Fabric Storage Boxes

A few months ago I came across this post for making fabric boxes to hold all those little odds and ends that need a home. I bookmarked the post, knowing exactly what I would make some from, and then promptly forgot about it.

Well, the something that I wanted to use, is actually bridal dress bags that have broken zippers. That's a whole story itself, so I'll try to be quick with that explanation. When I first started my sewing business, I bought a box of 50 bridal bags to give to clients who I make wedding dresses for. Of course I anticipated that these 50 bags would be all I would ever need, but (after the warranty ran out of course), the zippers started failing on them. Every now and then I will go through some of the remaining bags and test the zippers, and add more to the pile with broken zips.

The fabric cut out and ready to go

This week I started the process of taking apart the first of these bags.
I want to re-use as much of each bag as possible, but just taking them apart is rather time consuming. I have a couple of carry bags cut out ready to make (I'll be sure to share when that happens too), but what I really wanted to do was find out what I would have left after the bags to make some little boxes out of.

Edges sewn and corners trimmed and clipped

Following the tutorial over at Design Sponge, I made myself a template, ironed interfacing to the inside layer of fabric, added one of my labels on the outside, and voila! A completed box.

Topstitching in progress

Sewing the edges of the box together

The first completed box

I 'm hoping to make a few more in the near future, and thought that if I made some a little smaller they would make a perfect little box to put a tie in! What could you use these boxes for?