🌸 7 Special Mother's Day Sewing Ideas to Use Your Fabric Scraps
Mother's Day is approaching, and you have a mountain of fabric scraps you're saving "just in case" ? It's the perfect time to give them a second life and offer a handmade, personalized gift full of love.
Here are 7 simple, poetic, and eco-friendly sewing ideas to make with your leftover fabric. A great way to please mom while emptying your drawers in style!
🧵 1. Floral zippered pouches
Ideal for: cotton, linen or jacquard scraps
Small pouches always have their effect: to store your jewelry, your makeup or your small everyday essentials.
Add a contrasting lining , a gold closure and a pretty “Made with love” label. Here we love the “Sezanelike” sewing pouch by Léa Piléa.
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🌿 2. Personalized furoshiki
Ideal for: light fabric scraps (voile, viscose, cotton)
Instead of wrapping your gift in paper, create a furoshiki , a reusable fabric square inspired by Japan. It's eco-friendly, stylish, and it's two gifts in one!
Follow the pin thread guide with this little tutorial to sew your fabric packaging with your scraps!
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💖 3. Chic textile coasters
Ideal for: scraps of cotton or linen canvas
Create matching or mismatched coaster sets : a beautiful way to use up colorful scraps. For a neat finish, consider quilting or piping.
📸 Visual inspiration (Pinterest):
☕ 4. Small jewelry pouch
Ideal for: scraps of cotton or linen canvas
Create a small Sezane-style jewelry pouch with matching or mismatched pieces: a beautiful way to showcase colorful scraps. For a neat finish, consider quilting or piping.
The tutorial is by Casa la foret, a great idea and a great designer to discover too!
📸 Visual inspiration (Sezane):
🧷 5. Floral barrettes and hair accessories
Ideal for: mini scraps and patterned fabrics, therefore perfect for your Atelier Vingtsept fabric scraps!
Transform your scraps into small fabric flowers , to attach to a brooch, a barrette or a headband. A delicate accessory and perfect for spring!
So many tutorials for making fabric barrettes!
- The braided fabric barrette
- The pretty barrette for children
- A pretty headband with an elastic band
- A cute darling
📸 Visual inspiration (Marie Claire Idées):
📚 6. Textile bookmarks
Ideal for: fine fabrics, ribbons, bias tape
For mom readers: Make a soft or hard bookmark with your scraps, iron-on adhesive, and a neat finish. Add a touch of lace, a ribbon, or a charm. This time, we found the simple, free sewing tutorial at Atelier des Gourds !
📸 Visual inspiration (Gourd Workshop):
🌸 7. Glasses or tissue case
Ideal for: quilted or lined scraps
A fleece eyeglass case or a small tissue holder : useful, elegant, and easy to personalize. We love the article from Casa la Forêt, which shares its tutorial on Instagram and here.
📸 Visual inspiration (Pinterest):
✂️ Bonus tip: organize your scraps well
Before you begin, sort your scraps by size, material, and color. This will help you find the right project for each scrap and optimize your sewing time. You can also prepare a "special handmade gift box."
💌 Conclusion: give with the heart
With these special Mother's Day sewing ideas, you can show your mom that you put time, care, and creativity into her gift. And all without buying new fabric!
Upcycling has never been such a good idea!
And if you don't have time? -> Go get her a little gift card , she can treat herself by choosing her future sewing project!
👉 And you, what's your favorite sewing idea? Share your creations with your Atelier Vingtsept scraps on Instagram using #atelier27france and your machines!