You might try making a 12" square. You could experiment by basting a 2" corner and see what that gives you. If I had made 2" corners on my 15" square, my box would have been shorter and wider. IMHO that box would be more desirable to fill with goodies like cookies, candies and such.

Thank you for your suggestion and insight. I am making a 12" one right now! Merry Christmas!

Excellent tutorial. I have looked at these boxes often and thought I should make one. Now I'm going to. Your instructions are so clear.

Thank you.

You are welcome. I hope you will post photos when you are done. :)

I sewed up a box from the 15 inch square. It did turn out nice. Just have to sew on the buttons. Has anyone done one that will fit a wine bottle, this one will be perfect for sweets as a gift. The tutorial is fantastic, you did a great job explaining and I do like the french seams, it gives it lots of sturdiness!

Thank you Judy. Not sure how far in you made your corner seam but on mine (which is tall and slender) I did 3" corners. Maybe if you experiment with a 2.5" to 3" corner with a basting stitch until you find which one fits best around a wine bottle. Hope it works for you.

It is late and I am looking at the one I did tonight, I have even sewed on the buttons, which is saying a lot for me. I was thinking if it were smaller than the 3 inches, wouldnt it be more boxy, rather than tall and slender. I have to think about this before I try another one, least of all calculation of a size to tuck a wine bottle into. Thanks again. :)

This would look nice too, in a bathroom with that extra roll of toilet paper in it, too.

On making one for a specific item it might be a good idea to play with pinning the seam to see what happens. To answer our question, yes, the smaller the corner measurement the boxier the box it would be. In order to wrap around a wine bottle you might also need to make your square a little bigger. Try using tissue paper and pins to see how much larger you would need to make it. I don't think you would have to go much larger but 15" might not be quite enough.

An added note: when you measure from the corner to 3" in, the length of that line that you sew becomes the height of your box.

I hope you will post a photo when you get it worked out. :) Please post a photo of the one you do have finished. Everyone always loves seeing them.

You have the fabric box bug! :D