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Collect and thoroughly wash the ice cream, yogurt and dairy-whip containers. Preshrink the cotton fabric for bag and press. |
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Refer to the photo. Trim away the cardboard "lip" at the upper edge of the ice-cream carton (A). Trim 1/8 inch from the edge of the ice-cream carton's lid (B). Cut the rim free from the plastic yogurt container (C) so 1/2 inch of plastic extends above the bottom. Cut down the plastic dairy-whip container (D) so it is 3/4 inch high.
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Using the artist's brush, paint the ice-cream carton's upper inside rim with quick-drying craft glue and put the brush in a cup of water until you have time to clean it thoroughly. Place the yogurt container rim inside the carton, align the top edges, and press the rim into the glue firmly. Place strips of sticky tape over the rim's edges to hold everything securely while the glue dries. For added stability, stitch the rim to the carton using carpet thread and a glover's needle. |
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To form the "bowl" for the fruit, glue the trimmed plastic dairy-whip container to the ice-cream carton lid. Allow several hours for the glue to harden. |
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From the outer fabric for the bag, cut one 8 1/4 x 16 1/2-inch true-bias rectangle. From the lining fabric, cut one 6 1/4 x 14-inch true-bias rectangle. Apply craft adhesive to the lining wrong side and smooth onto a single layer of fleece, taking care not to stretch the fabric. Repeat with the outer fabric rectangle. Cut out each piece along the fabric cut edges. |
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With a permanent marker, draw lines on the fleece as shown in Figure 1. Trim away the fleece on the drawn lines and discard. (When trimmed, the fleece should measure 5 x 12 1/2 inches on the lining and 5 1/4 x 15 inches on the outer fabric.) Machine-quilt both pieces and apply spray-on fabric protector. Set the lining piece aside. Machine-baste 1/4 inch from the upper long edge of the outer fabric/fleece rectangle. Turn under and press 1/4 inch at one short edge. |
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Apply an even coat of craft adhesive to the fleece side of the piece. Align the bottom edge of the carton with the lower edge of the fleece. Beginning at the unturned short edge, roll the carton evenly across the sticky fleece to adhere the fabric panel. The pressed short edge should cover the raw edge where they meet. Apply glue to the underside of the turned edge and glue it in place. Clip the fabric that extends beyond the bottom edge of the container to form small tabs. |
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Paint the bottom of the carton with craft glue around the perimeter, making the glue circle 1/2 inch wide. Turn the fabric tabs to the underside of the carton and smooth into the glue. |
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Measure the diameter of the carton bottom and cut a synthetic suede circle to fit. Glue to the bottom of the carton to cover the fabric raw edges. |
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With craft glue, paint a 1/2-inch-wide strip along the upper edge on the inside of the plastic yogurt lip in the carton. Draw up the basting at the upper edge of the fabric on the carton so it pulls to the inside. Use your fingers to smooth the fabric in place in the glue, distributing the gathers evenly. Set the carton aside for a few hours until the glue has dried completely. |
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Glue strips of fleece to the sides of the lid to pad the junction of the yogurt container with the ice-cream lid. Cut a 10-inch-diameter circle of outer fabric. Machine-baste 1/2 inch from the outer edge, leaving thread tails. Apply fabric protector. Place the lid, "bowl" side down, in the center of the circle. |
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Draw up the basting to gather the fabric up and over the sides of the lid. Adjust for a snug fit and tie off the threads. Using neutral carpet thread and a glover's needle, tack the fabric to the bowl. When you flip the lid over there will be a "bowl" in the top of the lid.
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Trace the templates onto pattern tracing paper and cut out. Use snap flap pattern to cut four snap flaps from the synthetic suede. Cut two from the buckram or heavy nonwoven interfacing and trim 1/4 inch away all around. Remove the wire shank from two of the covered-button tops so that after being covered, the buttons can be glued in place. Cover the two buttons with outer-fabric scraps following the kit directions. Install the ball half of the magnetic snap on two of the suede flaps. Glue the buckram pieces over the wrong side of the snaps. Trim 1/4 inch from the straight edge of the two remaining suede flaps and glue a covered button to the right side of each flap. With wrong sides together and curved edges aligned, glue the button flaps to the magnetic-snap flaps and set aside. |
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Cut a 5-inch-diameter circle from sturdy cardboard. Trim the circle as needed so it fits easily inside the lid. Spray the cardboard circle with craft adhesive and cover it with fleece; trim the excess fleece even with the circle edge. |
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Cut a circle of lining fabric 1 1/2 inches larger in diameter than the fleece-covered circle. Apply fabric protector. Apply craft adhesive to one side of the fleece and center it on the wrong side of the lining circle. Clip the outer edge of the fabric circle and turn the raw edges to the underside of the cardboard. Glue in place. Glue the completed lining circle into the lid. Using rubber cement, glue the button flaps to the inside of the lid opposite each other. Use a few hand stitches to anchor the flaps to the fabric in the lid for added durability.
Note From the Designer: I used fabric recycled from designer shirts for the lining and outer fabric, and salvaged their labels and stitched them to the lining circle before assembling it and gluing it in the lid. I also added my own label. Fun! |
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Place the lid on the carton and mark the positioning for the socket halves of the magnetic snaps. Use the perforated disk from the snap set to mark the position for the vertical slits. Cut the slits with a craft knife, and insert the female snap halves. Cut two 1 x 2-inch pieces of plastic from the dairy-whip container; make corresponding slits for the snap prongs and position inside under the fabric edge. Apply the snaps. |
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To make the bag strap, fuse the two suede strips together with the strip of fusible web. Use a press cloth to protect the suede. Trim the ends using the strap end pattern piece and punch a hole in each end with the leather punch. Using the size 14 sewing machine needle, edgestitch around the strap. Use an edgestitching foot to help keep the stitching equidistant from the edges. |
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Place the lid on the carton and fasten the magnetic snap halves together. Mark with pins where the straps go, placing them opposite each other between the snap flaps. Cover the other two buttons with outer-fabric scraps, following kit directions. To anchor each strap end, punch two holes in the carton with the glover's needle. Thread a 6-inch length of 24-gauge wire through one carton hole from the inside to the outside, then through the strap hole, the shank of the button and back through the strap hole and into the carton. |
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Cut two 1 x 2-inch pieces of container plastic and poke two holes in each of the centers. Thread the wire ends through the holes in the plastic pieces and twist them tightly together. Press the wire flat and cover with sticky tape. Paint all four plastic pieces with craft glue and press the gathered outer fabric into it. |
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Turn under and press 1/4 inch along the upper edge and one short edge of the quilted lining panel. Make shallow snips along the bottom edge so the lining will curve smoothly around the carton's inside lower edge. Spray the fleece side with craft adhesive and place the lining right side out inside the carton. Smooth the lining in place and glue the short turned edge in place over the short raw edge inside the carton. Glue the turned upper edge of the lining in place. |
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Cut a 5-inch cardboard circle and trim it to fit easily into the bottom of the carton. Cover the circle with fleece and then the lining fabric as you did for the inside of the lid. Paint the inside bottom of the carton with craft glue and press the bottom circle firmly into the glue. |
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Glue the strawberries in the bowl on the lid and allow a full day for the glue to harden. |
