Fabric Tray
July 23, 2019
I want to show you what I made out of my original piece of hand printed black and white floral fabric!
After cutting off some pieces to overdye, I was left with a 12x12 square. I couldn't figure out what it was big enough for. And then I found a cute project on CanvasWorkspace:
I figured that I could make mine out of fabric instead of felt and it would jut be a little bit floppier. No biggie. I followed the instructions in the pdf and I love how my little tray turned out!
I used some hand painted fabric on the inside as well as now I have this tray that feels 100% me! In fact, I filled it with napkins and put it on the table that I painted, next to a plant pot that I made in pottery class...kind of a Julie-style overload!
I love it!
Some things I might try with my next tray (and there will be a next one because this was such a quick and easy project):
- Adding stabilizer between the layers to make it even more rigid.
- One side as fabric and one side as felt (or cork fabric).
- Making it out of paper.
- Adding decorative stitching to the edges.
Because this is a collapsible tray, it feels like it would be a good thing to bring along to a hotel room to corral all that loose stuff that accumulates. Or maybe to an art class to hold supplies? How would you use a tray like this?
Thanks for stopping by!
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P.S. I will be demonstrating sewing machines and sergers on HSN tomorrow during the 10am and 6pm hours. You can watch the demos online or on your TV!