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I’m always looking for projects that use up the scraps of knit fabric that I have left over from making t-shirts. I don’t like just throwing the scraps away, but it’s a lot harder to justify the hoarding of knit… Read more ... 
I finally broken into a set of charm squares and sewed them up into a tote! It has a top flap and a cool swivel hook closure that give it more of a satchel style. I’ve got a tutorial for… Read more ... 
This Scottie dog is a cute scrapbusting sewing project! Create Kids Couture has a tutorial showing how you can make one. It’s made from a bunch of 3″ squares of fabric – 84 of them, to be exact – so… Read more ... 
When I’m laying out a sewing pattern on my fabric I always take a little time to find the best layout. It’s kind of a personal challenge to me to lay the pattern out so I end up with the… Read more ... 
Sew your fabric scraps into pretty hair accessories! Beth from SunnyGal Studio shares a tutorial at Craftsy for making these fabric headbands. If you don’t have enough of one kind of scrap to make the whole headband, you can always… Read more ... 
Got fabric scraps? Amber from Crazy Little Projects shows how you can sew them into fun friendship bracelets. Make them braided, or with three straight strands. Both versions are super fun and super cute!
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These fabric coasters are a fun way to to use charm squares or fabric scraps! And you can make them in just 10 minutes. Art Gallery Fabrics shares a video tutorial showing how. They’re super easy and would be a… Read more ... 
Lindsey from Fort Worth Fabric Studio shows how you can make a beautiful patchwork flag table topper mini quilt. Pull out your red, white, and blue fabric scraps for this project!! Scrappy Flag Table Topper, by Fort Worth Fabric… Read more ... 
I love me some recycled denim, and these hexagon chair seats are no exception. They’re so pretty! Claire from Pillar Box Blue created them and she’s got a tutorial showing how she did it. Grab some old jeans and a… Read more ... 
Coffee cozies are a great project to use up your scraps, and they make great “happy day” gifts! Sew4Home has a pattern and tutorial for making a coffee cozy, and they include three variations for the closure – a lace-up… Read more ... 
Have you seen the new Gingham Girls fabric line by Amy Smart? It makes me happy every time I see it! The colors and prints remind me of my childhood and the fabrics I played with in my mother’s scrap… Read more ... 
Sewing panties is not hard to do, and it’s a great way to use your scraps of knit fabric. Liz from Sew4Bub shares a tutorial and pattern over at The Handcrafted Collective for making girls’ panties. Her free pattern comes… Read more ... 
Even small gifts can be made special if you put some thought into their presentation. Emily from Life Sew Savory shows how you can sew pretty fabric gift tags. She attached them to small tubes of lotion to create wonderful… Read more ... 
This fabric square sensory baby toy is easy to sew, and you probably have all the material you need sitting in your scrap bin. Damjana from Apple Green Cottage shows how to make them. The fabric squares are each made… Read more ... 
Crystal from Hello Creative Family shows how you can create the cutest ponytail holders using fabric covered buttons. Use your scrap fabrics to make the covered buttons. They’re extra cute when you’re able to fussy cut to put a motif… Read more ...