You’ll need…
- 2-3/4 yards of fleece fabric (to make 30″ & 60″ long scarf and have a some extra)
- Sewing machine
- Thread to match or contrast with fabric
- Scissors
How to make a fleece scarf…
- Cut two pieces of fleece equal in length and width. Length will determine how long your scarf will be. (I personally like them long so I did one 30″ long for my Little One and another 60″ long for Ladybug.)
- Lay the two equal pieces with the right sides (if you have printed fabric, the side that has the pattern on it) facing in each other and pin the pieces together.
- Leave a ¼” seam and sew the full length of the scarf (do not sew the ends). Repeat on the other side.
- Trim the fabric as close to the seam as possible without allowing it to unravel of course.
- Turn scarf inside out so that the sewn seams are now on the inside.
- Iron the scarf to flatten it.
- Sew a running stitch along the top of the fringe to “close” the ends of the scarf.
- Using a pair of scissors, cut the fringe at the ends by cutting your desired width/length for slits.
- Trim any loose threads.
- Scarf is now complete.
Some Tips…
- You can easily change the length of the scarf simply by laying a measuring tape over the shoulders and measuring the desired length. I personally like long ones so I can tie or wrap easily with length left over to hang.
- Make sure you use good scissors. Dull scissors will make cutting clean straight lines difficult.
- You can embellish a scarf with ribbon, buttons, etc to give it a unique look.
I added buttons so the scarves would remain around the necks. For Ladybug’s (A) I added a button halfway so the ends would be parallel. For Little One (B) I added the button more towards one end.
