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Sew an Easter basket with free pattern GUL

14.02.2023 by Evelyn

Osternest nähen mit kostenlosem Schnittmuster GUL

Sewing an Easter nest for beginners: With these instructions, you can sew a simple Easter nest in two variations, each in two sizes.

The most important things at a glance:

  • With these instructions, you can sew yourself a pretty Easter nest
  • You can sew the Easter nest in two variations, each in two sizes
  • You can download the free pattern in this post
  • Sewing level: Beginner
  • Sewing time: 1 hour

The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and the first green of the year is appearing. To get you into the true spring spirit, SewSimple has the perfect Easter sewing project for you: A beautiful (and easy-to-sew) Easter nest!

Is sewing a storage basket too boring for you? Then this guide is exactly what you need!

Spring looks like this to us: colorful Easter eggs decorating the bushes and trees, daffodils nodding their golden-yellow heads, and the children bustling about, searching for Easter nests full of treats. And how sweetly they rejoice when they've discovered their very own personal nest!

With this guide, you can also sew such a wonderful Easter nest for your little ones. Choose between the simple GUL version (with a smooth edge) and the GUL BLOMST flower version.

My tip: Sew a small Easter basket for chocolate eggs and a large Easter nest for Sunday rolls. :) Use colorful coated cotton for the children's Easter nests to hide them in the garden, or a subtle canvas that matches your table decor. Have fun!

Can beginners sew an Easter nest?

Of course you can! In this project, you will also get to know and work with Decovil Light iron-on stabilizer. In my post about interfacing, stabilizers, and more, you will find further details about these and other stabilizers. You will also learn how to finish open edges with a piece of fabric.
I will explain every step, and in the video, I will show you the details more closely.

What do I need to sew an Easter nest?

First and foremost, non-stretchy fabric. Simple woven cotton and canvas are best. It is easy to iron and shape.

You can learn more about this in the post sewing with cotton fabric. It gives you a good overview of working with woven fabric. Coated cotton as an outer fabric or denim also works well.

HERE you can find the bunny fabric* that I used in my instructions.

Furthermore, you will need:

Which fabrics are suitable for sewing an Easter nest?

For the outer fabric, you should choose a sturdier material. Canvas, coated cotton, coated canvas, denim, and decor fabrics are ideal here.
Simple woven cotton is particularly suitable for the inner lining. It is easy to iron and serves as a support for the Decovil light.
In addition, simple woven fabric is good for finishing the open seam edges.

You can find the right fabrics for sewing an Easter nest here:

How much fabric do I need for an Easter nest?

You can sew 4 baskets from 50 cm of outer and inner fabric each.
For a small Easter nest, fabric scraps from 30 cm x 30 cm are sufficient.

Where can I find the free pattern?

You can sew the Easter nest in two variations, each in two sizes. The small Easter nests are well-suited for hiding sweets and have a diameter of approx. 15 cm. The large Easter nest comes with a diameter of approx. 20 cm.

PDF Pattern Easter Nest GUL + GUL BLOMST

How the pattern works:

  1. Sign up for the SewSimple newsletter
  2. Click on the newsletter confirmation in the confirmation email: Yes, I want to...
  3. After receiving the SewSimple welcome email, you are officially a sewing mail subscriber
  4. Create a customer account with the same email address
  5. Log in
  6. Click on download or go to the pattern via the freebook section of your customer account.

It may also help to clear your cookies and cache, use a different browser, or use a different device. It often works on a PC or laptop if it doesn't work on your phone.

It's also always a good idea to check if your browser is up to date or if your browser settings are preventing a download. :)

For further questions, feel free to look here: sewsimple.de/faq

Please understand that we cannot send the pattern by email. Unfortunately, we cannot answer such inquiries.

How is the pattern glued together?

The pattern is, like all larger patterns from SewSimple, numbered. First, glue the pages together and then cut out the desired pattern. Gluing together works like this:

And this is how the glued parts should look:

Sewing an Easter nest
Sewing an Easter nest

What must my sewing machine be able to do to sew an Easter nest?

