Infinity Scarf

Here's a quick gift idea for a lady or even a man if modified.  Infinity scarves are very popular accessories right now, so you can't go wrong.  If you just want to make a regular scarf for a guy, it's basically the same, only don't stitch the two ends together like in the directions.  Instead, just begin on one end at the fold, stitch to the corner, pivot and sew the long side.  Leave an opening, though, to turn right side out. Continue stitching the long side and sew to next corner, pivot and sew other end to fold.  Press seams open. I press the seams while still together first, then open out seams and press flat. Lastly slip stitch the opening shut. Then you have a nice scarf for a guy.

Here's a link I found that explains how to make an Infinity Scarf.  You can always modify the dimensions if needed.  If you have a rotary cutter, mat and ruler it makes it very easy to cut the fabric to the desired length. Or just use a tape measure and measure down from one end to the length needed.  Measure along the end in several places across the width of the folded fabric and mark the length needed, then take a ruler or something with a straight edge to mark a straight line to cut your fabric.

These scarves stitch up very quickly. Here's the link with detailed directions for the infinity scarf:

http://www.simplicity.com/t-how-to-sew-infinity-scarf.aspx

Here's one I whipped up in no time:

This is a knit fabric, but you could use other types of fabrics.  The possibilities are endless.  And for a guy just pick a masculine looking fabric and just leave ends loose like I mentioned above.  You could even fringe the ends if you wanted.  Fleece would make nice scarves for these cold winter months!

Thanks for reading,
Marla

Coat for My Grand-Puppy

I finished a coat for my grand-puppy last week but hadn't posted any pictures.  I made Riley's coat out of blue rip-stop nylon for the fashion fabric and I had some blue fleece fabric for the lining.  The coat needed to be water resistant since my daughter and son-in-law and their dog, Riley, live in Oregon where it rains a lot.

The coat won't keep him completely dry but at least there won't be as much of him to dry off hopefully.

Here's a couple pictures.  I used my phone and the lighting distorted the color in one photo.  The coat is blue, not purple! ;)

Front View

Back View.  Pockets with white buttons. 

The coat has a couple pockets on the back if my daughter and son-in-law want to put some little treats inside or something else. The pattern calls for trim in the view I used but since this is supposed to be more of a rain coat I left the trim off.  I actually combined a couple views of the pattern.  Sewing this dog coat was not hard at all, but I found out it was a little more time consuming than I had anticipated.  I maybe spent 5-6 hours on it total, but not all at one time.

Now I just have to send it off along with some other presents.  My daughter has already seen pictures and knows about the coat.  Otherwise I would not be posting this till after Christmas! ;)

I hope to make a couple other gifts for Christmas if I have time.

Thanks for reading,
Marla