Easter is just around the corner, and there’s nothing cuter than handmade fabric Easter baskets!
Whether you’re getting ready for an egg hunt, creating a special gift basket, or just adding a festive touch to your home, these fabric baskets are perfect.
They’re fun, practical, and reusable, making them an eco-friendly alternative to store-bought plastic baskets.
Plus, they add a personal, handmade touch that you just can’t find in stores.

This collection of over 20 free fabric Easter basket tutorials has something for everyone. You’ll find baskets with bunny ears, handy handles for little egg hunters, quilted designs for added texture, and different shapes like circles and squares.
Whether you prefer a simple design or something more playful, there’s a style here to inspire you. These baskets aren’t just adorable—they’re also super functional, holding plenty of eggs, treats, and surprises!
One of the best things about these fabric Easter baskets is that they’re stash-busters! If you’ve got a pile of fat quarters or fabric scraps just waiting to be used, these projects are perfect. Mixing and matching prints and colors lets you get creative and use up your stash.
They’re also a great way to repurpose old quilt blocks or leftover fabric from other sewing projects. Who knew cleaning up your stash could be this fun?
Easy to Sew Fabric Easter Baskets

You can fill this basket it with flowers for the center of your table or make one for the kiddos in your life to fill with Easter treats.

If you’re looking for a cute and practical Easter basket for your little ones (or yourself!), look no further than this DIY Easter bunny fabric basket. Made in just 30 minutes, these fabric baskets are adorable, reusable, and perfect for gifting chocolate. Plus, it’s a great sewing project for beginners or any sewing level!

Perfect for kids and adults, too, this is a basket you can also make to use year-round in your sewing room, kitchen or kids room to store all kinds of things.

Learn how to make a simple fabric basket with this FREE sewing pattern! Available in 2 sizes.

This Woven Easter Basket is perfect for using scraps or 2 1⁄2″ (6.35 cm) pre-cut strips. This basket can be made in pastels for Easter, or in another color scheme to hold jewelry, guest towels, or other small items.

These baskets can be made in any size – all measurements here make a finished basket that holds a 100g ball of wool very nicely 🙂

Personalize your easter basket with fabric ears to match your child’s personality, Easter outfits, or your Easter decor!

Learn how to sew a fabric Easter basket with this simple sewing tutorial.

Use this easter baskets pattern to make your own diy Easter baskets with pretty bunnies and flowers. An easy and quick, and super cute sewing project!

Do you buy themed fabrics? I can’t resist a good bunny, halloween or Christmas print and I definitely have a few stashed away so that when the mood takes hold I can sew up some holiday projects like this sweet little Easter basket without making a special trip to the shop.

Each basket takes two fat quarters, some batting, and buttons. That’s it!

Use those fun fabric squares to sew up a simple basket – with handles!

Here’s an easy Easter Basket tutorial and Free Sewing Pattern to create your very own homemade Easter baskets!

This pattern makes a small fabric basket, and may not be quite suitable for children to use for an Easter egg hunt, but it would look really pretty as a decoration filled with plastic eggs for the yearly Easter celebration.

These baskets are not quite “mini” Easter baskets but are smaller than a normal baskets. Which I think makes them perfect if you’re traveling on Easter to visit friends or family.

How cute is this bunny – with the floppy ears as the handles!

I’m sure you will find a million and one uses for this DIY Fabric Easter Basket tutorial. Invest the time into creating a special handmade gift that will be treasured for years.

100% Wool Felt is the perfect material for a quick project like this, it comes in a wide spectrum of incredible colors, and it’s such a breeze to sew with since it requires no hemming.

Check out these floppy ears! Love this little face – just like the peeps.

As you can see, I simply used the stitches on my machine to decorate the basket, which I think is very easter egg-y and sweet.

It looks great with the weaving but of course you can make it in a solid fabric as well!

Simple pattern for fabric Easter baskets that requires minimal supplies and only very basic sewing skills.

Dig through your scraps and use your strips of fabric! Jelly rolls too – how cute is this basket?!

Easter baskets are kind of an unavoidable trapping of the holiday, what with small kids and egg hunts, etc. Check out this cute basket – use it any time of the year.

More Easter Sewing Projects

Easter Table Runner– simple fabric strips with bunny applique

Spring Tumbler table topper- using the accuquilt, this sews up super quick!

Fabric bunny – great for any level of sewer! These are also perfect for leftover quilt blocks.

Fun Easter projects – from table runners, to plushies, bags and more.

Becky Jorgensen is the creative quilter behind Patchwork Posse, the Patchwork Planner and her online quilt group Patchworkers Plus. You can find her patterns in books, magazines, and her quilt membership. Gather your quilting supplies, organize your sewing space, explore the process of disappearing quilt blocks, or finish a free quilt pattern. I'll help you use what you have, finish what you start and make your quilting journey fun!
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