Cute Idea For Your Fabric Scraps from www.thesewingloftblog.com
{How To}Taming the Scrap Basket
Well, as I mentioned in my last post ….. My scrap basket over flows from time to time! That means it is time to create something fun to share with everyone!!
A few weeks ago, my basket was crazy and I just pushed everything to the side and had some fun!
I made these little birds. You can really do so much with them. Think about it-
I made these little birds. You can really do so much with them. Think about it-
Gift tags
Magnets
Lavender Satchels
Holiday Ornaments
Wall Decor for Nursery (how super cute!)
Personally, I like the magnets.. So that will be the focus for today’s craft!
This project is for sewers of all levels.
Skill Level- 1 Button
Materials:
- Scraps of fabric
- Bits of felt
- Mod Podge
- Poly fill
- Button Magnet
- Glue Gun
You can really do this with any basic shape but the birds were on my feeder having a feast on project day and were on my mind.
To help manage my scraps, I made my birds small. This pattern is to scale.
Basic instructions:
- Apply a thin layer of Mod Podge to your pressed scraps to ”stiffen” the fabric and give it more texture.
- After everything is dry, cut 1 bird from fun fabric and 1 bird from coordinating felt. Cut 1 wing in fabric of choice. (I used felt)
- Stitch wing to body. For my little guys & gals, I used a decorative blanket stitch on my trusty machine and a contrast thread color.
- Then, super simple, match your front and back birdies together and straight stitch them together leaving a 1″ opening at the bottom. Stuff with poly fill. Be careful not to over feed your birds they will get fat!!
Stitch the opening closed. - With your trusty glue gun in hand, apply a dab of glue at the center and attach your button magnet.
These little birdies are a fun way to use up your scraps or even reclaim that special printed dress your child has out grown.
What did I say ~super simple! Would love to see what you can create with this… please share photos on my facebook page!
Happy Crafting!
~Heather
