Late last night I got a hair-brain idea that I should make the scarf that our friend Patty Young designed for Quilts & More magazine. I knew I had some Grand Bazaar fabric leftover from another project and wondered if it was enough. I wanted to use the fabrics we carry at the store, and make only 1 scarf! So, the challenge was on.
When I got up this morning, I slipped on khaki capris and a black tee. I figured it’d look nice with the charcoal Grand Bazaar fabrics (and, even though I simply despise getting my photo taken, I knew I would have to do it to complete the challenge!!) I went into the sewing room and rooted through the stash to see what was left. Not enough of the pear, but no worries there…it’s in stock at Sew Much More! The focus piece wasn’t wide enough; I only had a 22″ wide piece, but figured I could make a seam right down the center to create that 42″ wide piece for the scarf center section.
Armed with the printout from the website, I arrived at the store at 8:30 and made a cup of coffee and turned on the iron. I had to cut out my pieces of fabric, and ponder if the paisley should be on the end or near the center. Then, I headed to the thread display to find the correct charcoal thread.
I pressed all of the seams open and squared up my corners and, of course, anyone who knows me knows I didn’t slip stitch the opening, but used 1/4″ Steam-a-Seam Lite to close the opening in the seam. Viola!
Our heads are spinning with ideas of many combinations for this fun scarf. It really only takes 1/4 yard of 4 different fabrics to make a single scarf and Patty’s Sanctuary and all of the Kaffe fabrics we stock are in this shirting weight. It’s a perfect drape for this scarf! And, again, I don’t take a photo for just anybody!
