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 At J&O Fabrics, we are constantly meeting customers much like yourself, who have tapped into their fabulous inner wells of creativity and manifested their unique imaginings into beautiful works of art. From cute and lovable cloth dolls made and sold mostly at craft festivals, to intricate hand-made bags made and purchased by high society elites, our customers are some of the best originators and designers around.
For instance, take Mary and Marie, better known by the staff at J&O Fabrics as simply M & M. These two lively and lovely 'seasoned' women have been tapping into their creative feminine juices for many years now, and have no intention of stopping. Creating cute and fun crafts as a way of nurturing their Goddess given talents and fulfilling their philanthropic side is what feeds their spirit. And of course our selection of diverse and funky fabrics found within the walls of our brick and mortar might have a little something to do with their source of inspiration as well. Novelty prints, calico, African fabrics....each visit they make is fun for us all, and the little craft gifts they leave behind are cherished memoirs that leave smiles on our faces for days to come.
M & M's latest gift…..beautiful floral magnets made from various fabric scraps. Created in an assortment of different prints and colors, these cute little magnets keep spring alive year round and never wilt away. Crafted with less than ¼ yard of fabric, these reflections of nature make great refrigerator securing devices for your little one’s art projects or mom’s grocery list. This is a great gift idea for friends and family. Customize with cool novelty prints at great prices found right here at J&O Fabrics. Mary and Marie have done it again by utilizing their craftiness to bring these cute and handy flower magnets from their imagination to life.
Check out our novelty cotton fabric here! Check out our calico fabric here! Check out our breast cancer awareness fabric here!
Posts by J&O Fabrics StoreLabels: breast cancer fabric crafts, christmas crafts, fabric crafts, floral fabric crafts, flower crafts, frugil, handmade crafts, handmade gifts, novelty fabric craft, scrap fabric, scrap fabric crafts
 Many of you who visit us and purchase our fabulous fabrics, are seamstresses and crafters yourself. Whether you are male or female, young or old, an expert or a novice, most likely after your project is complete, you are left with pieces of material too large to throw away, and too small to make anything with…… until now.
The J&O Family has put together a small list of neat craft ideas for your cotton novelty, dress, upholstery, decorative or tapestry fabrics that will awaken the artist in all of you. Birthdays, holidays and home / garment décor will never be the same once these crafty ideas are manifested by your own unique hands.
Book covers Photo albums, scrap books, baby books, even grandma’s secret recipe book could all use a facelift over time. Customize it for that special someone or even just for yourself. A half a yard is all you need for a nice sized cover. Select from our multiple novelty fabric categories, even mix and match for that perfect reflection of you. Check out our African fabric here.
Check out our Children’s fabric here.
Check out our Maps of the World here.
Quilts
 One of the easiest and most popular craft ideas for scrap fabrics is a quilt. With a little needle and thread, you can customize a truly unique quilt for family, friends or loved ones. If you have a child who loves spider man, pokey man, baseball, horses and the color blue, search your scrap pile a little deeper to see what you can find. Or maybe you have a companion who you met in the winter in Paris and you went on a date and had a wonderful pasta plate that both of you enjoyed and later he gave you red roses and a kiss… and maybe you h  ave fabrics lying around that could symbolize each of these moments in time. Imagine what a thoughtful and sentimental gift that would make. Just from scraps of fabric.
Simple or intricate, small or large, quilts can be a great way to say “you’re special” and free up some of that closet space for more important things in the meantime. Cut your fabric scraps into the standard 4” squares, or create your own unique look. Check out our Quilting fabrics here.
Check out our Novelty fabrics here.
Check out our Holiday fabrics here.
Sachets
Sachets are small bags usually made of fabric or mesh material with a draw-string closure. They are traditionally used for holding potpourri, but you can create one to hold your jewelry, precious stones or coins, incense or even gift items. With those small fabric scraps, you can create several and personalize them for family and friends. Even use them to hold spices or teas in your pantry. Our cotton knits, sheers and food themed novelty prints are great fabrics for such a project. And the looser materials would allow for the scents to come through. A sheer chiffon or netted fabric will allow you to see what’s inside as well.
Doll Clothes
  For those of you who have children, fashionable custom made attire for that Barbie, Dora or GI Joe doll can be made from those camo’s and silks. Create great fatigues or beautiful evening gowns for your little one’s fantasy play. Even let them design the outfits themselves. Make play time an opportunity to learn and share with one another. Even something as simple as a skirt or vest is enough to spark the creative juices in their little minds and give them a taste of what they can fashion with a little imagination and their two little hands.
