DIY Hanging Organizer

For many moms with tiny humans running around our home they make such a big mess for being so small. I think I tried everything to get them organized and keep the mess in one spot, their room. Of course when you’re not paying attention they decide to bring everything out to play by where you are doing things. Since keeping their things in their room didn’t work too great we put a shelf in their room to keep the stuffed animals in one spot and a fire engine toy box for the little things. The organization didn’t last very long.

While I was trying to find a better way to keep the boys together and have an excuse to use my sewing machine I stumbled upon DIY hanging organizer by She Can Sew And was immediately excited by the project. It includes a free pattern to complete the project along with instructions and a link to her blog for step by step pictures.

What you need-

• 1 yard natural cotton duck canvas fabric, 60'' wide
• 3/4 yard coordinating fabric for the exterior of the baskets (pretty quilting cotton or
home decor fabric both work great)
• 1/2 yard Peltex 72F ultra firm double sided fusible stabilizer
• a heavy duty sewing machine needle, 90/14 or 100/16 recommended
• a 12'' long piece of a 3/8'' wooden dowel
• 26'' natural twine for hanging
• pencil or fabric marker
• Wonderclips (optional but very helpful for attaching the curved pieces)

I had almost everything on hand because I had already purchased duck canvas to sew some zipper bags and I substituted the fabrics for felt to use up what I had. It turned out way cuter than expected and I only used the canvas for the back because the felt was stride enough on its own. What I wish I did different was add the Peltex 72F like in the original to give the bottom more sturdiness. It turned out adorable the way it is and can hold plenty of stuffed animals but my toys also have Hotwheels that I am trying to keep out of reach that weigh the bag down.

The curves of this project for the round bottom wasn’t as hard as I thought it would be and as long as you clip it right and take your time it will be fine. The strip of fabric I added to go with the cars theme they have going on in the play corner but I may go back and cut some iron on words with my Cricut to make it looks a little more organized. Over all it was an amazing project that can be done with different additions to make it fit your own room with one of the many free svg finds.

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