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How to Make a Fleece Scarf

January 2, 2014 by SmartGirl 5 Comments

Is anyone else totally over Christmas at this point?  Well too bad, I’ve got 3 more days to go!  On this 9th day of Christmas I am sharing with you the easy-to-make scarves you see all over the place.  We made a bunch for Christmas, including one for each of Smart Jr’s middle school teachers.  Wow, sometimes I really miss good old elementary school. 🙂

DIY Fleece Scarves + School Colors = Teacher PresentsI first made these scarves for my fellow cheer moms to wear to cheer competitions.  Here is Lulu giving one to her coach.Cheer ScarvesWe made them for Valentine’s Day too.Valentines Day DIY ScarfAnd if you don’t already know how to make them, I am going to show you how.   I had someone ask me to make her 8 of the cheerleading colored ones right before Christmas.  Once I had the sewing machine out Smart Jr and I decided to make a bunch more.  My younger kids gave scarves to their teachers too.  And we made one for my sister-in-law.  I even pre-cut a crap load of fleece into 6 in. strips, so we’ll be already to mix and match colors next time we decide to make scarves.

Materials:

  • Fleece fabric cut into 6 in. strips (2-3 colors per scarf)
  • Shiny fabric also cut into 6 in. strips (optional)
  • Good fabric cutting scissors or rotary cutting tool
  • Sewing machine (it’s an easy straight shot, and you don’t want to be doing this by hand!)
  • Coordinating thread

Magic Cheerleading colorsHow to Make a Fleece Scarf

1) Lay out fabric (floor or table) and layer all 3 pieces on top of each other the same way they will be in the scarf.  I always put the shiny material in the middle.Lay out the fabric2) Mark out 6 inch strips.  You totally DON’T have to draw the entire line, but this is the fool-proof method.Mark out 6 inch stips and cut3) CUT.  Again, I like to do all 3 pieces of fabric at once.  That way it’s all ready to sew as soon as you cut the strips.Strips cut and are ready to sew4) Sew two lines down the center of the strip.  I sew one way, turn it around and go back.Sew two lines down the middle of the fleece5) Even up the ends by cutting off the excess, but be sure NOT to cut through the lines you just sewed.Even up the ends6) Cut notches into the fabric no more than 1/2 inch apart.  DO NOT cut all the way into the line you sewed, but don’t be afraid to get pretty close.  If you’ve ever seen a lame looking DIY fleece scarf that lays flat and doesn’t get all twirly, it’s because they didn’t cut the notches deep enough.  Their notches are probably also too.  Don’t worry, it’s so easy even a husband can help!So easy even a husband can do it7) WASH and DRY.  I always do this before I give them as a gift.  It fluffs up the fleece, softens the shiny fabric, and makes the whole thing look more twisty, which is how they’re supposed to look. Wash scarves to fluff them up

And there you have it.  I made 12 of the cheetah print scarves in one night.  Half were with white cheetah print and the other half with the brown, but they all had black fleece and gold shiny material in the middle.  The next day we made eight of the school colors and 3 other random scarves.  Smart Jr tried a little of the sewing, but the machine was acting up, so she mostly just cut.  There were 3 versions of the school ones.  Most had 1 maroon, 1 blue, and 1 shiny silver piece.  Some had 1 maroon, 1 blue, 1 white fleece.  One even had maroon, blue, white fleece AND the shiny silver.  DIY school fleece scarves in school colors

Here’s me.Smart Girl Selfie with DIY scarf

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  1. Stacy says

    January 15, 2014 at 12:38 am

    I see that the scarves are 6″ wide, but how long are they?

    Reply
    • SmartGirl says

      January 15, 2014 at 1:35 pm

      Depends on how wide your fabric is. My fleece strips were 59 inches because that was the width of the fleece fabric. But my shiny fabric was only 54 inches, so sometimes I trimmed to fleece down to 54 as well. Anywhere in that range is good for an adult. They seem shorter after the material is cut and twirls up a bit.

      Reply
  2. Kimberly says

    November 28, 2014 at 11:01 pm

    I know this is an older post, but i just found it. What kind of fabric is the “shiny material?” Its not fleece, right?

    Reply
    • SmartGirl says

      January 5, 2015 at 8:13 pm

      Hi Kimberly. No it’s not fleece, it’s a sheer material. You can use 3 pieces of fleece or you can sandwich sheer material between two pieces of fleece. I like the latter better because it makes the scarf less bulky, but I’ve made them both ways. Thanks for asking.

      Reply
  3. C says

    December 2, 2017 at 10:33 am

    Great ideas! How many did you make ? And how much fabric ?

    Reply

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