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Things to do with Fabric Scraps

Create Useful Items, Decorative Items and Gift from Fabric Scraps

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If you sew, throwing fabric away is almost impossible. It's easy to collect an abundence of fabric and fabric scraps. Having a varied collection is great but it's even better when you can create something useful from scraps of fabric.  Follow these examples and you'll be askeing people to save their rags just so you can have more scraps of fabric. 

1. Sew Gifts from Scraps of Fabric

Free Directions to Sew Your Own Hair ScrunchiesDebbie Colgrove, Licensed to About.com

Need a quick gift? Hit your scrap bag and have a special homemade gift, that will be treasured, ready in no time!

2. Fabric Jewelry

If you weren't collecting scraps, this informaion and the inspiration provided in the free directions will have you begging for fabric scraps!

3. Free Christmas Sewing Projects and Patterns

Soft Sculpture Mr. & Mrs. Santa Christmas OrnamentsDebbie Colgrove, Licensed to About.com

Explore the many free Christmas ornament patterns to sew package decorataion or Christmas tree decoration suing scraps of fabric.

4. Fabric Yo-Yo Sewing How To and Projects

Fabric Yo-Yo Doily Made from Basic Yo-YosAlthea Triebel, Licensed to About.com

Fabric yo yos are made with a simple circle of fabric. Tools are available to vary to shape and elliminate cutting a perfect cirlce. You'll find everything you need to learn how to make fabric yo-yos and what to do with them in this gallery of information and inspiration.

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