Unfortunately I’m not much of a seamstress, though I hope to be one of these days when my kids are older and I can get someone to teach me. But anyways, I can sew a little button on here and repair a rip there. And what I’ve come to discover is that sometimes you can salvage some fabric that you no longer want by cutting it and using it for something else, like a head-band for instances.

I had this petty aqua blouse that tied in the back, but it made me feel like I was wearing a maternity top (which you don’t want to wear if you’re not pregnant!) so I cut off the fabric that you were suppose to tie with and sewed those two long bands together, (about 2 in. wide) to make a 4 in. head wrap of sorts. I actually had to tie some ribbon to each end to make it long enough to properly tie, but the part you see was once the ties to my blouse.

Now if you have a sewing machine I’m sure there’s a heap of things you could salvage/make using fabric that you no longer need or that’s a bit damaged and make something new with it!

Some ideas are: scarfs, place mats, pillow covers, quilt patches, a small bag to stuff all those grocery store bags in, add a piece of fabric to a shirt that’s a little too low cut (I have a few of those!), doll clothes, a table runner, and I’m sure there’s tons of other possibilities to those of you who actually know how to use a sewing machine. Weep.

Happy salvaging!

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