Scrap Fabric Ideas

A fun sew with kids project! Make fleece heart cushions from your fleecy scraps. You can even add ribbon and make ornaments!

How to make DIY Denim Boro Coasters – inspired by Japanese Boro and Sashiko stitching this is a great project for old jeans and fabric scraps!

Learn how to make fabric yardage from your funny shaped scraps and offcuts. Make use of that pile of oddly cut ends you get left with after a big sewing project!

I made quite a few of these Softie Fabric Owls for the little kids on my Christmas list last year. They are easy to make and a great sewing project for beginners so I thought I’d do a tutorial and includes the free template for cutting the pieces out (see below to get yours!) NOTE: …

One way I like to cut down on my growing scrap fabric pile is by making mini scrappy quilt blocks. At the end of an evening, when I’m too tired to work properly on whatever my main sewing project is, I make a couple of scrap fabric improv quilt squares to wind down. These are …

Sewing for Charity is a great way to make a difference. We’ve compiled a list of UK, US & Canadian Charities that need sewers and knitters!

Make a mini quilt-as-you-go keychain from scrap fabric as a great beginner quilting project. These keychains make cute little gifts too!

Use old clothes, sheets, ribbon, lace and scrap fabric to make super fun and easy no sew rag bunting. Great for wedding & party decor!

Want to make some cute scrap fabric bookmarks out of the trimmings from your other sewing proejcts? If you are like me and you love using every last piece of your scrap fabric to transform it into something awesome, you probably hate, hate, hate feeling like you have to throw out those teeny tiny trimmings …

Make a Kid’s Art Portfolio out of leftover fabric scraps. Cute DIY Homemade Gift Idea that you can sew in an afternoon!

Sew a cute fabric baby book using your leftover scrap fabrics. Teach baby about colours and textures with this sweet homemade gift idea!

This project was all about making a quick and easy kid’s wall hanging for my son’s room. Needless to say he loves buses – like most kids – so this was my inexpensive way of giving him some lovely bus art! If you’ve read any of my other blog posts you might have guessed already …

These cute scrap fabric flowers are super easy to make. Choose from two methods with step by step instructions and a video tutorial.

This is my review of a Moda Scrap Bag. A scrap bag is moda fabric’s end of bolt roll fabric strips – the bits they can’t sell and would otherwise throw away.