Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Stash Busting: Fabric Scraps into Scarves

I get such a great satisfaction when I'm busting my current fabric/notions/pattern stash. And the satisfaction is even greater when I'm busting my stash of fabric scraps. I have been keeping 4 boxes of fabric scraps so far, hoping to turn them into something useful for other projects. They are all too small or narrow to be made into garments themselves.

I have been doing a bit of 'Spring Cleaning' of my current fabric/notions/pattern stash and I came across bits of scraps that I thought could make good scarves that can brighten my basic neutral outfits. I just cut them into long strips and used my serger to roll-hemmed the edges. That's it! It was so fast and so easy! I like fast and easy projects!! I hope I get lots of use out of them in the Spring and the Fall. Now I can't wait to sort through more scraps in my scrap boxes to come up with other scraps creations!

(Scraves from left: cotton/silk, polyester chiffon, cotton/silk, cotton)
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  1. Sarah LizApril 23, 2014 at 6:07 AM

    What a great use of stash - and four nice new scarves to boot :)

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    1. LovenickyApril 23, 2014 at 8:03 AM

      Thanks Sarah Liz! I was pleasantly surprised to have found them in the scrap box too!

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  2. NannaApril 28, 2014 at 11:32 AM

    beautiful! I need to learn more about my serger, I made a few scarves a few months ago the old way cut & hem lol! love your scarves!
    Helen

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    1. LovenickyApril 28, 2014 at 8:58 PM

      Thanks Helen! I actually bought the serger on only 2 things that were and still are important to me: 1) prevent the edges from unraveling; and 2) being able to do rolled hem! I tried doing narrow hems on the sewing machine and it was a disaster. The serger really saved me from lots of failed projects. Have fun using your serger!

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