A normal household sewing machine with a straight stitch is perfect for this project.
Use a universal needle. I prefer a size 80.

Conclusion

Sewing an Easter nest is not hard at all. By choosing materials like coated cotton, you can also hide it in the damp grass in the garden. Lovingly filled with chocolate and sweets, the Easter nest brings joy to children and adults alike during the search and, above all, the finding.

My tip: If you use a subtle linen or canvas, your Easter nest can also be used perfectly as a basket for Sunday breakfast rolls.

An Easter nest in spring-like shades is a lovely eye-catcher on the table.

Great, too: You can get creative regarding size, color, and shape. If you like it a bit more curved and playful, you choose GUL BLOMST. For minimalists, GUL might be better suited. In any case, a nice beginner project that brings joy.

Happy simple sewing, Eve & Sabine

Sew an Easter basket
Sew an Easter basket

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Step-by-step instructions

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Sew the GUL Easter basket

Okay, got everything ready? Let's go!

  1. Step

    Print the pattern

    Print the pattern at actual size without page scaling and cut it out including the seam allowance.

    Print the pattern
  2. Step

    Cutting

    You need to cut the following pieces:

    1x inner lining

    1x fusible interfacing

    1x outer fabric

    2x binding strips

    Cutting
  3. Step

    Iron on fusible interfacing

    Trim the seam allowance off the fusible interfacing and iron it onto your inner fabric.

    Why do I iron the interfacing onto the inner fabric? In principle it doesn't matter whether you iron it onto the outer or the inner fabric. With outer fabrics that can't be ironed (coated cotton), you have to choose the inner fabric. In this case I chose the thinner material to give the little nest a bit more structure.

    Iron on fusible interfacing
  4. Step

    Place inner and outer fabric together

    Place the inner fabric flush on the outer fabric, right sides together.

    Place inner and outer fabric together
  5. Step

    Pin the fabrics

    Pin everything together well.

    Pin the fabrics
  6. Step

    Sew the curves

    Sew over the curves with a straight stitch. The inner edges stay open.

    Sew the curves
  7. Step

    Trim the seam allowance

    Trim the seam allowance.

    Trim the seam allowance
  8. Step

    Turn and press

    Turn the Easter basket right side out and press it well.

    Turn and press
  9. Step

    Fold the open edges

    Place the outside facing you. Fold the open edges over each other and pin them in place well.

    Repeat this step on the opposite side.

    Fold the open edges
  10. Step

    Folding technique

    This is what the folding technique looks like in detail.

    Folding technique
  11. Step

    Topstitch the fold

    Sew over it with a straight stitch, a presser foot's width from the edge.

    Topstitch the fold
  12. Step

    Prepare the finishing strip

    Preparing the binding strips

    Press the binding strip in half lengthwise once. Then press the outer edges to the centre crease. It should now be folded like bias binding.

    Prepare the finishing strip
  13. Step

    Pin on the binding strip

    Pin the binding strip right sides together, centred on the open base edge.

    Pin on the binding strip
  14. Step

    Sew on the binding strip

    Sew along the first fold with a straight stitch. Leave approx. 1 cm free at the start and end.

    Sew on the binding strip
  15. Step

    Fold the strip over

    Fold the protruding 1 cm at the ends inwards and fold the binding strip with its pressed edges over the open base edge.

    Pin everything together well.

    Repeat for the second base edge.

    Fold the strip over
  16. Step

    Edgestitch the binding strip

    Edgestitch the binding strip on both sides.

    Edgestitch the binding strip
  17. Step

    Turn and shape

    Now you just need to turn your Easter basket right side out and shape it a little.

    Done.

    Turn and shape

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About the author

Eve

Moin, I'm Eve. As a communication designer I love developing simple solutions for complicated challenges — with sewing patterns and instructions just as much as with technical questions.

For SewSimple I develop sewing instructions and patterns, shoot videos, test sewing ideas and support Sabine with many topics around the website.