Make Baby Toys, Door Stops and Ottomans Out of Fabric Cubes Story

Make Baby Toys, Door Stops and Ottomans Out of Fabric Cubes

Today, I decided to make fabric cubes. These cubes can be used as baby toys, door stops, and even foot stools or ottomans!

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Materials used:

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Step 1: Lay out your squares.

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Step 2: Quilt your sides (optional).

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Sew the 4 squares for your sides in a row with a 1/4 seam allowance.

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Step 4: Sew together the sides to form your cube.

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Turn your cube right side out and start filling. You can use batting scraps, fabric trimmings or polyfill to fill your baby toy cube.

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