I kept Christmas present sewing to a minimum this year. I made some infinity scarves for my sisters-in-law and a half of a shirt (with the other half promised as soon as possible!) for my husband. Today you get the scarves.
The red is made from a beautiful drapey knit that was part of the stash giveaway from Susan. The teal is a ribbed sweater knit that I picked up at FabMo ages ago.
I imagined them being worn as a single layer, like my sister-in-law is here (with a tiny peek at her new baby, my new niece!):
Or, doubled up as on my dress form below.
These scarves were really easy. For the red I began by cutting off one yard of the several yards I had on hand. I then folded it in half, right sides together, matching the selvedges. Then, I sewed along the selvedges to form a loop of fabric. I trimmed off the selvedge ends and used my walking foot to flat-fell the seam for a nice finish.
Would you believe this is my first ever flat-felled seam?! For some reason I thought it was going to be a lot trickier than it really was. It was so easy it motivated me to flat-fell the seams for my husband’s Christmas shirt!
When I picked up the teal from Fabmo, it came as one long knit tube. Does anyone know why it would come like that or what it was meant for originally? I never could figure it out, but it seemed perfect for an infinity scarf since all I had to do was cut it to size.
A no-sew scarf! Now, what’s the fun of that?!
Okay, now it’s your turn! Did you craft for the holidays? If so, did you go all out or did you take a minimalist approach, like me? What are your favorite things to sew for others?
Sew Well 
Christmas would not be Christmas without sewing at least one gift. Don’t you agree? This year it was a dress and a jumper for my 21-month-old granddaughter. You can see them on my recent post …
These are really cute, I love the idea of using a fat felled seam, I’ve only done one once before and I’ve actually never thought about using it for an infinity scarf, which has led me t pass up many cute (and squishy!) knit fabrics because I couldn’t think of a way to make the seam neat!
I feel silly now!
I made some of these as gifts as well! Perfect easy gift.
Love the colors! Great gifts 🙂
These are so pretty and make great gifts! Lucky recipients! Oh, and rib knits are often knitted in a tube. It’s pretty common to see them in the Garment District.
Infinity scarves are always lovely presents. I love your colours!
I totally craft for the holidays. 95% of my gifts for handmade/machine sewed. 🙂 Feel free to check out my blog for pics on projects made.
I also enjoy making Infinities. Those two colors are great that you used. I love the blue especially
Utac.