Capturing Everyday Life...: DIY Fleece Scarf: 15 minutes, Sew Easy!

{Yes, you can tease me for the word play in the title.}

I started with some warm red fleece from Hobby Lobby (LOVE that store!) and cut it into 2 and a 1/2 inch wide strips, I believe I used 4 strips for this. Obviously, cut it on the longest side of your fabric. I just got 1/3 of a yard and have plenty left to make some other stuff I'm Pinterested in! :) I first sewed the strips together making one insanely long strip.

I tried pinning it but then decided that was too much work when I could just jbunch it as I go. But pinning it gives you an idea of how I bunched it up to make it ruffly...

Random sidenote.... My sewing workstation makes me so happy! My Mother-In-Law's sewing machine and my grandmother's sewing table full of her old sewing notions and odds and ends. Makes me feel like I'm sewing right there with them. :)

Sewed up my ruffles...

Then I twisted up the scarf so it kind of resembled a DNA model. Yeah, I'm nerdy enough to think of that when I first started twisting...

Voilà! Now you have a cute little scarf to keep you warm...

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8 Responses to “DIY Fleece Scarf: 15 minutes, Sew Easy!”

Anonymous said...: How does it stay twisted?; December 9, 2011 at 9:42 AM
Joanne Fowler said...: It just does! Maybe because the fabric is bunched at the sides? Are you having problems? Sometimes it untwists a little but not enough to be a problem.; December 14, 2011 at 5:28 PM
Anonymous said...: WOW! I just made one. Once I got a sharp needle that went through the fleece it was quick. BUT now I cant get the scarf to stay twisted....oh, and I started with an 8 foot strip of fleece and it is now very short...3 feet. How insanely long was yours??? I love this scarf and am making them in LSU purple and gold!!; October 24, 2013 at 5:07 PM
Stephanie said...: I love this scarf! I cannot wrap my mind around the pinning that you did. Do you mind elaborating for me, please? THANKS!; December 11, 2013 at 8:05 AM
Dana Lynn said...: I am also having problems with the twisting part. No matter how hard I try to twist, it all ends up in a straight line of ruffles. Were your stitches especially far apart? Any advice for me?; December 11, 2013 at 12:16 PM
sonyadawn said...: SUPER, SUPER excited to do this project, just bought my fleece to night! Thanks for the step by step instructions!; August 28, 2014 at 8:22 PM
Joanne Fowler said...: I'm such a bad blogger! I had not idea all these comments were here!

To answer some questions... it didn't always stay twisted, sometimes it needed a little help while wearing it. ;)

How long was the original fabric? I can't remember except I wrote that I bought 1/3 of a yard and cut it into 2.5 inch strips and went from there. :)

Again, no advice on forcing a twist - sorry! In my head I'm thinking that maybe if you bunch it tighter on one side and not the other then it might twist more naturally? I think I need to try this project again... :)

Sorry I'm not much more help! I'm not super crafty but I like to play and share! :) Thanks for the comments!; September 13, 2014 at 6:53 PM
Joanne Fowler said...: Oh, and the pinning... it looks like I just folded and pinned the folds to keep it steady while I started sewing. Apparently, that ended up not being what I did the whole way through since I said I quit pinning after a while. lol I tend to just go with it sometimes. :); September 13, 2014 at 6:54 PM

DIY Fleece Scarf: 15 minutes, Sew Easy!

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