I Made a Custom Liner for My IKEA SNIDAD Basket

I wanted a liner for my IKEA SNIDAD basket, so I figured out the measurements, made my own pattern, and used the fabric I already had — even when I didn’t quite have enough. Measuring the Basket

I started by measuring the basket itself rather than trying to follow a formal pattern.

I measured the diameter across the top, then the diameter across the bottom, since the basket gets narrower toward the base. I also measured the height so I could get a rough idea of how tall the liner needed to be.

From there, I cut a round piece for the bottom and one long piece for the sides. Because the basket is tapered, I cut the long side piece at a slight angle instead of making it perfectly straight.

My First Plan Didn’t Work

This is where the project took a turn.

I hadn’t followed my height measurement quite correctly, and once I tried sewing the round bottom piece onto the side panel, the fit just wasn’t working.

So I unstitched it.

Instead of trying to force the original plan, I looked at the extra fabric I still had at the bottom and decided to try something much simpler.

I stitched the long side fabric straight across the bottom instead.

And surprisingly, it worked much better than I expected.

The bottom isn’t a perfectly fitted circle like I originally imagined, but once the liner was inside the basket, the fabric settled into the shape really well.

Making It Work With What I Had

At that point, I stopped worrying about making the liner technically perfect and focused on making it functional.

I also realized I didn’t have quite enough of the main fabric to finish everything the way I had planned.

For the ties, I went through the fabric I already had and found some leftover Winnie the Pooh fabric in my closet. I cut that into strips and used it to tie the liner around the top of the basket.

It wasn’t planned at all, but I ended up loving that detail.

Making the Ties

Once the liner itself was together, I made each tie individually using leftover Winnie the Pooh fabric I already had.

I cut the fabric into narrow strips, folded and stitched them into little ties, then attached them around the top of the liner so I could secure it to the basket.

The Pooh fabric wasn’t part of the original plan at all, but it ended up being one of my favorite details. It added a little bit of pattern and personality to an otherwise neutral liner — and let me use something I already had instead of buying more fabric.

The Finished Liner

The finished liner isn’t perfect, but it works exactly how I needed it to.

The sides fit nicely inside the tapered basket, the simple stitched bottom ended up working better than my original plan, and the little Winnie the Pooh ties keep everything in place.

This project was very much a process of measuring, trying something, realizing it wasn’t working, undoing it, and finding another solution.

And honestly, I think that’s what I like most about it.

I used what I already had, figured it out as I went, and ended up with something functional that I’m really happy with.