Ireland & Scotland!!