I chose to make the DIY Infinity Scarf....something different to my normal quilty gift, but I thought I'd step out a little. I haven't made anything to wear for years - I began sewing clothing when I was a teenager and then discovered quilting in my thirties and never looked back, so this journey was a bit of a 'remix' for me too!
I began with two yards of fabric, which will make two scarves or one with a strip of fabric left over. You could piece two 22 in x WOF strips together instead of using 2 yards LOF if you wanted, depends on the look you want.
I decided to choose a small red trellis print which would go with lots of my clothing as I tend to do black, blue, white and denim quite a lot (I realised!). My fabric choice was from an old range I had in my stash called 'Country Garden'.
Folding the fabric right sides together, I stitched along the long sides, making a long tube. After pressing the seam, I turned the tube so that I had one side inside the other (still right sides together), I stitched around the end, leaving a 3 inch opening to turn the fabric through.
Voila, 30 minutes or less and here is the finished Infinity Scarf.....
...and yes, I did model it...…
Now, these would be great to make for birthday gifts, Christmas gifts (yes it is sneaking up on us) or as teachers' gifts for end of year. They'd be nice made up in linen, and in plain colours they'd be great accessories. Keep in mind what your friends wear and choose fabrics to coordinate. You can really go wild!
These are so quick and easy to make, I think I'm going to have to make a swaddle of them.....I just made that up. I really don't know what the collective noun of scarves is!!
Now if you want to make some of your own, be sure to check out THIS POST over on the Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber where you can get more details on the tutorial and loads more inspiration.
I hope you enjoyed my mini tutorial and it inspired you to give it a go.
xox Sugary hugs :o)
6 comments:
Thanks for the tut. I am going to give it a go.
your a sweetie xx
Hi Wendy your new scarf looks awesome ,i love it thankyou for sharing my friend xx
That looks great, Wendy! Isn't it amazing what we can find from around the world on the internet? Those are colors I wear a lot, too, and it definitely looks good with denim!
Thank you very much for the tutorial. I may have to add this design to my to do list! x
Great idea for the scarf, modelled lovely ;), take care x
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