Easy Bedside Caddy Project with Missouri Star Pattern

This bedside caddy is a perfect dorm or small room organizer. It can hang on a bed frame and keep things within arm's reach. If you don't have a bedside table, this is perfect to keep your essentials close at hand.

Milo will soon head to college and live in the dorms. I saw Missouri Star Quilt company's cute bedside caddy pattern and thought it would be a great organizer to hang on Milo's bed. This is an easy sewing project.

The Bedside Caddy features five small pockets on the front that can hold small items like remote controls, scissors, notepads, pens, and pencils. It also has a large main pocket to hold books, a water bottle, and snacks. On the back are two straps with hook-and-loop tape to hang it from a bed frame or headboard. The edges are fully finished, with no raw edges on the finished caddy.

Five cardboard pieces are inserted between the outside and lining fabrics so that the caddy will hold its shape.

Missouri Star Quilt Company gifted me the fabric and pattern I used to make this bedside caddy.

Learn more about this bedside caddy pattern by watching our video or reading this blog post.

WHAT YOU NEED to make this bed caddy

• Bedside Caddy Pattern from Missouri Star Quilt Company 
• Two Fabrics
• Cardboard
• Hook & Loop Tape
• Sewing machine, thread, pins, scissors. A rotary cutter, rulers, and mat make the pieces quick to cut.
• Fabric Pencil

Since this is a copywritten pattern by Missouri Star Quilt Company, I can only discuss it and give some tips on making this bedside caddy.

About the Bedside Organizer Caddy

The caddy finishes at 14” x 8” x 4”, with several small pockets on the front and one large pocket. It is fully lined and has no raw edges.

It has two hanging straps on the back with hook-and-loop tape to hang it on the bed.

Tip: The pattern suggests using a 1" piece of hook-and-loop tape. I added a 3" piece to the end of the strap because I could not test it on the bed.  The longer strip will allow it to be adjusted to fit onto the bed.

If I make the caddy again, I will probably use a 3" piece on both sides. The smaller hook-and-loop tape may not hold if the caddy is filled with heavy items like books and a water bottle.

The front of the caddy has two larger and three smaller flat pockets.

Inside the caddy are five cardboard pieces that help it hold the rectangular shape.

About the pattern and fabric

Milo picked out the fabrics for the caddy, and we used ½ yards of the blue fabric and ¾ yards of the bug fabric.

The pattern is 11 pages long and has photos for each step. It even steps you through cutting the fabric pieces so you get the most use of your fabric.

The Cardboard Inside the caddy

The caddy holds its shape with pieces of cardboard inserted between the layers.

I was planning to use cereal box cardboard for the inside of the caddy. But I couldn't find a piece larger than 8" x 14". The caddy requires two pieces this size for the front and back.

I didn't want to cut the cardboard across a crease or corner because this may cause the caddy to bend or collapse in that section.

I found a cardboard box that was large enough and was able to cut it to size. 

Tip: Save some larger cardboard boxes for this project!

Assembling this Bedside Caddy Project

The bedside caddy is made by adding the pockets to the front piece and the straps to the back. The pocket panel is created by finishing the top edge, folding it twice, and stitching. The sides are finished in the same way. Then, the pockets are sewn to the front long rectangle fabric using a top stitch. A vertical line of stitching is added to create two larger front pockets.

The next step is to sew the outside fabrics into a circle, and then the bottom is sewn on. The pattern does not specify a seam allowance, so I used a 1/4" seam. This completes the outside of the caddy. After that, the lining is sewn into a circle, and the bottom edge is finished. 

To finish the caddy, the lining and exterior are sewn together.

Lastly, a fabric covered cardboard rectangle is created for the bottom.

After sewing the caddy, four pieces of cardboard are inserted around the outside, and the lining is pushed inside the caddy to cover the cardboard.

The fabric-covered cardboard rectangle is placed at the caddy's bottom to hold the lining and support the caddy's bottom.

The bedside caddy is ready to be hung from the side of the bed or the headboard.

Missouri Star Quilt Company

I want to thank Missouri Star Quilt Company for giving us the fabric and pattern we used to make this bedside caddy. To make a bedside caddy, please click the link above to visit Missouri Star's website.

We hope you enjoyed learning about this bedside caddy pattern by Missouri Star Quilt Company. 

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