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PecksPieces 10-27-2014 11:25 AM

Great job of converting this box to less bulk. Great Tutorial!!

dlsnaples 10-30-2014 02:54 AM

Very nice tutorial. I really like the French seams. Thank you for taking the time to create this.

Aurora 10-31-2014 04:53 AM


Originally Posted by SewExtremeSeams (Post 6436777)
Thank you everyone for your kind comments.

I wanted to add that if I do another 15" square, I will probably make my corners smaller thereby making a shorter but fatter box. :D

When you did your French Seam you removed another 1/2" (3 1/2" total) from each corner which made your box taller.

SewExtremeSeams 10-31-2014 03:12 PM


Originally Posted by Aurora (Post 6950608)
When you did your French Seam you removed another 1/2" (3 1/2" total) from each corner which made your box taller.

Aurora, I made 3" deep corners which is why my box turned out taller. Since I am not looking to place wine bottles in there, I wouldn't make it that tall. Right now I am working on boxes made from 10" squares and only making a 1.5" corner which keeps my box stubbier. I have been contemplating making one with a 12 or 14" square and the smaller corners so I can place a mug inside filled with candy or nuts for a gift. And, I also want to play with a tiny box to see if it is more difficult. Anyway, Thank you everyone for your kind words on the French seams. I love removing the bulk from the inside of the fabric box. :)

earthwalker 10-31-2014 10:25 PM

Clever...thank you.

judylg 11-01-2014 05:16 AM

I have to sew one up for myself, I made four of them, but gave them all away. Isn't that the way it goes?

elnan 11-01-2014 07:04 AM

[QUOTE=SewExtremeSeams;6434670]My tutorial shows you how to make French Seams when constructing a Fabric Box as first shown to us on http://seaside-stitches.blogspot.com...-tutorial.html.
Thank you for making this tutorial available, along with the one you adapted from.

SewExtremeSeams 11-01-2014 10:15 AM

Yes, elnan, my hat is off to seaside stitches blogspot for starting this whole fad. I wrote to her and asked her permission to make a tutorial on her boxes with the French Seams. The French Seams were a challenge to myself since I, at the time, had not made French seams in YEARS. :D:D:D

pyffer3 12-12-2014 01:49 PM

I used your tute and didn't do the French seams, just sewed those corners down and found that it fit nicely over a tissue box. So the first one I made I just tore off the top of the box and left it in there for holding buttons. The next one I made I zigzagged a large circle in the center before I sewed the corners and then put it over a tissue box for the tissues to come out of the hole. My husband loves it and thinks it would be cute quick Christmas gifts for my co-workers. So far I have done 6 of them. I am finally using all those fat quarters I have been saving for a "rainy day". Thanks for the tute!

SewExtremeSeams 12-15-2014 07:14 AM


Originally Posted by pyffer3 (Post 7005480)
I used your tute and didn't do the French seams, just sewed those corners down and found that it fit nicely over a tissue box. So the first one I made I just tore off the top of the box and left it in there for holding buttons. The next one I made I zigzagged a large circle in the center before I sewed the corners and then put it over a tissue box for the tissues to come out of the hole. My husband loves it and thinks it would be cute quick Christmas gifts for my co-workers. So far I have done 6 of them. I am finally using all those fat quarters I have been saving for a "rainy day". Thanks for the tute!

Would love to see your boxes, can you post some photos?


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