These pretty scarves are so much fun and were super quick to sew up since the lace ends are vintage crocheted doilies that I found at quilt market. You can find them at estate sales and antique shops for cheap, especially considering how lovingly they were made.
The inspiration for these scarves is Valorie Wells’ beautiful Summer Night’s Shawl {instructions in a blog post here}. Her shawl has knitting on the ends, and I decided to use vintage crocheted doilies instead.
So in order to make my quick (no knitting or crochet required) version, find one or more antique doilies that will work for the ends. For this one, the doily was a rectangle about 14″ x 12″. I cut it in half to make two pieces about 7″ by 12″. The width of your scarf will depend on the width of your lace. Add one inch to the width of your lace to get the width of your fabric strips.
Then I pieced together some long strips for the scarf part. These strips are from fabric in Tula Pink’s Parisville line (I love it!). I cut three 13″ strips the width of the fabric. Then I cut one of the strips in half and sewed one half-strip to each whole strip to make two long rectangles about 66″ by 13″. Sandwich one lace piece between each end of your fabric rectangles.
Pin, and then stitch all the way around the long rectangle leaving about 5″ open for turning. When you are done, turn and topstitch all around. This will close the opening and you’re done!
If you are like me, you will try it on and wish you could keep it. Then you’ll send it off for a last-minute Christmas gift.
Sew an organizer covered with pockets that you can hang in your closet! This easy sewing project is great for organizing sewing and craft supplies, fashion accessories, bathroom necessities, gift wrappings, and more. There are pockets on both sides plus a big interior pocket so every bit of space is used. I’ll show you easy step by step instructions for sewing this organizer and putting it to use in your home. Get sew organized today.
Are you sewing a Closet Organizer with me? I hope so! This is Part 2 of our free sewing tutorial for an amazing organizer with a coat hanger inside so you can hang it anywhere.
If you are getting started, make sure you start at Part 1 of the free pattern.
Be a basketmaker! Sure, you can sew, but did you know that you can make amazing baskets too using your sewing machine, some fabric and the same materials that you use for your other projects?
Have you fallen in love with Quilt as You Go yet? It’s a fun technique for quilts, of course, but I’m having lots of fun using it for pouches and tote bags too.
I’m so excited to share with you the pattern for our first mini quilt of 2018… Flora! This beautiful little quilt was designed by the very talented Lauren of Molly & Mama…
At my daughter Chloe’s high school (can you believe my baby started high school???), the lunch lines are so long that she has been skipping lunch! She’s always starving by the time she gets home because she doesn’t want to carry a big lunch bag as well as her heavy backpack – poor girl!
Looking for free table runner patterns? I gathered up all my favorites in one place – here are free quilt patterns for table runners for fall, winter, spring and summer!
I am so in love with the beautiful look of simple patchwork quilts with lots of squares. This is the perfect way to use up fabric scraps like I did, or you can make a beautifully coordinated quilt with pre-cut 2 1/2’’ square fabric pieces that come in mini-charm packs.
I’m also in love with the process. If you feel like quilt making is your escape from the world and sitting down to sew for a few hours makes your troubles fade away… this is the quilt for you!
Sew an easy beautiful apron with this free sewing pattern that only uses one yard of fabric! Whether you are sewing for yourself or for a friend, an apron always comes in handy and makes a great gift. This blog post includes a link to a free template that I digitized for you.
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Caroline Fairbanks is an author and publisher who is passionate about the world of sewing and quilting. You can find her work in books, sewing patterns, magazines, and articles all over the web. She founded and publishes her ideas on the popular sewing website SewCanShe.com.
