Tricket Tray Instructions

Here is a Bonus project for the Fabric Weaving Mini-Workshop presented during the November 2026 Scrap Club meeting.



Supplies

1 - 8 1/2” Outer fabric square (your woven square)

1 - 8 1/2” Inner fabric square

1 - 8” fusible fleece (OR batting, felt, or mid-weight sew-in stabilizer) 

Pins or wonder clips

Washable bottled glue (Elmer’s or Roxanne Glue-Baste-It)

Sewing machines, thread, scissors, iron, pressing mat, quilting ruler, cutting mat, rotary cutter.

Instructions 

  1. Center the fusible fleece on the wrong side of the outer fabric, leaving 1/4” around the edge of the fabric.  Fuse in place following the product directions.

    1. ALT: Place batting against the wrong side of the outer fabric, clip or pin in place.  

  2. Place outer fabric and inner fabric right sides together and clip or pin in place. 

  3. Mark the 3” opening hole on one side of the squares with clips or pins and don't sew within that gap.

  4. Start sewing at one side of the opening, sew a 1/4” seam to the next edge. Sew off each edge, do not pivot at the corners.  Backstitch at the beginning and end of all the seams.

  5. Repeat for the next three sides. You will be back at the side you started on.  Sew from the edge to the opening, backstitching to finish.

  6. Sew a diagonal seam at each of the four corners making sure the seam goes over the corner.  No need to backstitch.

  7. Trim the corners close to the diagonal seam, but do not cut the stitches.

  8. Turn the piece right sides out and poke out the corners so they are as square as you can make them. Roll all edge seams so the seam sits equally between the fabrics.

  9. Fold in the opening to make the seam and glue baste close.

  10. Press all edges flat. Sew a 1/8” seam around the entire piece, starting and stopping on an edge, not on a corner. 

  11. On the lining fabric, mark a line 1 1/2” from each of the edges with your favorite marking tool.  The lines should cross and make 1 1/2” squares at each corner. Do not use a permanent marker as the line will be seen.

  12. Topstitch on each of the lines, back stitching at the beginning and end of each line.  Use a coordinating thread color that is easily seen on the lining fabric.  These will be fold lines and will need to be seen. 

  13. Pinch the corner and line up the stitch lines, clip the corners together.  Work on one corner at a time.  Follow the stitched lines, sew a second topstitch on top of the line to close the corner. Backstitch at the beginning and the end.  Go completely off both edges when backstitching.

  14. Repeat for each corner.  This will create the edges of your tray. 

  15. Fold each edge on the stitched line to the inside of the tray and press.  Repeat for each edge. Your trinket tray is complete.

Tips

  1. You can make the tray larger or smaller by changing the size of the fabric/batting squares used in the project. Larger sizes might need heavier weight stabilizer between the outer and inner fabric.. 

  2. You can adjust the height of the sides by adjusting the distance of the marked line from the edge in step 10.  Use 1” to make the sides short, 2” to make them taller. 

  3. After step 11, but before step 12, quilt as desired inside the marked square.  You can also embroider a motif within the marked square.  Leave the space between the edge and the marked line blank or embellish that area with a decorative stitch.  Continue with step 12.

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