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& SAND Decorative Band Boxes
The more we look at this gorgeous collection, the more
project ideas we seem to think up. Shown here are some quick and
simple nesting boxes to store your favorite keepsakes and
accessories in style. Invest in the perfect trims in shades of
blue with tan to complete the boutique look!
Hat boxes by Theresa McDermott
Instructions from African
Accents by Lisa Shepard Stewart |
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1
yard main box print
½ yard contrast print for box lid
Purchased plain hatbox (or recycle an existing one)
3 yards paper-backed fusible web
Tassel trim or other decorative trims
Optional: batting, cut to the size & shape of the
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- Apply fusible web to fabric, following
manufacturer's instructions. Measure the box height
and add 2"; measure the circumference and add
1" (Fig. 1). Cut the fabric to these
dimensions. Remove fusible paper backing from the
fabric and wrap fabric around the box with 1"
extending at the top and bottom. Fuse fabric to box
all around. Clip about 7/8" into the extending
fabric edges all around the top and bottom, turn
clipped edges in and fuse down (Fig. 2).
- Cut another piece of fabric for the box lining,
measuring the circumference plus 1", and the
height minus ½". Position this piece inside
the box, aligning the fabric with the bottom of the
box and having the top edge overlap the turned edges
of the previously fused fabric. Fuse. Cut a circle
of fabric ¼" smaller all around than the
bottom of the box. Center this over the raw fabric
edges on the outside bottom of the box and fuse.
OPTIONAL: Cut a second circle to cover the inside
box bottom.
- To cover the lid, cut a circle of fabric the size
of the top plus 1½" all around. Place optional
batting over the lid, then center fabric over the
batting & lid. Fuse fabric, clipping edges about
5/8" into the extending fabric edges and fusing
them down as you did for the bottom of the box (Fig.
3). Cut a strip of fabric measuring the
circumference of the band plus 1", and the
width of the band plus ½". Apply fusible web
to band strip fabric; fuse under ¼" on each
long end, then fuse the fabric to the band so the
fused edges are even with the edges of the band,
with top edge covering the clipped edges of the top
lid fabric (Fig. 4). OPTIONAL: Cut a second circle
of fabric and a second strip to line the inside of
the lid, fuse to lid.
Use a glue gun to apply trims to the lid.
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