Scrap Fabric – Page 59

Tutorial: No-sew, super easy fabric bunting

March 30, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Rubyellen from Cakies show how to make this fabric bunting, no sewing required. Her clever design easily ties together. Super fast, super easy, super cute. You can make this from smaller pieces of fabric, so it’s a good project for… Read more ...

Tutorial: No-sew hair scrunchie

March 22, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Mairuru from Siesta shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a hair scrunchie, no sewing required. It’s made from squares of fleece fabric and a bit of elastic. I think you could probably also use knit fabric,… Read more ...

Tutorial: Fun fishing game for little kids

March 20, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Blissfully Domestic shows how to make a magnetic fishing game for little kids. The colorful fish can be made from scraps of colorful fabric. This would be a fun activity for a rainy day! Get the tutorial. [Thank you… Read more ...

Tutorial: Scrappy St. Patrick’s Day fabric wreath

March 16, 2012 by Anne Weaver

It may be nearly St. Patrick’s Day, but there’s still time to make a quick fabric wreath to hang on your door. Jenni from Vintage Umbrella shows how to do it. She uses scraps of several green fabric prints to… Read more ...

Tutorial: Scrappy fabric flower shoe clips

March 15, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs shows how you can use scrap fabric to create fun flower clips to embellish your shoes. This would be a fun project for the kiddoes! In fact, her daughter created the ones you see in… Read more ...

Tutorial: Join together your stabilizer scraps to create a new piece

March 11, 2012 by Anne Weaver

The tearaway stabilizers you need for machine embroidery (or perhaps free motion stitching on lightweight fabrics) can get expensive. Depending on where your embroidered motifs end up, there’s usually a lot of larger scraps left over. My thrifty self HATES… Read more ...

Video tutorial: Coiled cord fabric bowl

March 11, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Katie from Katie’s Quilting Corner shares a pair of video tutorials showing how to turn your fabric scraps into a coiled fabric bowl. The first video shows how to wrap the scraps around cording and create the base. The second… Read more ...

Tutorial: Mixing knit fabrics successfully

March 9, 2012 by Anne Weaver

One way to squeeze the most use out of your knit fabric yardage is to use up every last bit. Those largish scraps left over from a previous project can be combined with other (perhaps less stellar) knit fabrics to… Read more ...

Tutorial: Scrappy shamrock

March 6, 2012 by Anne Weaver

The Sewing Loft shows how to turn your scraps of green fabric into a shamrock embellishmet. Lightly stuffed, it would make a cute little brooch to wear on St. Patrick’s Day. Or, you could attach it to the end of… Read more ...

Tutorial: Knit headband for baby, with removable flower embellishments

February 24, 2012 by Anne Weaver

While she awaits the arrival of a little baby girl, Delia from Delia Creates is sewing up a storm. Today she shows how to make a knit fabric headband with pretty flower embellishments. Rather than permanently attaching the flowers to… Read more ...

Tutorial: Serged scarf shoelaces

February 22, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Stacie fromStars for Streetlights used scraps of scarves (left over from a previous project) to make a new set of shoelaces, and she shares a tutorial showing how she did it. I am so loving this project!! A serger… Read more ...

Tutorial: T-shirt with a braided look neckline

February 21, 2012 by Anne Weaver

I’m loving the neckline on this t-shirt! At first glance it looks like it’s braided, but it’s actually a simple chain stitch made from a strip of fabric. The Gilded Hare shows how to do it. This technique doesn’t require… Read more ...

Tutorial: Clean and Simple Clutch Purse

February 13, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Sew4Home shows how to make their Clean and Simple Clutch. Use home decor weight fabric for the outer layer so your purse keeps its shape. (You can use a lighter weight fabric for the lining.) They refer to it as… Read more ...

Tutorial: Ruffled fabric heart Valentine’s tee

February 13, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Jen from iCandy Handmade shows how to make a cute last-minute Valentine’s tee using a store bought tee and a scrap of ruffled fabric. Get the tute. [photo from iCandy Handmade] Check out these sewing books for sewing valentines day … Read more ...

Tutorial: Scrappy patchwork heart brooch

February 11, 2012 by Anne Weaver

I don’t know about you, but my scrap bin is in a constant state of overflow. This scrappy patchy heart brooch by Patchwork Posse might be just the project for me to make this weekend, then. It’s made from itty… Read more ...