To use, put 4 - 6 Soap Nuts in a muslin bag like this one (or you can make one
out of fabric scraps) and place in washer.
I pulled
out all of my fabric scraps and found a few that would be really pretty... but, to be quite honest, I just didn't feel like sewing.
Not exact matches
Benefits
of this project: — Motivates you to look into your scary box or bag
of fabric scraps and use some and throw
out some — If you are not the type
of person who has
fabric scraps in your house, motivates you to head
out to a
fabric store and buy some — Something to do while your partner is watching something you don't care about on tv or hogging the computer — Makes you appreciate the three naps a day your baby may be taking
Grandmothers are digging their flannel
scraps out of storage, families are repurposing old receiving blankets and shopping yard sales for
fabric remnants.
I used two legs
out of an old pair
of jeans I had and
scrap fabric.
Create your own miniature clothesline
out of textile rubbings using colored construction paper, assorted textured
fabric scraps, and soft pastels.
I made no sew liners
out of fleece that I bought from the
scrap bin at my local
fabric store.
It's times like this, throwing on a bikini top and a few other
scraps of fabric and heading
out the door... I know I'm going to miss summer when it's gone.
After almost cutting it
out of a different
fabric, I remembered that I had some green wool
scraps left over from my cape last year.
Then I happened upon this floral
fabric peaking
out in my over abundance
of fabric scraps.
Then I took an old
scrap of fabric I had and cut a few strips
out of it to make a floppy bow for the top.
I made it
out of a pillowcase one
of my friends gave to me for
scrap fabric, and I used this tutorial.
Before you sew the two sides together to make a tube sew a two inch piece
of scrap fabric to the top «open end»
of the tube, pin the sides
out of the way, then sew up the sides and bottom.
For Rib Mountain, she'll be exhibiting text quilts made from uneven
scraps of fabric that spell
out various phrases.
Gupta dwells on the secret inner lives
of worn -
out vessels, discarded by their users for their state
of disrepair, by physically compressing each found object into a sculptural grid interweaved with vibrant
scraps of found
fabric.
They pieced quilts together
out of scraps of clothing and other
fabric because they and their families needed warmth and comfort and they could afford to waste nothing with some use left in it.
Create your own miniature clothesline
out of textile rubbings using colored construction paper, assorted textured
fabric scraps, and soft pastels.
However, it makes me think
of my grandmother's «guest quilt» made by her aunt
out of grain sacks and clothing -
fabric scraps.
If you are a crafty DIYer,
scraps of fabric can be woven in and
out of the metal wire for a whole new rustic look.