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3 Friends’ Scarves

This is easy. And whose mom doesn’t have a drawer full of old scarves she ABSOLUTELY NEVER wears. But when 1 boring scarf mixes with another boring scarf – WooooHoooo – NOT so boring anymore.

And even if you are sworn to NEVER touch the scarves in your mom’s drawer, you can ALWAYS find scarves at garage sales for 50 cents (sometimes 10 cents). This is a fun way to make 3 new scarves from 3 old scarves. OMG!!! YOU just HAVE to see Daisy in my scarf. Look in my diary!!!

Here's my finished scarves.

HERE'S HOW YOU CAN DO IT:

I measured my infinity scarf and it's 66 inches long, so I want my recycled scarf to measure close to 66 inches.
Whenever I find old scarves at a garage sale, I always wash them in warm water with dish washing detergent. Rinse and dry over the back of a chair or hang over an ironing board. Iron the scarves after they dry (be careful and iron on a lower setting or you will burn them - kind of like the sweaters in the oven from my first Diary).

Here's the 3 scarves that I made into 3 different original scarves.
Depending on how many scarves you have, cut the scarves into equal pieces. I have 3 scarves, so I'm going to cut each scarf into 3 equal pieces. If you have 4 scarves, then you can make 4 scarves, but cut each scarf into 4 equal pieces.
Then mix and match and sew the scarf pieces together. If your scarves are the same width, then this project is EASY. BUT if your scarves are different widths, then you have to trim one side so it's all even. See how the middle scarf section is MUCH larger than the other 2 scarf sections?

Here's the middle scarf trimmed. Here's another tip. Pin the scarf pieces together so at least one edge is a finished edge or has all the borders of the scarves. And pin the scarf pieces together so the WRONG SIDE of the scarves are facing each other.
Look at the bottom edge of the scarves. See how they all have a border?
Then sew the scarf pieces together.

But here's something else. Now that you have the pieces sewn together, you need to sew them again. But this time pin the seam and then sew the RIGHT sides together. This is called a FRENCH seam. And the reason you do it is because no threads show so the scarf looks really nice and neat.

But now I need to turn under the unfinished edge (which is the top) so the long side of the scarf is the same size.

Then you'll need to turn over that edge another time so you don't see any threads on the long edge of your scarf and the edge looks finished. You can sew by hand or by machine. You might need help with your mom on this one, but once you get the hang of it you'll love it!

And now you are DONE! The scarves are very pretty on all sides.

Now it’s up to you to create your VERY OWN original!!!