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RPL Sewing Group

Reversible Fold-Up Basket

2025-03-04 14:00:00 2025-03-04 16:00:00 America/Chicago RPL Sewing Group Main Library - Room 208: Maker Activity B

Tuesday, March 04
2:00pm - 4:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-03-04 14:00:00 2025-03-04 16:00:00 America/Chicago RPL Sewing Group This is another easy pattern to use up some fat quarters!  Main Library - Room 208: Maker Activity B

Main Library

Room 208: Maker Activity B

This is another easy pattern to use up some fat quarters! 

Pick two coordinating fat quarters to get ready for this easy, quick project. These fold-up baskets will lay flat until you need them. Perfect for organizing any room in the house or packaging a gift. Plus, they are washable!
 
Resources:
Pattern: https://sewcanshe.com/fold-up-baskets-from-a-fat-quarter-free-sewing-tutorial/
 
Materials:
2 fat quarters OR fabric 18” x 20” @ 2
18” x 20” piece of double-sided fusible stabilizer (Flex Foam 2-Sided fusible)
Cutting & Fusing:
Press and trim fat quarters to 18” x 20”.
Create a “sandwich”, with stabilizer between wrong sides (“ugly sides”) of fabric. The right sides (“pretty sides”) of the fabric should be showing.
Fuse the top side of the “sandwich”, securing the fabric to the stabilizer. Carefully flip the “sandwich” and fuse the other side.
Make sure both sides are completely fused.
Trim final piece to 17 ¼” x 19 ½”.

TAGS: | Maker | Culture | Arts |

Main Library

info@rockfordpubliclibrary.org
Phone: 815-965-7606
Branch manager
Dunarene Hopson

Hours
Mon, Mar 17 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Mar 18 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Mar 19 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Mar 20 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Mar 21 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Mar 22 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Mar 23 Closed

About the library

The 66,000 sq.ft. Main Library opened in spring of 2024 and serves as the Rockford Public Library's main downtown facility. The newly constructed space boasts a 1st floor Children's Area complete with a dedicated computer lab, three program rooms, play structure with slide, and baby garden, a Maker Lab with access to 3D printers and scanners and small board computers, podcasting room, green screen video room, a large Young Adult Zone with gaming center, adult computer lab, local history room, and several meeting and study rooms accommodating groups of 2-8 people. Additional features include a large interactive screen, two roof-top terraces, one of which is available for rent as part of our large event space on the third floor, underground parking, and drive-thru book drop holds pickup!

Upcoming events

Sat, Mar 22, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Room 208: Maker Activity B

Mon, Mar 24, 10:00am - 11:00am
Rooms 115A & 115B: Activity and Story Time

Mon, Mar 24, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
RPLF Teen Zone / Active Zone

Tue, Mar 25, 3:00pm - 3:45pm
RPLF Teen Zone / Active Zone

Tue, Mar 25, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Ahlstrand Family Foundation Craft Room

Wed, Mar 26, 10:00am - 11:00am
Children's Event Space

Wed, Mar 26, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
RPLF Teen Zone / Active Zone

Wed, Mar 26, 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Room 208: Maker Activity B

Thu, Mar 27, 11:00am - 1:00pm

Thu, Mar 27, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
RPLF Teen Zone / Active Zone

Thu, Mar 27, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Rooms 115A & 115B: Activity and Story Time

Fri, Mar 28, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Room 211: Recording Studio
Please contact the library to register for this event.

Fri, Mar 28, 1:00pm - 4:45pm
RPLF Teen Zone / Active Zone

Mon, Mar 31, 10:00am - 10:45am
Rooms 115A & 115B: Activity and Story Time

Mon, Mar 31, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Room 208: Maker Activity B
This event is full

Tue, Apr 01, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Rooms 115A & 115B: Activity and Story Time

Fri, Apr 04, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Room 211: Recording Studio
Please contact the library to register for this event.

Sat, Apr 05, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Room 208: Maker Activity B

Sat, Apr 05, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Room 208: Maker Activity B
This event is full

Mon, Apr 07, 10:00am - 10:45am
Room 115B: Story Time

Mon, Apr 07, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
RPLF Teen Zone / Active Zone

Wed, Apr 09, 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Room 208: Maker Activity B

Fri, Apr 11, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Room 211: Recording Studio
Please contact the library to register for this event.

Mon, Apr 14, 10:00am - 10:45am
Room 115B: Story Time

Mon, Apr 14, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Room 208: Maker Activity B
This event is full

Tue, Apr 15, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
WREX Classroom

Thu, Apr 17, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
WREX Classroom

Fri, Apr 18, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Room 211: Recording Studio
Please contact the library to register for this event.

Mon, Apr 21, 10:00am - 10:45am
Room 115B: Story Time