Quilters - Make Christmas Gift Balls With Fabric Scraps!
Don’t let those fabric scraps go to waste. Jen at Domestik Goddess has a great idea. She mentioned it in the comments section to my post, Holiday Wreaths from Quilt Fabric Scraps. However I thought it so interesting that I wanted to pass it along to anyone who might not check out every comment to every article.
Fabric scraps left over from quilting projects would be perfect for those Victorian scrap gift balls that I mentioned in passing, too[in Holiday Decorations]. Basically, it’s a ball of fabric strips, wound up the way you’d make a ball of yarn. At the center, you put a tiny gift, then wrap the strips around to cover it. As you keep winding, you can tuck in some more small surprises and cover each one with the fabric. It’s a lovely ornament when finished — cluster a few in a pretty basket, or fill a large glass vase — and when it comes time to unwrap the gifts, the recipient gets to unwrap and unwrap and unwrap, finding fun treasures along the way!
What a fun way to use up scraps, Jen!
And here are some more Christmas decorating ideas…
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I scrounged a bunch of old shirts from friends and family to make a couple of lap blankets for the men on my Christmas list. I can’t wait for my two sons to see their gifts this year!
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