I try to find gifts for people that work well for their interests. Walt and I also do some creative gift wrapping. Several years ago, I made boxes of fabric to “wrap” gifts for my sister and mom.

Image shows two boxes made of fabric, one triangular in shape, the other is diamond shaped.
The smaller box went to mom, filled with quilting fabric. The taller box is a yarn holder for my sister who crochets.

The boxes were made with fabric and a heavy weight stabilizer. I used a fusible webbing to attach the fabric to the stabilizer. I then satin stitched the edges to prevent fraying. On the yarn box, I did a little decorative stitching to add to the design. I made a hole in the lid for the yarn to come out. I then stitched the sections together. To connect the corners of the lid, I whip-stitched them by hand.

Image shows a box with snow fabrics. A snowflake decorates the top and white yarn comes out of a hole in the top.
I did some decorative stitching around the opening in the top to go with the winter theme of the fabric.

For the diamond shaped box, I used folded fabric to cover the corners and skipped the decorative stitching. The folds added interest.

Image shows a pink, aqua and gold box with rolls of fabric in the box.
Rolled fat quarters of fabric filled the box.

Making these boxes was a fun way to add something extra to my gifts of yarn and fabric. I used similar methods to make these traveling crafting kits.