Begin by cutting a whale like shape out of the felt as shown below. You will need two identical shapes for the large container.
Over lap the two halves slightly and sew with a zig zag stitch down the center. I used white thread on the entire project because I liked the look but you can choose to match the thread to the felt.
Cut a strip of felt about 5 1/2 inches wide. You can vary this width depending on what you will be storing in the whale. Sew that on the “front” side of your whale as shown below. Center over the line you just sewed in the previous step.
Lift the sides and sew up each side. Note how I left this piece long until I was finished sewing.
Trim off the top with your scissors to the desired height.
Next sew down the bottom of your whale on both sides. Stop approximately where the “back” will be.
When sewing on the back piece it is important to sew down both sides FIRST! (Ask me how I know that is important….one experimental whale had to go in the trash.) Then trim to length at the top if needed.
Now you can sew across the bottom
Take the ends of the tail and sew those together as well.
For the eyes and mouth, cut pieces from the white felt. Apply the dimensional fabric paint to your eyes as shown below. Set aside and allow to dry completely.
Use the fabric glue to add a mouth and eye on both sides of your felt storage baskets. You now have learned how to sew your own felt storage baskets!