Waste not,
want not. That’s what my great-aunt Penelope Periwinkle used to say, and now
that I’m counting every penny, I realize how right she was. But even before
pauperdom walloped me upside the head, I always saved all the fabric scraps
from my sewing projects. If you’ve ever had to buy 1/8-yd. of fabric because
you needed one 3” x 12” strip, you know how right I am. I keep all my scraps of
fabric in a plastic storage bin, and it’s amazing how often I find myself
rooting through that bin to find exactly what I need. However, sometimes the
storage bin gets to overflowing. When that happens, I have lots of project
ideas stored away for using up some of that overflow. Here are a few I’ll share
with you today.
*Make sachet
bags to drape over your clothes hangers or place in dresser drawers.
*Create
drawstring gift bags for odd-shaped or any-size presents. You’ll be giving the
recipient two gifts in one because afterwards, the gift bag can be used to hold
jewelry, lingerie, toiletries, or just about anything else. Decorate the bags
with smaller scraps of fabric and scraps of ribbon and lace.
*Make a
crazy quilt fabric-covered picture frame. Embellish the frame with ribbon,
lace, buttons, and beads.
*Cut out
small simple shapes, such as hearts. Sew two together and stuff for ornaments
or gift package decorations. Glue them to pin backs or barrettes for
soft-sculpture jewelry.
*Glue or
fuse fabric to heavy paper and use as appliqués for hand-made greeting cards
and gift tags.
*Cut fabrics
of different textures, patterns, and colors into 3”, 4”, or 5” squares. Sew six
squares of the same size together to form a cube, then stuff. These make
wonderful, tactile soft blocks for babies and toddlers.
*Make
yo-yo’s in various sizes to embellish clothing or craft projects.
Several of
the Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mysteries feature fabric scrap craft projects or
projects that include fabric scraps.
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