Sewing projects for fabric scraps

• Take a metre of fabric...
• Make pretty placemats
• Pretty patchwork projects, from Cath Kidston
• Sew a Cath Kidston patchwork laundry bag
• Sew a Cath Kidston appliqué tea-towel
• Sew a Cath Kidston patchwork star throw
• Sew a Cath Kidston rose linen pillowcase
• Sew an iPhone cover
• Make felt Christmas decorations
• Sew personalised Christmas sacks
• Make it personal: great gifts to make
• Organise beauty essentials: make a beauty basket
• Sew embroidered Christmas stockings
• Sew some scented sachets
• Sew a personalised pillowcase
• Sew pretty heart keyrings
• Sew a Christmas table runner
• Make a felt snowflake Christmas garland
• Sew a mouse pincushion
• Sew a fleece hot water bottle cover
• Make a padded felt iPad case
• Sew a tweed doggie cushion
• Sew a tweed doorstop
• Sew a tweed heart
• Sew a Kindle cover
• Sew a doorstop
• Make a lightweight summer quilt
• How to make a traditional lavender bag
• Take an old tea-towel...
• How to appliqué hand towels
• Make a Sophie Conran handkerchief cushion
• Make a Sophie Conran picnic box cushion
• Make a Sophie Conran ruffle cushion
• Make a Sophie Conran button monogram cushion
• Make a Sophie Conran silk scatter cushion
• Make a Sophie Conran simple scarf cushion
• Make a Sophie Conran patchwork cushion
• Sew a pretty patchwork tea cosy
• How to cover a lampshade
• Sew a memory heart
• Sew a patchwork pin cushion
• Sew a patchwork-trimmed pillow case
• Sew a room tidy with storage pockets
• Make Easter egg-hunt bags
• Sew appliquéd egg cosies
• Sew Easter chick and bunny decorations
• Make a cross-stitch toadstool pincushion
• Create a cross-stitch heart cushion cover
• Create a cross-stitch lavender bag
• Create a tailor-made towel - with cross-stitch
• Create a cross-stitch coat-hanger cover
• Sew a personalised cushion
• Sew a heart button cushion
• Sew a 'home' appliqué cushion
• Sew a Union Jack cushion
• Make a patchwork throw
• Make a tea-towel storage bag
• Make a padded coathanger
• Transform a plain white pillowcase
• Sew a tissue box cover
• Make an under-bed storage bag
• Make a gift-wrapping storage bag
• Make a toy bag
• Sew a reversible duvet cover
• Sew a shell-trimmed tablecloth
• Sew a patchwork quilt bedspread
• Sew a beach-hut doorstop
• Sew an appliqué boat cushion
• Sew a Lisa Stickley bolster
• Sew a Lisa Stickley suit carrier
• Re-cover a chaise longue
• Make sweet-smelling lavender-filled birds
• Sew a pretty washbag
• Make a pretty cushion - from a tea towel
• Create an embroidered picture
• Transform an old jumper into a cushion cover
• Transform an old jumper into a hot-water bottle cover
• Transform an old jumper into a footstool cover
• Sew an ironing-board cover
• Dine in style: table runner and place mats
• Beat the chill: make a draught-excluder
• Sit in comfort: make a beanbag
• Love-heart cushion to sew
• Transform a teatowel: lavender pillow
• Transform a teatowel: peg bag
• Gifts to make: padded hangers
• Gifts to make: washbag
• Make a stylish door curtain
• Create a drawstring-bag advent calendar
• Make a tie-fastening cushion cover
• Quick and easy curtains: wave-pleats finish
• Quick and easy curtains: bay-window curtains
• Quick and easy curtains: puffball header
• Quick and easy curtains: trimmed panel
• Turn a tablecloth into a Roman blind
• Make a pet photo cushion
• Sew love-heart lavender bags
• Sewing projects for fabric scraps
• Make a practical beach shade
• Sew a weatherproof picnic blanket
• Make a Cath Kidston rose knitting bag
• Make a pretty bedspread
• Make a beaded jug cover
• Getting started with cushion making
• Cushions and curtains for beginners
• Make a bow cushion
• Add appliqué to a cushion
• Make a homemade book bag
• Create new-look pillowcases
• Sew decorative fabric hearts
• Make a doggie beanbag
• Fat hen Easter decoration
• Make a pretty knitting bag
• Make a cute tea cosy
• Sew a pretty cosmetic bag
• Transform plain bedlinen
• How to make a patchwork cushion
• Make a stylish cushion
• Create a stylish fabric window dressing
• Revamp your summer furniture
• Make a bed curtain
• How to make a garden cushion
• Make a pretty laundry basket liner
• Make a handy peg bag
• Three ways to create a pretty headboard
• Embellish a plain cushion
• Make a ribbon-trimmed cushion and gathered silk cushion
• Make pretty scented sachets
• Make simply beautiful pillowcases
• Stunning silk curtains to make
• Brighten up your garden with bunting
• One cushion, four new looks
• Make a Roman blind

Do you always find yourself with offcuts of leftover material after you've finished a sewing project? You feel it's wasteful to throw them away but they're too small for anything you're planning. It's kinder to your pocket, and the environment, to use them up, so here are some quick and easy makes designed for small pieces of fabric:

Love is the key

Sew pretty padded heart keyrings.
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You can't beat a classic lavender bag.
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Stylishly square

A pretty patchwork pincushion.
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No more plain pillows

Add a decorative patchwork edge.
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Keep 'em cosy

Colour-coded egg cosies.
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Padded coathangers

Add a pretty touch that's kind to clothes.
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Fabric watch-strap

A pretty alternative to a leather strap.
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Patchwork cushion

Try the traditional way of recycling pieces of fabric.
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Big-eared fabric mice

So cute, it's not just kids who'll love them...
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Soft hearts

Hang them in your bedroom, or give to someone special.
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Hair scrunchies

Back in fashion, and so easy to sew.
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Mouse pincushion

Make sewing sessions easy by keeping your pins on hand.
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Emery-board covers

Stop your nail files scratching your make-up.
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Scented sachets

Keep your drawers smelling sweet.
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Love-heart lavender bags

As a love token or for yourself, sweet and simple.
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Tiny teddies

Soft and small enough for little hands.
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