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This cuff bracelet is quick and easy to make, and is a great way to use up both fabric and interfacing scraps. Each one has three individual fabric strips held together with a button tab. Mix and match the prints… Read more ... 
Caroline from Sew Can She shows how you can use your smallest scraps to make these adorable mini quilt magnets. You’ll need squares just 2 1/2″ big to make the itty patchwork pieces for the magnets. Make a set for… Read more ... 
These layered button fabric yo-yos are a great way to use up your smaller scraps! Amy from Positively Splendid shows how, and she includes printable templates you can use. You can make them in any size depending on the size… Read more ... 
A small 9-patch block makes the most charming coaster! Charise from Charise Creates has a tutorial showing how you can make them. This is a great project for using up smaller scraps or for fussy-cutting.
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Slide this insulated fabric sleeve around the hot handle of a pot or pan for a handle-sized hot pad! Sew4Home shows how you can make one. It’s quick to make and great for using up scraps! Finished dimensions are approximately… Read more ... 
These colorful fabric trivets are a great way to use up your scraps! Petro from Easy Peasy Creative shows how you can make them. They’re quick to make and a fun way to use scraps, especially ones that have nice… Read more ... 
I have a healthy stash of fabric scraps, but not all scraps are stash worthy or they may be a type of fabric that doesn’t lend itself well to scrap projects. You could throw those scraps away but they’ll just… Read more ... 
This fluffy heart DIY rag wreath makes a pretty Valentine’s Day decoration! Simple Simon & Co. shares a tutorial at Polka Dot Chair showing how you can create one. You don’t even have to sew to make it! You’ll need… Read more ... 
Use your fabric scraps to make these pretty and practical dust cloths. Patti from Hearth & Vine shows how she turned some fabric scraps into a set of dust cloths she can use to keep her work space clean. They’re… Read more ... 
If you sew with knits or do many t-shirt refashions, you end up with a pile of knit scraps. Unlike quilting cotton scraps, there’s not much you can do with these bits of fabric. Amanda from Crafts By Amanda shows… Read more ... 
This hexagon coaster makes the prettiest spot to park a mug of coffee or hot tea. It makes a great gift, too, if you can bring yourself to part with it. Stephanie from Swoodson Says shows how you can create… Read more ... 
Cath at Wombat Quilts shares a tutorial for making a couple of quilt blocks that are perfect for using your mini charm squares or small scraps. Each block is made from 2 1/2″ squares of fabric, plus some larger strips… Read more ... 
Hair scrunchies are easy to sew and a good way to use up some of your fabric scraps! Simple Simon shares a tutorial showing how you can make one in just a few easy steps. They include step by step… Read more ... 
The Love Notes pillow by Taunja from Carried Away Quilting is the perfect project for using up your scraps – your fabric scraps AND your little bits of trims and buttons! The “envelopes” are made from 2 1/2″ fabric squares,… Read more ... 
Peasant dresses are an easy style of dress to sew for little girls. They’re also an easy style of dress to sew for dolls. Lindsay from PA Country Crafts shares a free pattern and tutorial for making a peasant dress… Read more ...