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Bedside Caddy

Bedside Caddy

Reading in bed is one of life's little luxuries, and I am ready to curl up with a good book! 


The cold winter months are the perfect time to snuggle under the covers to page through a magazine, watch a movie, or read another chapter in a really good book. So we came up with this little bedside caddy that will keep your books, magazines, and even the remote control organized and at your fingertips. 

Supplies & Materials:

- 1/2 yard light-colored fabric

- 1/2 yard printed fabric

- 3/8 yard light-weight craft batting

- 1 package of extra wide double-fold bias tape


The designs used in this tutorial include:

- Barnyard toile animals

Instructions: 


On one end of the light-colored fabric, mark a rectangle that is 14 inches wide by 12 inches high. Mark a line vertically down the center of the rectangle.


Center the embroidery on each side of the bottom half of the marked rectangle.

Two small embroidered designs on beige fabric: left design shows a hen with three chicks; right design shows a dog lying beside a wooden fence.

From the light-colored fabric, the print fabric, and the batting, cut a rectangle from each that is 14 inches wide and 22 inches high.

Three folded fabric pieces layered on a black background: a plain cream sheet on top, a beige fabric with dark green floral pattern in the middle, and a white fuzzy fabric at the bottom.

Cut out the embroidered rectangle.

From the printed fabric, cut out a rectangle that is 14 inches wide by 18 inches tall.

Two fabric pieces are shown; the larger one has a blue and beige toile pattern with pastoral scenes, and the smaller beige piece features blue embroidery of a basket with flowers and a sewing machine.

Making the pockets


Fold the embroidered rectangle in half so that you will now have a rectangle that is 6 inches high and 14 inches wide, with the fold at the top.


Fold the smaller printed rectangle in half so that you have a piece that is 9 inches high and 14 inches wide. The fold should also be at the top. Lay the embroidered piece on top of the printed piece so that the bottom and side raw edges meet together.


Using a satin stitch, sew along the marked dividing line through both fabrics to create two separate front pockets.

Fabric piece with blue toile pattern at the top and two sections below with blue embroidered farm animal scenes: a rooster on the left and a cow in a fenced area on the right.

Lay out the larger rectangles with the batting sandwiched between the fabric. The right sides of both fabrics should be facing out.

A folded beige terry cloth towel with a corner turned up, revealing a blue and white floral fabric underside, folded on a black background.

Lay the assembled pockets on top of the larger rectangles so that the bottom and side raw edges meet. Baste around the entire edge of the caddy about 1/4 inch from the edge.

White textured fabric with a blue toile strip near the bottom and two small blue embroidered images beneath it, one of a nest with birds, the other of a dog on a bed.

Encase the raw edges on all four sides with the bias tape.

Close-up of a sewing machine stitching white fabric binding onto blue and white patterned fabric with tree and bird design.

Here you can see the finished caddy. 

Beige fabric bedside caddy with a blue toile strip and two lower pockets; one pocket has a blue embroidered hen, the other a pig resting on a bench.


Slide the top 10 inches between the mattress and box spring of your bed. The weight of the mattress holds it in place beautifully!


You'll love how this little caddy keeps all your current reading material easily within reach.

Fabric bedside caddy with two pockets featuring blue toile animal prints; holding a "Living" magazine, a book titled "For My Daughter," and a red book.