Mini-Schultüten Sewing Instructions

April 15, 2025

Small but Special – "Mini-Schultüten” (School Cones)

Use them as a garland or as gift packaging (with a cardboard insert for reinforcement)… My kids even suddenly started using them instead of their stuffed animals!

The possibilities for mixing colors and patterns to your taste are endless – and it’s the perfect project for fabric scraps! I used an old cotton tablecloth and some muslin here.

Below you’ll find the sewing instructions for use with the screen print templates, as well as a simple pattern.

Materials

To make the school cones, you’ll need the following:

Screen printing frame, squeegee, tape, ink, and spatula (for screen printing)
Screen printing stencil(s) (or sewing pattern)
Fabric for the cone(s)
(The side lengths of the motif are 15 cm. With a 1 cm seam allowance, that’s 17 cm – so you’ll need at least a print area of 16 cm x 17 cm)
Fabric for the cuff (14 cm x 22 cm) per cone
A string or cord for the garland (depending on desired length)
Ribbon/cord to close the cones

If you resize the template, remember to adjust the seam allowances and the cuff accordingly.

Sewing Instructions:

**Print the desired number of templates and heat set, or cut directly using the pattern:**

**Cut along the outer edge of the seam allowance:**

**Fold the top edge of the cuff inward twice (0.5 cm then 1 cm)…**

**Fold the cuff fabric in half and stitch the open sides together with a 5 mm seam allowance:**

**Turn the cuff inside out and sew the seam again with a 1 cm seam allowance to enclose it (this is a French seam).**

Now for the cone...

**Place the cone pattern piece right sides together.**

**Sew along the side with a 1 cm seam allowance.**

**Trim the seam allowance at an angle (be careful not to cut into the stitching).**

**Slide the cuff (wrong side out) over the cone so the bottom edge of the cuff aligns with the top edge of the cone.**

Sew around the edge (and optionally finish the edge), pull the cuff upwards—and then fill your cone!

Close it with ribbon, cord, or string and tie a knot (optionally secure it with a few stitches).

For a Garland:

Lay the garland cord across the knot and secure it with another knot or a bow.

Tips & Tricks

I batched the steps: first sewed all the cuffs, then all the cones, and only then assembled and filled them.
You can fit two stencils on one A4 “Lossie” paper. Either mask off areas accordingly or print in a single color.
You’ll also find the stencil for the paper/cardboard insert in the files.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me anytime!

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