Gathered Flannel Scarf
Posted by Ashley 
59 Comments
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And a bit gloomy.
So I’ve been thinking of new scarf ideas.
Just because I think this trend is adorable……
and fun to come up with new styles and ideas.
And it will happy you right up on a gloomy day.
First, pull out some flannel from your stash, pick some up from the store, or cut up an unused blanket.
Next, the length is totally up to you but I cut out two main pieces that were 60 x 8 inches, making a front and back piece to the scarf. Then I cut off 4 inches from both ends of the front piece.
Next, I cut two strips that were 20 x 3 inches. Then I sewed a basting stitch along the long edges of each strip, 1/3 of an inch away from each edge.
Then gather your fabric strips until they’re as wide as your scarf front piece. (use this tutorial for a better explanation on gathering)
Pin the gathered edge along the bottom of your scarf, with right sides together.
Then sew into place using a 1/2 inch seam allowance. Now, line up the 4 inch piece you cut off at the beginning with the bottom of the gathered section…
Then sew that into place as well. Do the same to both ends of your scarf.
Then sew your front and back pieces together. (You may have to trim some off of your back piece so that they are the same length.) Make sure to leave an opening along the side of your scarf to be able to turn it right side out. Then trim your corners.
Turn right side out, poke out your corners with a pointy object, and press flat.
(then hand stitch the opening closed)
Now you’re ready to brave that fierce winter out there.
(or mild in my case…)
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So Cute!! I'm going to have to make one now!
I just have to say that I LOVE your site and I think it's so awesome you are willing to share all your brilliant ideas at no cost to all us who love to create, but can't always afford it. It's wonderful!
So Thank You!!!!
Love this! Add it to my to-do list. Thanks for the tutorial!
This is so incredibly darling! Love it!!!
I love the scarf!! you are so so talented! thanks for sharing!
i LOVE it! can't wait to make it! might be fun and lovely if you use a different color/pattern for the gathered part…maybe. worth trying, at least. :)!
I LOVE it! This is so pretty I ccan't wait to run out a grab some flannel!
Love it!!
Oh so fun with the gathering. I'm things for my little girl, now somtin' for me!
yes! totally love this!
Very cute!!!
Beautiful scarf! Thanks so much for sharing. I'm going to need some more scarfs.
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I love this, thank you for sharing.
Cute! At first it looked like the scrunched pieces were actually cut pieces. :)
What a great idea! Thanks so much for sharing. Our "mild" winter here in Florida has actually been brutal the past few days, so I NEED one of these!
LOVE that scarf! I am bumping this to the top of my "must make" list. South Carolina has been crazy cold the past couple of weeks.
OH that is just so cute and it looks so easy to do.
GREAT idea. So cute!!
I love that look! I've seen it done before, and always wondered how. I'll have to try my hand at it soon. :)
That's so pretty! Thank you for the wonderful ideas.
OOOOH… Pretty! I love it. I'm not a ruffly person and that has just enough interest and simplicity for me….
Guess I need to hit the fabric stores this weekend and make me one…
Ooh I love this! I can't wait to make one. I'll be linking as well.
that should be perfect for your cold days ahead in GA. It's a different kind of cold, it bites at you through every layer of clothing. And you don't get the added benefit of snow like Idaho.
That is adorable! I wish I would have seen this before the christmas season! Oh well looks like I'll just have to make one for me :D
LOVE IT! And, I can see so many possibilities with it. You are so inspiring!
i am not an experienced sewer whatsoever, but i must say, i ADORE your blog. i think out of all the blogs i am following, this is my favorite. your ideas are just genius!
I can't wait to make one! So cute!
Going to sew a roses when it's done, Ha!
Thanks for sharing …
Loooooove it!!! Going to make one w/ some contrasting colors/prints. Thanks! :)
This is beautiful! Thank you for sharing!
Ooohh, I love it.
I had to let you know, I just stumbled upon your blog last night, and didn't go to bed until after midnight! and here I am again tonight. I already have so many projects I want to try! I'm still somewhat a beginner, but you make almost everything seem like something I can do! Thanks!
a lovely detour from the plain scarf, love that detail! thanks
loving all your scarves! It makes the cold weather not *so* bad to wear a cute accessory!
What a fantastic scarf, thanks for sharing!
I love this! It is so pretty as a scarf, but I'm also picturing it on a pillow…
Ashley, I made one for me the day I saw your posting! AND… I wore it to work today! So cute! I added a little fabric flower to one of the ends. I'll send you a picture of it sometime today :)
I LOVE your site and I think it's so awesome you are willing to share all your brilliant ideas
Work from home India
I love your scarf!! Thanks for sharing! I've linked your post in my blog.
Eleonora
I made one and I love it. I want to make more. Here is a link to it in my blog:
http://lifeon19th.blogspot.com/2010/01/ruffle-scarf.html
Love this. Thanks for the great tutorial. We will be featuring you on our blog ziggycrafts.blogspot.com. Thanks for sharing. You're so creative!
just made this tonight and it actually looks pretty cute! i did have to improvise since i accidentally did to BOTH long pieces what I should have only done to the front piece (long story short, i ended up putting the gathered strip detail on both ends and both sides of the scarf!). Still turned out great…thanks for the tutorial!
This is just wonderful! I just made one for a friend from your tutorial in less than 2 hours!! Such a quick project and turns our gorgeous. I also used Fleece instead on Flannel since Canadian winters are quite cold!!
this is awesome! thank you so much for this tutorial! I will be featuring you tomorrow on wildhorseranchdesign@blogspot.com, come on over for a quick visit, follow me and enter a give away!!
Finding your site has made this the BEST VALENTINES DAY EVER!!! I'm not a great seamstress by any means but the way you explain how to put your sewing projects together makes it sound very do-able…I'm so excited to get started!!!
I adore this scarf and am running to the fabric store for some flannel. Thanks so much for your blog…I love love love it!
I am in LOVE with your scarfs…
I’m going to make it in the morning! A cute paw print scarf!!
Ashley, thanks so much for this post! I just made my scarf last night and it’s excellent. I have a couple of fuzzy pics up at http://ejjustice.posterous.com/i-made-something-i-pinned-again if you want to see the results. I’m not a super-experienced sewer, but I’m really proud of the results.
Köszönöm a jobbnál jobb ötletet. Nagyon hálás vagyok!
Kellemes ünnepet, Boldog Új évet kívánok szeretettel!
SO CLASSY AND SO EASY!!!
I made this! Love it and happened to be wearing it the day they shot this commercial (I’m the first one!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6vRReLDj54&feature=player_embedded
FUN!
No way!! You’re famous! And so is your blue scarf! ;) How cool……thanks for sharing! :)
Ashley
Just a quick suggestion. It looks like you just did one line of basting to gather but if you put in two lines of stiching at least 1/4″ apart, your gathers will lie better.
Got the flannel. Can’t wait to start!