If you want to make a little money with your creative talents, create to sell. For instance, Barbie is a fashion icon and she has been around for a long time, her miniture wardrobe is stylish and hip and just keeps growing season after season. Her fan base consists of young and old collectors and admirers alike, who love to dress her. In fact, there are shows throughout the nation that are dedicated to dolls in general. Creating unique ensembles out of your fashionable fabric scraps for them to model could prove quite lucrative & fun.
Applejack Hats
The last fabric scrap craft gem the J&O Family has to share with you is the Applejack Hat. This hat is constructed out of anywhere from 6 -8 triangular shaped fabric pieces and a fabr  ic band with elastic running through it. Create unique hats for your family and friends both young and old. Personalize by using fabrics, prints and colors that hold some meaning or sentiment for the receiver. You can use fleeces, denims and wools with a light lining in it during the cooler months, or colorful cotton solids, novelty prints and lightweight denims for fun wear in the warmer months.
So don’t be so quick to throw those year old red satins, embroidered tapestry or $25/yard designer prints in the garbage. And please don’t let your pile grow taller than you before you put that good scrap fabric to use. With a little help from the J&O Family, we can help make your wonderful fabric selections work magic for you, ‘til the very last thread. Labels: applejacks, book covers, doll clothes, quilts, scrap fabric
 ________________________________________________Scrap Fabric
What do you do with all those fabric scraps mounting up??????
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You should see the buckets of remnants we develop here at J&O cutting orders all day. For people who make things with fabric it may seem especially hard to throw away the substantial size scraps. One of the most traditional uses for fabric scraps is none other than patchwork quiltmaking. Even though quilting seems to be the end all for what to do with fabric scraps, not everyone is into quilting. J&O has included a list of ideas to lessen that ever growing pile of fabric scraps.Here's four things to do with all those beautiful and useful fabric scraps.
________________________________________________Wrapping Presents
For most of our holidays in American culture there seems to be a requirement to buy someone a present. Whether it's Mother's Day, Christmas or someone's birthday, on some level there's pressure to go out and spend money. At times, buying wrapping paper or purchasing a pretty gift bag on top of your gift expenses can be pretty annoying. One simple and "green" way to rid yourself of this annoyance is to wrap presents with your fabric scraps.
   
Depending on the size of the present and how creative you want to be, just cut your fabric into a square or rectangle and simply gather to the top and tie. If you have time to make it extra special, sew a custom-made fabric bag. Overall, the fabric scrap is out of your hair and passed on to someone else to reuse and do with it whatever they please.________________________________________________Ribbons
To go along with wrapping presents with fabric, you can also use fabric scraps to make ribbon. Be creative and play around with contrasting patterns and colors as you would constructing a quilt.
________________________________________________Fabric Envelopes and Cards
This particular use may be a little more "craftier" then making ribbons and wrapping presents, however if you really get into it you can end up making some really incredible cards.
To make fabric envelopes and cards, most likely you'll need a stiffener.
If you're interested, check out these few links that give pretty good instructions.
Making Fabric Cards
How to Make Fabric Postcards
Fabric Postcard Lesson
Another idea, if you have a collection of novelty print scraps, cut out a repeat or just one item in the design and attach with glue to plain cards or envelopes.
________________________________________________Donate!!At the end of it all, if you still have a ton of fabric scraps; too much to even save for other crafts, DONATE IT :). There are a number of non-profit organizations that accept fabric scraps. Some organizations have a size requirement and may only accept fabric that is a of a particular material. Check out these links for more detailed information.
Project Linus, a volunteer, non-profit organization with a mission to provide love, a sense of security, warmth and comfort to seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need through the gifts of blankets and afghans, lovingly created by volunteer "blanketeers."AIDS Baby Quilts, a international voluntary network program to make and provide baby quilts
to infants with HIV/AIDSArt Therapy Connection, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to serving children who are at risk of failure in their school setting. Participating children visit therapists during their regular school day. By making art, they develop a language of expression.
Many local Day-Care Centers accept fabric scrap donations , to use during arts and crafts projects.
Overall, making good use of your fabric scraps can prove to be very rewarding. It will push your creativity and foster the idea that everything can have a use.
________________________________________________If you're in the area, visit our store in Pennsauken, New Jersey, right outside of Philadelphia. The size of a supermarket, we have the largest selection of fabrics in New Jersey! Everything we carry is not on our website, so if you're in the area, check us out and browse our fabric aisles.
J&O Fabric Center
9401 Route 130 South
Where Rt.73 and 130 meet
Pennsauken, New Jersey 08110
info@jandofabrics.comPosts by J&O Fabrics StoreLabels: craft-ideas, discount fabric, fabric-stores, quilting-fabric, scrap fabric, sewing
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