A great way of using your fabric remnants while at the same time personalizing your gifts is to make fabric gift pouches. They are simple to make and make use of items you may have around the house. All you need are a few simple supplies:
Start by cutting a template in the cardboard. Ideally it should be double the size of what the finished pouch will be. Draw the outline of the template onto the fabric and cut out. Cut the fabric into a rectangle. Then fold the fabric in three to create flaps that overlap about 1/2 an inch. Cut a small label in contrasting fabric. Sew along one of the shorter sides of the pouch, making sure to hide the knot in a corner. Sew in the label on that same side. Next, sew the other side. Then place the gift inside the pouch and close with a length of yarn. Finally, add the beads to the yarn ends, knot them and you are done.
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A potentially annoying part of working with fabric is having scraps left over and not knowing what to do with them. Often they are too small to seem of much use. Nevertheless, we found a great idea for really small fabric remnants at the blog howaboutorange; this blog suggests making fabric thumbtacks. Here's what you'll need:
(1) Begin by pulling the loops off all the button backing pieces with the pliers. (2) Then cut your fabric into circles about the size of quarters. Don't worry about making perfect circles as the fabric is tucked under the button. (3) Now attach the fabric to the top of the button. (4) Next, glue a tack to the underside of the button and allow time for the glue to dry.
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Finished Product
In just a few simple steps you can take scraps that usually end up in the garbage and make something fun and easy!
Labels: fabric-ideas, fabric-remnants, fabric-scraps, money-savers, remnants, scraps