How to Sew a Basket Ruffle
- 1). Measure the perimeter of the basket you're working with, using a tape measure.
- 2). Cut a rectangle of fabric the same length as the perimeter of the basket, plus four inches. Make the fabric six inches wide.
- 3). Fold over each edge of the fabric 1/4 inch and sew on the sewing machine, making a clean hem on all sides.
- 4). Sew the two ends of the fabric together on the sewing machine, so you now have a circle piece.
- 5). Cut a piece of elastic that is the length of the perimeter of the basket, minus 1 inch. Fold the circle of fabric over itself, so you have a double layer of fabric that is about 3 inches tall.
- 6). Sew the ends of the elastic together to make a circle of elastic. Tuck the sewn elastic inside the pocket made from the folded over fabric.
- 7). Sew a line just under the bottom of the elastic, making a hem all along the fabric so that the elastic is secured inside the fabric.
- 8). Stretch the ruffle around the outside of the basket.
