Free 5 Gallon Bucket Organizer Pattern
Kian Trip
I love to organize!
These upcycled ice cream bucket organizer bags are a must!
You can organize your entire life with some fabric, a bucket, and some sewing skills!
Anyone can make these...pick whatever fabric you want.
make it pretty or industrial!
The cool thing about these, is you can pack the bucket full of stuff
and still pack stuff in around the bucket!
They hold gangs of stuff and keep the "junk drawer" virtually empty!
These will make you look totally organized and sophisticated.
You will want to organize everything in sight!
You will need to measure your bucket.
Because there is a broad spectrum in bucket sizes,
I am not including any of my measurements...
But the calculations are fairly simple.
Take a look at the tagged picture so you get an idea of what pieces you'll need:
You will need to cut 2 circles of fabric that fit inside the bottom of the bucket.
To do this I place the bucket on a paper and trace around it.
Then I trim off about 1/4 inch all the way around and use that as the pattern.
You will cut 2, because that will make the base just a little bit stronger.
Next.
You will need a band of fabric that fits around the inside of the bucket.
It should be about 1/2 inch taller than the bucket walls and a 1/2 inch bigger on the width too...
it needs to fit comfortably, but snug inside the bucket with the seams.
You can measure this with your measuring tape and cut it out all as one strip...
but I cut it in half, because I am usually using up scraps of material.
Then.
You will need to make the 2 pieces for the outside of the bucket.
Measure around the outside of the bucket.
This measurement needs to be cut into 2 separate halves to make room for the handles.
(unless it's something like just a tin can)
These pieces should be as tall as the bucket plus 1/2 inch...for seaming.
Okay now.
The pockets and pouches are a MUST!
So you need to cut strips of fabric that are longer than the band (or 2 pieces) for the inside of the bucket and the 2 pieces for the outside of the bucket.
They should be a little over HALF the height as the first pieces...and about 4 to 8 inches wider, depending on how big of pockets you want.
Cut 1 wider piece for each strip already cut.
If you are making one with a 5 gallon bucket, you could do a couple layers of tiered pockets.
I did a mulch-tiered pocket on the blue camo one pictured above as well.
This is not an exact science...but you can keep vigorous notes and make a bunch like I did. :)
Now you should have a finished inside bucket bag and 2 flaps!
Here's how it's going to look...basically.
You need to take the outside flap and put it pretty fabric side touching
the pretty fabric side of the inside of the bucket bag.
Line up the top raw edges, and seam them together.
Flip the outside flaps over, and ta-da!
You have a perfect organizer bag that makes you want to eat GALLONS
of ice cream so you have more buckets for more bag organizers!
Just wanted to let you know I used your tutorial for the garden bucket apron and it turned out fantastic. Can't wait til spring to use it. I'm here at your website now to reprint the pattern so I can make one for a gardening friend. Thanks so much for posting this. The pattern is very easy to follow. I used double thickness material and used upholstery weight material so it would be really sturdy. and I used some ready made quilt binding that I happened to have on hand for the edging. Thanks again!!
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