Are you hanging on to a pile of sewing scraps
just because the fabric is too pretty to throw away? If so, don’t toss ‘em in
the trash—‘tis the season for creative ways to make homemade gifts. And you can
turn your leftover fabric scraps into treasured holiday keepsakes for family
and friends. Here’s a trio of festive possibilities:
1.
Make fabric Christmas ornaments. Cut
out two identical pieces in the shape of trees, snowmen, or other seasonal
shapes, and sew them together front to front, leaving one end open. Flip the
little pouch right side out, stuff it with cotton batting or panty hose, and
stitch it shut. Attach color-coordinated ribbons and hang the decorations on
the tree.
2.
Wrap presents. Use larger scraps in
place of wrapping paper and tie them with braid, rickrack, or high-quality
ribbon—thereby delivering a bonus to the lucky gift recipient: the makings of a
decorative pillow!
3.
Tag it. Cut shapes out of smaller
remnants, and glue them onto sturdy, solid-colored paper. Write messages on the
tags with permanent marker, punch a hole in one end, and secure them to gifts
with colorful ribbons.
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