Scrap Fabric – Page 53

Tutorial: Sew up a lavender sachet

May 5, 2013 by Anne Weaver

A lavender sachet makes a sweet Mother’s Day gift. (Or wedding gift, or birthday gift, or “I thought of you” gift.) Kim from Everything Etsy shows how to make one. Her tutorial uses 5″ squares of fabric, which happens to… Read more ...

Tutorial: Scrap ribbon bookmarks

May 3, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Do you hoard the last bits of your pretty ribbons? Sew4Home shows how to make bookmarks out of shorter lengths of ribbon. They would make great end-of-year gifts for your kids’ teachers! Go there for the how-to. [photo from Sew4Home]… Read more ...

Tutorial: Fabric door stop cube

May 2, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Sew4Home shows how to sew up a fabric door stop cube. The fabric box is filled with beans to weight it against a door. A handle at the top makes it easy to move around as needed. Go to their … Read more ...

Tutorial: Scrap fabric key fobs

May 2, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Jennifer Forrest from Bits and Bobs 4 Bubs and Eat. Craft. Sow. shows how to sew up your scrap fabric into a key fob. They’re quick to make – she sewed up 10 of them in just one hour! The… Read more ...

Tutorial: Fabric baskets with grommets and ties

May 1, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Sew4Home shows how to sew up a fabric basket with grommets and ties on the sides. At 8″ x 6″ and 3″ deep, they show it as a coin catcher for the top of your dresser. I can also see… Read more ...

Tutorial: Shabby chic braided fabric shoelaces

April 26, 2013 by Anne Weaver

You can make cute braided fabric shoelaces out of your scrap fabrics. The raw edges give them a shabby chic look. Mary Beth from Cupcakes and Crinoline shows how to do it. Go to her tute. [via Craftgawker]… Read more ...

Tutorial: Scrap knit fabric pendants

April 23, 2013 by Anne Weaver

The Pellon blog shows a fun project to make with your scraps of t-knit left over from t-shirt refashions. They use some Peltex and some hand stitching to turn them into colorful pendants. Go to the Pellon blog for the … Read more ...

Tutorial: Scrappy fabric appliqued flower pillow

April 20, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Jennifer Heynen shares a tutorial over at the Therm O Web blog showing how to make her Shabby Chic Flower Pillow. The flowers across the long skinny pillow are made from layers of scrap fabric circles. The colors and patterns… Read more ...

Tutorial: Scrap knit scarf toy for open-ended play

April 8, 2013 by Anne Weaver

super-scrappy-scarf-from-a-happy-stitch-1024x860

Melissa from A Happy Stitch guest blogs at Michele Made Me with a tutorial showing how to stitch scraps of knit fabric into a scarf toy. More than just a scarf, it’s an open-ended plaything. It could be a tail,… Read more ...

Tutorial: Crazy Felt Coasters

April 6, 2013 by Anne Weaver

These Crazy Felt Coasters look like they’d be so much fun to sew! Nancy and from Small Things with Love guest blogs at Sugar Bee Crafts with the tutorial. I think it would also be fun with fused fabric scraps. … Read more ...

Tutorial: Little girl’s patchwork arrow skirt

March 27, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Jessica from The Sewing Rabbit and Me Sew Crazy shows how to make a little girl’s gathered skirt with modern patchwork arrow motifs. She used a Jelly Roll (precut fabrics) to create the strips of diagonally striped fabric and has… Read more ...

Tutorial: No-sew fabric pinwheel magnets

March 25, 2013 by Anne Weaver

These fabric pinwheel magnets are so cute!! Head over to The Mother Huddle to find out how you can make them. There’s no sewing required, and you can get all the fabric you need out of your scrap bin. Get … Read more ...

Free pattern: Bella Clutch pieced zippered pouch

March 24, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Jenny & Clara from Clover & Violet share a free pattern for a pieced zippered pouch. They call it the Bella Clutch, and it’s made to coordinate with their Anne handbag. In fact, if you make the Anne handbag,… Read more ...

Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Scrap fabric Easter eggs

March 15, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Ann from The Velvet Aubergine shows how to use fabric scraps to make a basket full of colorful eggs. They’re the same size as real eggs, but they’ll never go bad and they’re friendlier for young hands to play with. … Read more ...

Tutorial: Fabric covered headbands from bias tape and scrap fabric

March 13, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Oliver + S shows a good use for bias tape and scraps left over from a sewing project. You can use them to cover a narrow headband and embellish it with a bow or fabric flower. Go to their blog … Read more ...