Make Fabric Patches With Irregular Shaped Scraps Story

Make Fabric Patches With Irregular Shaped Scraps

This method is all about how to turn the strangely shaped fabric offcuts from a sewing or quilting project into yardage of fabric.

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Materials Needed:

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Step 1. Choose what size of fabric you will make.

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When you have cut your fusible to size, place its fusible side up on your ironing surface. Next start placing your scraps right side up on top of the fusible.

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When you are ready to iron use the cotton setting and press down over each section of your ‘fabric’ for a second or two.

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Set your stitch to a zig-zag stitch. I usually go for a 2 or 2.5 stitch length to make sure my stitch catches both of the pieces of scrap I am trying to join.

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I trim my made fabric just enough so that I have straight edges, but if you want a particular size, you can do that too.

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I tend to leave the pieces as big as I can because I don’t always know in advance what I will use them for.

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