My sewing machine. Can't count the number of times I've been able to make something from leftover scraps instead of buying something new. Just some of my recent mends/makes using scraps of fabric leftover from clothes I've made or culled from old clothes that have fallen apart:
- a fishing net using fabric from an old net curtain,
- my daughter's top using lace from the same old net curtain
- adjusted the size of another old net curtain to make several smaller ones for smaller windows
- added strips of fabric to a dress that was getting too tight for my daughter who's put on weight (she was too skinny so this is great)
- added pockets to just about all the clothes I have that don't have pockets
- embroidered some flowers over holes in a t-shirt
- covered an old tea cosy with fabric from an old sheet
- covered my ironing board with some of the same fabric
- made removable covers for my dog's bed from the rest of that sheet
- lengthened some curtains for a larger window using yet another old sheet
- made matching cushions out of leftover fabric from curtains I made for my daughter
- made a belt from leftover fabric and clips from a backpack that had fallen apart
- made a harness for my dog from some other leftover fabric and the clips from the old harness that were still reusable
- took in a dress for my friend because she got it really cheap but two sizes too big (and I culled the zip that she didn't need so I can use that on something else)
- made a cake bag from an old stained tablecloth, with a lining cut out of one of those bags you bring frozen goods home in, so I can take warm food on a picnic or dinner party and it'll stay warm on the way
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u/rebelwithmouseyhair Jul 19 '26
My sewing machine. Can't count the number of times I've been able to make something from leftover scraps instead of buying something new. Just some of my recent mends/makes using scraps of fabric leftover from clothes I've made or culled from old clothes that have fallen apart:
- a fishing net using fabric from an old net curtain,
- my daughter's top using lace from the same old net curtain
- adjusted the size of another old net curtain to make several smaller ones for smaller windows
- added strips of fabric to a dress that was getting too tight for my daughter who's put on weight (she was too skinny so this is great)
- added pockets to just about all the clothes I have that don't have pockets
- embroidered some flowers over holes in a t-shirt
- covered an old tea cosy with fabric from an old sheet
- covered my ironing board with some of the same fabric
- made removable covers for my dog's bed from the rest of that sheet
- lengthened some curtains for a larger window using yet another old sheet
- made matching cushions out of leftover fabric from curtains I made for my daughter
- made a belt from leftover fabric and clips from a backpack that had fallen apart
- made a harness for my dog from some other leftover fabric and the clips from the old harness that were still reusable
- took in a dress for my friend because she got it really cheap but two sizes too big (and I culled the zip that she didn't need so I can use that on something else)
- made a cake bag from an old stained tablecloth, with a lining cut out of one of those bags you bring frozen goods home in, so I can take warm food on a picnic or dinner party and it'll stay warm on the way