Our wonderful Franki is back with her amazing Zero Waste fabric pattern ideas! Today she will teach us how to make a Bow and a Collar!
Zero Waste Bow
Bow Instructions:
- Cut out Bow and Bow Middle.
- Fold Bow along Fold Lines, right sides of the fabric together.
- Stitch along the sides until you reach the Centre line. The seam allowance is marked.
- Turn the bow the right way round and stitch up the open seam; this is the back of the Bow.
- Now you can pleat the bow, make even stitches to gather the centre line together, go through both layers.
- Take the bow middle, fold along fold line (right sides together) and stitch up seam allowance.
- Turn the bow middle the right way round and wrap around the gathered centre line of the Bow.
- Stitch bow middle closed around the bow (tidily!!). Voila you have your Zero Waste Bow.
Zero Waste Pattern – Bow
Notes*
-You may want to use a lightweight interfacing to stabilise the fabric.
-The size of the Bow is flexible, you could print it a different size if you like of use the same layout to draw up your own Zero Waste Bow
Collar (for using up your scraps)
Collar Instructions:
- Cut 4 (2 pairs) of the collar pattern.
- Stitch each pair right sides together all the way round, along the marked stitch line, leaving just the centre back seam open.
- Snip into the seam allowance to allow the curve to lie flat, turn collars the right sides out.
- Hand stitch the centre back seams as neatly as possible, and use an iron to press the collars flat.
- You can either now attached the collar to a garment of your choice (hand stitching them down or just along the neckline), or you can attach the collar to ribbon and wear as an accessory.
Zero Waste Pattern – Collar
-If you want to use fabric and a lining, repeat the steps above just make sure you cut a pair of lining and a pair of fabric and match them up accordingly.
-You may want to use a lightweight interfacing to stabilise the fabric.
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