Tutorial: Circle Scarf for Beginners

I found a super cute circle scarf at Ross' a few weeks ago. And I love it. Some days at work I hate to have the ends of a scarf dangling in my way, so this new-fangled thing affords me my favorite accessory without the hassle.

I have been really itching to make one...so of course...as you well know...I don't really do anything in small proportions...so...I decided to make 6.

And they turned out really, really, really awesome! Now...I have sewn 7 times. Once to make a pillow with my mom...and the 6 scarves I made today. That's it. So this really is for beginners.

(one of) the finished product(s).

First I went over to JoAnn's Fabrics and looked for a soft, yet easy-to-sew fabric. I stumbled upon a 60% Off Sale on flannel fabrics. They were so soft, came in really cute colors and patterns, and looked pretty easy to sew. I was wearing my circle scarf at the store, so we figured I would need about 1 and 7/8ths yards of fabric to get the required length.

Then I cut the fabric in half on the fold from the bolt of fabric so I could make 2 scarves for each cut of the fabric I purchased. Which if you are penny savvy like I am...each cut was ~$6.00 (w/tax) making each scarf only ~$3.00. cha-ching.

Then I folded the fabric in half, inside-out, and pinned the edges to keep the fabric still when I started to sew.

I folded and pinned all of the scarves first

then I picked out some thread

and then I set up the sewing machine

 You will need to sew along the edge that you have pinned. Once you have done that, turn the fabric so that it is right-side-out. Then you will need to take the two circular ends of the scarf and hold them together with your fingers so that the inside of the fabric faces up and sew around the circle until you can't really move the fabric to sew any more. Hand stitch the last little bit using a needle and thread.

 

Now please excuse my embarrassing modeling...but here is how it works. 

see...it's a circle...

put it around your neck so that the seam is down (and the hand sewn part is facing your neck)

creepily twist the fabric and put it over your heard

this is what it looks like

here is the other fabric

from the side. you can tame it just a bit to make it a little smaller.

the two final products.

This is a really easy way to make your own accessory. For about $3.00 a scarf, and a little sewing machine work, you can have a beautiful winter scarf.

PS tomorrow is Christmas Eve!!!!

I'm linking this up over here with this Pretty Clever idea.

Oh Brother!

I am so excited!!!! A few weeks ago I called my mom and told her that I wanted a sewing machine for Christmas. I have always wanted to learn to sew, but I haven't really had much motivation in the past to learn to sew something. Now that I am reading more DIY blogs, I want to learn how to sew to do some things for our house to help save some money.

This weekend Forrest and I spent a few wonderful days back on the Packett farm, and when we pulled into the house on Friday night, she had her old Brother sewing machine waiting for me. She had taken it to a local sewing machine repairman and had it shining like new.

 

We started out by trying a few different stitches and learning how to get everything set up. Mom had a few pieces of an old quilt that had been cut up in the attic, so we brought those down so she could teach me how to make a pillow.

My mom is a great teacher, and with her guidance I was able to piece together this really cute little pillow!

I don't have anywhere to put it right now...since we are packing up next weekend and getting ready for our second move in 6 months at the beginning of December. Luckily this time we are just moving about 20 miles north, but I can't wait to find a sweet little spot to put this pillow in the new house!