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Use your fabric bowl to store notions, buttons, jewelry, or other small trinkets.

by Linda Permann

Sew up a sweet and soft coiled bowl to stow all your notions, threads, and more. I learned to make these at my local sewing store, and they have been such a hit that I just had to share.

Here's what you'll need to get started:

• 50 feet of 1/4-inch- to 3/8-inch-diameter cotton clothesline. This is available at big box chains and hardware stores—just make sure it seems soft enough for a needle to pierce.
• Several strips of 1/2-inch- to 3/4-inch-wide fabric, cut selvage to selvage. You'll find that the thinner strips are actually easiest to work with. If slightly fraying fabric bothers you, you can cut your strips on the bias. This is too fussy for me but will give your finished bowl a cleaner look.
• Sewing machine loaded with a NEW quilting/sharp needle
• Thread to match or contrast with your fabric. (You will use a lot of thread to make a big bowl, so wind two bobbins before you get started to avoid later frustration.)
• One binder clip (they look like this)
• Cording foot. (This is totally optional—if you have one, use it; if you don't, your standard foot will be fine.)

The basic idea is that you are going to build the bowl by coiling the clothesline around itself by sewing each successive coil to the previous coil. You will wrap the clothesline with fabric as you go, so the process involves a lot of alternating between wrapping and sewing the coils.

For instructions go to -  http://www.craftstylish.com/item/33825/how-to-sew-a-fabric-bowl