Turn your fabric scraps into treasures! I know the joy of sewing can lead to piles of leftover fabric pieces. Your scraps hold potential – they are ingredients for new creations. Give your scraps a second chance as you pick from my 27 favorite free sewing tutorials that use small pieces of fabric.
Heart Fabric Rag Wreath
This adorable rag wreath is easy to make and lets you use all your favorite colors of scraps. Don’t miss this easy tutorial.
Scrappy Pet Leash
After making a pet collar, you can use quilt-making scraps to make a matching pet leash.
Easy Wallet Pattern
I love a little wallet that I can slip in my back pocket and not carry a purse. This wallet pattern fits the bill, plus there’s more. You will be surprised to see two separate compartments inside.
Folded Fabric Coasters and Potholders
The folded fabric coasters use 5” squares of fabric (that’s all!), so they are perfect for sewing with charm squares and scraps. While you are at it, I’ll show you how to make matching potholders.
Hexagon Potholders
You won’t believe what tiny fabric scraps you can use up sewing Log Cabin Hexi Potholders. My readers email me all the time, telling me how much fun they have had with this free pattern.
Scrap Fabric Rope Bowl
Learn how to make a fabric-covered rope bowl in under an hour! This easy sewing project is perfect for using up scraps. Do you save long, skinny cotton fabric strips like I do? Do you have a stash of selvages? Use them to sew a rope bowl.
Travel Pouch with Vinyl
Store your first aid items, toiletries, cosmetics, or perhaps anything else in this cute peek-a-boo pouch. This easy-to-sew pouch has vinyl pockets to put whatever you desire on the inside. Once you get to see this free tutorial, you won’t think sewing with vinyl is too complicated after all. This snap pouch is perfect for traveling.
Sew a Pet Collar
It takes only one little scrap of fabric to make a DIY Pet Collar for your favorite puppy or kitty!
Scrappy Quilt with Squares
Learn to sew this simple patchwork quilt with easy-to-cut squares. This easy quilt pattern for beginners or expert quilters is the perfect way to use up extra fabric scraps like I did, or you can make a beautifully coordinated quilt with pre-cut 2 1/2’’ square fabric pieces that come in precut mini-charm packs.
Pretty Drawstring Bag
Sew an easy drawstring bag that’s long and skinny! It is the perfect size for spectacles, a toothbrush, toothpaste, pencils, or even makeup brushes. These easy-to-sew pouches are so handy and pretty –which is the essence of ‘Zakka,’ a Japanese design aesthetic that combines usefulness with beauty. I love the style!
Tiny Quilt Magnets
Here’s a great project for using all your favorite little scraps – make Tiny Quilt Magnets for your fridge, dishwasher, bulletin board, and everywhere else they will stick!
Comfort Dolls
The comfort doll project is a wonderful way to reach out to courageous women who have made their way to help. We want these women to know that they are not alone. The project is now run by Brenda Hutchings and all of her blog followers.
Bunny Treat Bags
Sew adorable Bunny Treat Bags to put in your Easter Baskets this year! This easy project is perfect for a beginner.
Pretty Greeting Cards
Don’t you love it when you can show off your sewing skills to your card-making friends? Or, if you are a cardmaker, I’m going to show you some new tricks that will get you sewing, too! This year, I decided to sew Mother’s Day cards instead of buying them.
Make Scrunchies
Tie your hair with this cute tie scrunchie. It is fun and easy to sew using fabric scraps. If you want your girls to learn how to sew, making these little accessories are what you should teach them.
Patchwork Placemats
Another fun sewing idea for your kitchen is patchwork placemats. This placemat sewing pattern includes instructions for making half-square triangles, flying geese, and chisel shapes. Protect your table and show off your sewing skills at the same time.
Adorable Stuffed Owls
These adorable owls can be used in so many ways. It can be a gift, pincushion, doorstop, bookend, and more. Use different colored fabric scraps to make owls for every season.
Flat Zipper Pouches
Look no further for a free, easy zipper pouch pattern perfect for holding money and credit cards, school supplies, cosmetics, and more! This pattern includes free templates to make two different sizes of pouches, plus a step-by-step zipper pouch tutorial. The pattern template can be used for regular-size zippers, plus my favorite handbag zippers.
Journaling Bookmark
This journaling bookmark and pencil holder is the perfect gift for your writer or book-lover friend. Not only is this fun to make, but it is easy and fast, too. You may also personalize the bookmark by adding some embroidery. With only 3 fabric strips and an elastic, you can make this bookmark and pencil holder.
The Scrapyard Tote
Scraps aren’t so scrappy at all with this beautiful tote bag. This scrapyard tote is a wonderful sewing project you must try. Get to sew one with the size you want. Learn how to include a welt zipper pocket on the inside and a zipper at the top in this free tutorial.
Tiny Zipper Bags
Got 5’’ squares? A few humble charm squares and a zipper are all you need to sew these adorable Tiny Zipper Bags.
Receipt Roll Scrap Quilt
Sew the scrappiest quilt ever using your smallest scraps and a roll of calculator receipt paper! I first saw this idea on Pinterest, and I didn’t believe it could be done until I tried it myself. See how to make a receipt roll scrap quilt.
Bit o Kindness Pouches
This Bit O’ Kindness little pouch comes with a snap so that your gift of kindness won’t be easily seen. With just a few instructions, sewing this is easy peasy.
Pretty Bow Headbands
This easy headband tutorial has soft elastic at the back, so you don’t have to worry about comfort and fit. They are perfect for girls, teens, and adults. You can leave the bow off, too, if you wish.
Easy Pincushions with Trim Scraps
A sewist can never have too many pincushions! Use small fabric and trim scraps to make these easy-peasy and adorable pincushions.
Small Drawstring Bags for Gift-Giving
Theselittle drawstring bagscome in two sizes and are perfect for a little gift!
Cage Comforters
Share your talents and your scraps with furry friends who need a home by sewing Cage Comforters and donating them to your local pet shelter. This is a great way to use up fabric and batting scraps.
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