Fabric scraps – they can be found in every household. If you have extra stuff at home that you don't really need, don't throw it away. With a little creativity and skill, you can make soft pillows, fashion accessories and much more from the fabric scraps that you don't know what to do with. Check out our ideas forCrafts with fabric without sewingto. They are easy to make and you don't even need onesewing machine.
Crafts with fabric without sewing - cutlery bag
This chic cutlery bag is easily made from jute fabricwithout sewingcraft. All you need is a glue gun, a paper stencil and white acrylic paint. If you want, you can write a small note with your guest's name or other short message as shown in the picture and attach it to the cutlery bag.
Crafts with fabric without sewing for the children's room
If you have several long scraps of fabric, you can use this colorful oneTeepee tentconstruct for your children. In addition to fabric in strips, you will also need wooden slats of the same length, rope, drill, glue gun, and decorations if you want.
First the construction must be put together
Drill holes for the rope in one of the ends of the wooden slats as shown in the picture. Tie the ends with the holes together. The rope must go through the holes. The other ends of the wooden slats must rest firmly on the floor and far apart. The construction does not have to wobble.
Cover the tipi tent with the fabric
Cut the fabric scraps into long strips. Weave the strips from top to bottom around the wooden slats. Glue the ends of the strips to the wooden slats. Be careful not to create any holes. The more different fabrics you use, the more colorful and fun the tipi tent looks.
Decorate the finished tipi tent with Indian decorations
Cover the structure to the ground. You can decorate the tent with feathers or with a dream catcher. Place soft colorful pillows and a small rug in the teepee. So the tent is ready for many fun games.
Tutu tutu for little princesses
This skirt can be easily and quickly made from colorful strips of fabric. You will need scraps of fabric with a floral pattern in pink, purple, yellow or other colors of your choice, scissors and elastic band, glue gun. You can use a sewing machine and thread only if you want.
First prepare the elastic band
Cut a piece of elastic, it needs to be long enough to fit your child's waist circumference. Tie or tape the two ends of the rubber band together. You can also sew them with a sewing machine or by hand.
Tie the fabric strips to the elastic band
Take a piece of fabric of the desired color and tie it around the elastic band as shown in the picture. The strips of fabric need to be long enough so that when they are folded in half, they have a length that is appropriate for your child's height.
Tie the strips next to each other on the elastic band
Tie as many pieces of fabric as you want. So the tutu tutu is finished. You can add small bows in the color you want to make the skirt even more colorful and beautiful.
Soft dog bed made of fleece fabric
Make this cozy bed for your dog. You will need a large piece of fleece or an old fleece blanket, batting or other filler, and scissors.
Measure and cut the fleece fabric
Cut two equal round pieces from the fleece fabric. You need to be approximately taller than your dog. Mark approximately 10cm from the edge of each fleece circle with pins.
Fill and finish the dog bed
Make cuts with the scissors that go approximately 10cm into the fleece fabric circle as shown in the picture. Make sure the small strips are about 1 inch wide. Place the two fleece circles on top of each other and tie their strips together. Before you tie all the strips together, don't forget to fill the bed with cotton wool.
Small no-sew heart pillows
Crafting with fabric without sewing is easy and a lot of fun. These cute heart pillows are made in almost the same way as the dog bed. You need soft fabric scraps (felt or fleece is best) in two colors, scissors, cotton wool and a ballpoint pen.
Cut heart shapes out of the fabric
Place the two pieces of fabric on top of each other and cut two identical heart shapes out of them. Draw a heart with lines extending 4 cm from the edge. Cut small strips as shown in the picture. The cuts only need to reach the mark. Tie the strips from the two layers together.
Fill the heart pillow with cotton wool
Fill the heart pillow with cotton wool before tying all the strips together. Cut the ends of the small strips.
Crafting with fabric without sewing - stylish jewelry box made of cardboard and colorful leftover materials
You can easily make such a chic box yourself. You need colorful fabric scraps, cardboard, paper tape, cotton wool, glue and scissors.
First make the box out of cardboard
Cut strips and circles from the cardboard and stick them together with the paper tape as shown in the picture. The result should be a small round cardboard box with a lid.
Continue making the soft lid
Take a bit of cotton wool or other filling, place it on the top part of the lid. Cut a round piece from the colorful fabric. The piece must have a radius that is approximately 1-2 cm larger than the radius of the round cardboard lid. Glue the fabric on the lid as shown in the picture.
Cover the edge of the lid with fabric
Cut a strip from the colorful fabric. Cut another strip out of thin cardboard. Glue the fabric first to the cardboard strip, then to the edge of the lid as shown in the picture. Cut out the leftovers. Cut two circles from the thin cardboard. They must be able to fit into the lid and into the box. From a different color of fabric, cut circles about larger than these from the thin card stock and place them on top of each other as shown.
Decorate the lid and box with fabric
Glue the cardboard and fabric circles together. The matching circle goes into the lid and is attached with glue. Another strip is cut out of the colorful fabric. This is used to cover the outside of the small jewelry box.
The jewelry box also needs a cover for the walls
The fabric covered cardboard circle goes to the bottom of the box and is secured with glue. In the same way, a cover is made for the inside of the box.
The final step and the round jewelry box is already finished
Install the cardboard cover into the box as shown in the picture. Cut a circle that matches the shape of the bottom of the box and glue it on.
Crafting with fabric without sewing - Cute apron made from two layers of fabric scraps
To make this cute apron yourself, you will need two thin pieces of fabric of the same size (or two old scarves for example), scissors, ribbon, iron and iron-on hem tape.
Preparation of materials
First fold the one piece in two. Place iron-on hem tape between the two ends as shown and iron so they stick together. Repeat with the other piece of fabric.
Glue the fabrics and the bow together
Glue the two pieces of fabric and the bow together with the iron-on hem tape. So the apron is finished. Of course, you can experiment with the fabrics and colors or add decoration with the iron-on hem tape.
Modern clutch bag made from a placemat and an old belt
Another idea for crafts with fabric without sewing – chic clutch bag. It's easy to make and the materials are very cheap. Take a placemat in the color you want and fold it as shown. Glue with the help of glue gun and let dry. Make a hole in the belt so that it fits the size of the bag.
A chic clutch bag with a belt is already ready
Tape the belt to the back of the bag so that it doesn't fall when you open the bag. To make the belt stick better, place something heavy on it until the glue dries out.
You can find instructions for the cutlery baghere
You can find instructions for the tipi tenthere
Instructions for the tutu can be foundhere
You can find instructions for the dog bedhere
Instructions for the heart pillow can be foundhere
Instructions for the jewelry boxes can be foundhere
Instructions for the apron can be foundhere
Instructions for the clutch bag can be foundhere
