Easy sewing project for Easter to make a mini Easter basket with a cute bunny ear bow tie. This tiny egg basket is an easy sewing project made from fabric scraps or charm-pack-size fabrics.
Easy Easter Basket To Sew
Making a small DIY fabric basket for a surprise egg, gift-giving, or treat holder is easy with this tutorial.
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This cute tiny Easter basket fits a large plastic egg with some treats or several chocolate eggs. It will also fit a painted Easter egg with decorative paper grass as a basket filler.
Supplies To Make Tiny Egg Basket
The bunny ear bow is optional but adds cuteness to the basket. The link for the bunny ear template is on the supply list below.
Use fusible interfacing for a tiny basket, as it is less bulky and easier to topstitch around the top of the basket.
For the basket
2 of 5″ x 5″ square outer fabrics
2 of 5″ x 5″ square inner fabrics
2 of 5″ x 5″ square fusible interfacing
For the basket handle
2 of 2″ x 7″ fabrics
1 of 2″ x 7″ fusible interfacing
For the bunny ear bow
2 of 3″ x 8″ fabrics
Free printable Bunny Ear template, click on this link to get the template
- Disappeared ink fabric marker. I use this dual-purpose fabric marker
- Pins or quilting clips
- Thread
- Scissors
- Ruler
- Sewing machine
- Clothes iron
Small Fabric Easter Basket Tutorial
The video tutorial is also available. Click on this link to watch the Mini Easter Basket Sewing Tutorial on my YouTube channel, and subscribe for more videos.
For the basket, fuse the fusible interfacing into the wrong side of both outer layer fabrics.
With the right side of both fabric layers facing each other, pin the outer fabric layers together. With the right side of both fabric layers facing each other, pin the inner fabric layers together.
Sew along the left, across the bottom edge, and the right side with a 0.25″ seam allowance.
Mark a 1.25″ square on both corners of each bag.
Clip both marked squares.
Open the bag, align the side and bottom seam, pin it, and sew it with a 0.25″ seam allowance.
For the basket handle, fuse the fusible interfacing into the wrong side of one fabric. Pin both fabrics together with the right side of both fabric layers facing each other.
Sew along both long edges with a 0.25″ seam allowance. Turn the fabric on the right side out and press it with a clothes iron. Topstitch along the edge.
For the bunny ear, pin both fabric layers with the right side facing each other. Trace the bunny ear template, and mark 1.5″ for the opening gap.
Sew along the traced marked line. Trim the fabric about 0.25″ from the stitched line.
Turn the fabric on the right side out and push the edge with a chopstick. Fold the opening seam inward and press the fabric bunny ear with a clothes iron. Topstitch along the seam and close the opening gap at the same time.
Pin the basket handle to the top edge of the outer layer bag. Sew both ends of the basket handle to secure it.
Insert the inner layer bag with the right side of both layers facing each other. Align the side seam of the inner and outer layers.
Sew along the top edge of the basket with 0.5″ seam allowance, and skip 1.5″ for the opening gap. Turn the fabric basket right side out.
Fold the opening inward and press the seam with a clothes iron. Topstitch along the edge of the basket and close the opening gap at the same time.
Pinch the center of the basket handle. Wrap around the fabric bunny ear, and make a knot to resemble a pair of bunny ears bow.
Fabric Basket Size
The size of this tiny Easter basket is 2.75″ in height from the base to the top edge, 2″ in width, and 2.5″ in depth. The total basket height from the base to the bow is around 6″.
Use this small fabric basket for a treat holder. For little ones who want to carry their fun decorative painted egg, this tiny basket is the perfect size for keeping an individual painted Easter egg.
The bunny ear on the basket handle is an adorable thing to add. Pair the tiny basket with the Easter Bunny Treat Bags for a surprise treat.
Get The PDF
If it is more convenient to have the printable version of this tutorial for the project, you can purchase the Printable PDF Format of Mini Easter Basket Template And Sewing Tutorial here. The e-book has the template and complete tutorials with pictures included. There are no ads or video displays on the PDF so that you can print it, and it will be available for you anytime you need the tutorial for your next project. Click on the e-book cover image above to purchase.
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DIY Mini Easter Basket From Fabric
This tiny fabric basket is super cute, which would fit for a decorative Easter egg or several mini chocolate eggs!
I would like to make the mini Easter egg baskets but a bit larger to hold a few extra small things for little people, could you suggest different sizing for this adorable basket?
Hi Donna, this basket is specifically for one egg or few small candy treats. To make a larger one, for example if you want to make twice this size, use 10″ x 10″ for all fabrics and interfacing, box the corner 2.5″ square. The basket handle can be 10″ to 14″ depending your need. If the handle is longer than the original size from this tutorial, you might want to double the interfacing or use fusible fleece. You can modify the bunny ear twice the length too from the original template. I hope this help.
I would like to make a bigger basket, could I just add 2-3 inches on to the measurements?
Hi Donna, yes of course. This basket is easy to modify and customize the size.