From old to new + thrilled little boy…

I had an old sewing basket, box, tote, whatever that I never used anymore. I had it in the giveaway pile when a thought struck me, "Why not recover it?" Little Man likes to hand stitch and both of his sisters have sewing boxes, but all the ones in stores look really girly…

Sewing Box Redo Tutorial

Before…

We picked out this fun fabric thinking it would go nicely with the existing navy blue trim…

First, take off the velcro closure on the front of the box. I used a seem ripper…

Then, measure the top and cut the fabric about 1cm bigger width and length wise than the top. The top was padded so I had to push the ruler down to get an accurate measurement…

Next apply a generous layer of Modge Podge (I used glossy) to the entire top of the box…

Lay the fabric flat on the Modge Podge, smooth out any wrinkles and apply ANOTHER layer of Modge Podge on TOP of the fabric (It doesn't matter if you get Modge Podge on the trim of your box, it blends in once dry)…

Then take a pointy object (I used a tweezers) and tuck the fabric into the cracks all the way around the top…

Measure and cut another length of fabric to go around the side and back, repeat the tucking with the tweezers…

Let it dry overnight…

Sew a piece of felt to fit over the closure tab, remembering to sew the velcro on first, then use a generous bit of Modge Podge to stick the other side of the velcro closure to the box, let dry again over night…

And you are done and your little boy is very happy to fill it with many treasures!

Let me know if you give your sewing box a facelift! Teresa