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| A chiffon infinity scarf in my Floral Vines by Day fabric... |
Why are scarves so wonderful? Well, they can instantly jazz up a neutral or otherwise blah piece of clothing. If you're stuck with a reduced wardrobe while traveling, you can achieve greater versatility with limited selections just by draping a different scarf over your outfit.
In my case, whenever I want to "own" one of my fabric designs, I think, what better way to do so than to make a scarf?
Two years ago, I posted a quasi tutorial for how to make mini infinity scarf out of a fat quarter of Spoonflower's chiffon.
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| Two fat quarters makes for a sufficiently voluminous scarf... |
Today, I'm revisiting the idea with two fat quarters... thus the name of "not so mini". The extra fabric allows for a comfortable double wrap with lots of volume and the sheer nature of the chiffon means that the print shows on both sides of the fabric.
The fabric you see here is my Floral Vines by Day design. I picked these up during Spoonflower's late July 50% off fat quarters sale. (They are also currently wrapping up another 50% off fat quarter sale this very weekend; see top ad on my sidebar at left.)
As I said the first time I worked with the chiffon, it's unexpectedly easy to sew. No special needle required. (I didn't even change out the needle that was in the machine from my last project.) It holds a crease reasonably well if you press it — at an appropriate heat setting, of course.
The process for making this not so mini infinity scarf is the same as for the mini version, but with one addition seam and a longer sewing length on the finishing part.
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| Join the two fat quarters (wrong sides together) with rolled hems at both ends... |
Before sewing, I trimmed both fat quarters so that there was 1/4" of the white border showing along all sides. This border is eventually hidden under the first fold of the rolled hem that's used to finish the scarf.
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| Closeup of how the chiffon fabric looks on both sides; top right corner shows the rolled hem... |
The order of sewing is to stitch up the two rolled hems that join the two fat quarters together first, creating a tube. Then the two circular raw edges are also finished off with a rolled hem. (Refer back to my original mini infinity post if you want more detailed instructions.)
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| Infinity scarf fully extended in one loop... |
Spoonflower's chiffon comes in a fat quarter width of 27", so two of them make for a decent length of scarf, whether infinity or not.
Speaking of not, I also purchased a couple of fat quarters of the Floral Vines by Night design, as you saw in one of the photos above. For that fabric, I decided to make a basic scarf with two loose ends.
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| Simple chiffon scarf in my Floral Vines by Night fabric... |
Therefore, it was just one join of the two fat quarters and then the finishing up of the remaining raw edges. (One could say that this design is more versatile, since it can be turned into an infinity version by knotting up a couple of corners.)
Those of you with access to specialized presser feet may have one that can assist in sewing a rolled hem. I don't have one myself and find that the pinning process works well enough for me. (And from what I've heard, the presser foot is not foolproof and requires practice to get right.)
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| For an idea of length... |
Now that I've seen both of these fabric designs in person, I can confirm that I was right about the darker version; the vines are virtually hidden against the black background.
As I said above, Spoonflower is currently wrapping up their November 50% off fat quarter sale (ends tomorrow), if you're interested in trying this out.
Have you ever sewn with chiffon? Did you find it easier or harder than expected?
Thank you for the post. I have never shopped at Spoonflower and just bought two fat quarters in chiffon for my almost 13 year old granddaughter. She is into wolves and I found a lovely abstract wolf design in her colors. This will make an easy Christmas gift, and if I don't quite make it in time her birthday is in January. Your tutorials are always so appreciated even though I don't always comment.
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