Make Your Own Scarf

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Make Your Own Scarf

One of the quickest and easiest accessories you can make is a scarf. It’s a great project whether you’re a beginner or advanced in sewing. There is usually only one straight seam you will need to sew. After that, it’s up to you and how clever and creative you want to be in embellishing your scarf. Scarves can be both practical and decorative, and can compliment just about any outfit. Scarves are in high fashion demand right now (in all kinds of climates) and can be found everywhere from the city street vendors all over the world, to the high end department stores, and even at local craft bazaars and art shows where you can find some splendid handmade ones. They can compliment casual wear all the way up to semi-formal wear. So gather up some fabrics and make yourself a trendy scarf.

Simple Scarf directions:

	This scarf when done measures about 40”X 5”. You may make yours any length or width you prefer. To make this scarf: Cut from your fabric a 40” X 10” rectangle.
	Place the lengthwise of the fabric pretty sides together as shown in the photo and pin all along the long side and one short side. Stitch using the pressure foot as your guide along one short side and the long side.
	Turn your scarf pretty sides out. Press nice and flat. Close up the other side by turning the raw edges in and under. Pin in place as shown in the photo.
	Stitch very close to the edge of the fabric. Your scarf is done! I told you it was easy. At this point, you can leave the scarf the way it is or add embellishments like buttons, ribbons, rosettes, or top stitching to decorate your scarf. Click here for some ideas.

Judi Harris, fashion and costume designer, quilter, crafter, and teacher, discovered her love for the art of sewing at the age of six, when she would take scrap fabric left from dresses her mother made and construct clothing for her dolls. This passion has inspired her entrepreneurial career: she has spent years selling her creations at craft/art fairs, developed and hosts the instructional, interactive, 800 page website www.lovetosew.com, and founded a sewing school for children, home to over one hundred students. She hopes to inspire young girls by showing that sewing can actually be an art and a pleasure, a mode of self expression and creativity, even, perhaps, a potential career. Her work has been published in Sew News, MOMS, Crafts & Things, and Sew Simple magazines.