Bleak economic news dominates the headlines pushing more families to tighten their budgets and reduce spending. With so many people worried about the economy practical ways to stretch a dollar are valued more than ever. Therefore, we at J&O will be putting together some blogs to help you find useful ways of maximizing your fabric without losing sight of the fact that fabric can still be fun.

For instance, say you have a few scraps of fabric left over from a project, often they find their way into a drawer and when you’ve tired of them they get thrown out. Why not try using your fabric scraps to make something with?