Tuesday 5 January 2016

Liberty Patchwork Scarf



Well, the BT engineer did not turn up, Harry has spent most of the evening lambasting them down a crackly phone and getting nowhere (it was his turn tonight, will be mine again tomorrow!), but our internet is still hanging on in there today, goes slow and cuts out every now and then exactly when you don't want it to but just about good enough for another post, so lets make hay...

I have been wanting to make a Liberty patchwork scarf for a little while, I think I probably saw one on Pinterest and loved it, and this Christmas seemed the perfect opportunity. Especially when Very Berry had a special offer on her Liberty scrap packs in the Autumn, worth watching out for! Liberty fabric is definitely 'special', it might not be to your taste but the fabric is incredibly 'fine', and sewing with it felt very decadent to me! My patchwork design was completely dictated by the size/shape of the scraps to make the best use of all the precious scraps, so it was a simple enough project.


A strip of patchwork the length/width I wanted, I then layered this with a scrap piece of flannel and quilted the 2 together - nothing major because I wanted it to stay very soft and flexible. Another 'good' piece of lovely, soft flannel the same size, sewn right sides together with my quilted/patchworked strip, leaving one short end unsewn. I then turned it right sides out from this unsewn end, ironed the raw edges under on this end and top stitched neatly around the whole thing - so securing the open end at the same time.


It was for a niece very much Maria's age, so Maria kindly modeled this one for me.



As well as hopefully looking pretty, it was beautifully soft and warm.


I could very happily make the same thing again as another gift in the future. And it did prompt me to make the same kind of thing for Maria, in different fabrics, but I'm afraid I've had enough of trying to get photos loaded for one day so that one will have to wait! But have you ever sewn with Liberty fabric? If so, what did you make?

Sally.

9 comments:

  1. I love sewing with liberty, it's so soft x that scarf is ever so pretty x hope you get your phone line fixed soon x

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  2. Oh how cozy... that is just a breathe of spring air with all those lovely flowers.

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  3. Lovely! I have never sewn with liberty, myself.

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  4. I love it! I'm not normally a floral fan, but this is quite lovely. And I've never sewn with Liberty before but I've heard positive things about it A LOT. I think the only thing stopping me is the price. Maybe some day if it's a good buy!

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  5. I have such a weakness for Liberty print, it just feels gorgeous and I keep meaning to make myself something to wear in it but to date it's been little girl sundresses and I've hoarded every scrap!

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  6. Oh I love it Sally, just beautiful. You have such beautiful models too :)

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  7. Ha, ha... I'm sewing with Liberty at the moment. I was lucky enough to be given some by a friend who was de-stashing. Love, love, love your Liberty scarf. Now I'm wondering if I'd have enough left over for an infinity scarf.

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  8. It's a wonderful scarf. I can't get over how much Maria is growing up.

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  9. Another very beautiful little model! The scarf is so lovely. I have never sewn with Liberty fabrics but was given a little bundle of strips at christmas by my ever-thoughful husband. I have a quilt project in mind for some of the prints, and hope to do a few smaller items with the unused strips. At the moment I just love taking them out of my sewing box and looking at them! X

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