Quick Way to Sew Small Fabric Scraps to Make Beautiful Christmas Gifts

Today I'm using the tiniest pieces of scraps from my leftover fabric stash to make something wonderful. Can you guess what it is?
It's a Christmas project that will make an awesome Christmas gift. It's also a beginner level tutorial anyone can follow easily.
Let me know your guess in the comments below and enjoy!
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(Some of the content in this video may be inspired by other amazing quilters' work. And while I would love to be able to identify the author of the original pattern, sometimes that's impossible to do. I hope you understand.)

[@seweasybysandy]

Hi guys! Let's do this, what do you think we're making here? Enjoy! Sandy

[@robincrook9920]

I must make this. 😊. You are so cute and easy to listen to.

[@seweasybysandy]

@@robincrook9920 thank you 🥰

[@bobelliott6496]

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[@lesleyevans6691]

Yr amazing and so easy to follow. Thank you for the tips to use up 1 inch scraps. Never thought of glue to keep in place ❤😊

[@seweasybysandy]

@@lesleyevans6691 thank you 😊

[@nikkireynolds9514]

A piece of bakers parchment can be a pressing cloth placed between the fabric and the iron of the fabrics and the pressing surface. That will keep the fusible glue off your iron and wool mat. (Just in case you were unaware of this trick.)

[@seweasybysandy]

I wasn't and I do sometimes get glue on my iron. Thank you 😊

[@spearageddon3279]

​@@seweasybysandyiron over a dryer sheet to remove the glue. 😉

[@HereatJodstas]

You can also buy a special Teflon mat to put over it which protects your iron plus put a piece of calico down on the bottom. I love my mat I have a small one and a large one. We did a project like this and it was in the shape of a purse with stick on beads for the handle and we sewed it on card as a gift card. Was fun.

[@homestuckhauntsme]

I don't even use coasters but I need to make one of these right now. I'm binge watching your videos so i can get rid of some of my own dusty scrap fabric and love your channel. I was disappointed at first whrn you picked white but its PERFECT. Like icing or something.

[@momayn4859]

I watched your whole video just to listen to your cute giggle. Made my morning.

[@seweasybysandy]

I'm so happy to know that, my work here is done hehehe

[@mariludavis3547]

I learned something here! Thanks, a Quilter from age 4 and I am now 79 years young.

[@seweasybysandy]

That's awesome, thank you 🥰

[@sinndymorr6358]

It is so very difficult for me to part with beautiful fabric scraps!! Quilting is something I have always wanted to do. Not only do I lack time to complete very large projects, I don't have the space to work on large projects. Thank You for this tutorial ❤

[@seweasybysandy]

Luckily there are so many smaller projects we can make to be able to quilt with very little space! Enjoy your quilting 🥰

[@chickad5820]

Fold your 45° on your corner before you do your first fold for your binding. Use the straight pin to bring out or in that 45 to make your miter. Much easier, more exact and a cleaner miter without any fussing

[@nikkireynolds9514]

I appreciate that you showed the fussing it took to get the corner folded the way you wanted. Sometimes quilting just gets fiddly.

[@seweasybysandy]

Yeah! And I remember feeling so intimidated by the perfect and smooth videos I watched when I was learning that for me it just makes sense to show it, the fiddling and correcting and second guessing. It's all part of the process 😁

[@sherimorphis5274]

New subscriber and impressed! Nice to see younger women taking up sewing! Loved the rug!

[@seweasybysandy]

Hi Sheri. Welcome! Thank you 😁

[@judywiggins5092]

White color of thread was perfect to use!!

[@user-ip2it3il1g]

I love how precise you are! Precision in every step makes a beautiful product. Lovely work, and cute idea!

[@seweasybysandy]

Thank you 🥰

[@janmorrison7924]

Cute and a very easy way to use those pretty small blocks. Thanks

[@seweasybysandy]

Thank you 🥰

[@maryt2887]

I love it! The back is also beautiful. I agree with your choice of white thread. It sets off the colors very well.

[@seweasybysandy]

Thank you 😊

[@carolkinney1327]

This is an AWESOME idea. To the community: A super THANKS for the additional tips and sewing tricks.

[@user-mk8sh9tj8m]

Love it! The zig zag was a great choice. I was pleasantly surprised to see how beautiful it made the mug rug💕. Thank you for sharing. Merry Christmas🎄✝️⭐️

[@seweasybysandy]

Thank you 🥰 Merry Christmas 🎄

[@pjacksreads536]

Love it. Great idea for scrap busting. Thanks for sharing and the simple easy to follow instructions.

[@seweasybysandy]

Thank you 🥰

[@ltek2009]

Love tiny projects😁 i just found a remnant piece of 1" grid pellon. Great project to try this pellon. Thank You❤

[@eloisaluera7357]

Great way to use your little scraps. You have a lot of patience. I really enjoy watching it and you had great instructions thank you

[@seweasybysandy]

Thank you 😊

[@juliegolub2602]

Absolutely beautiful ❤️

[@artiejohnson703]

These are great way to use up scraps. I love this idea. Thank You

[@seweasybysandy]

Thank you 😊

[@giovannacasadio9600]

Really very cute 😍 great gifts from what some quilters would through away. Have a great week ahead 😊

[@seweasybysandy]

thank you! You too!

[@nuss1e]

I'm going to try this technique for a dolls house quilt. Thanks for sharing, new subbie here😊

[@seweasybysandy]

Hi welcome! So glad you've found us. I'd love to see that, let me know how it went 😁

[@karenboyd6293]

Very cute! And great way to use up scraps that I hate to throw away. One hint, if you hold down the binding edge with an awl, or purple thang, quill, or any pointy object, you can keep it from wavering as you sew.

[@seweasybysandy]

Thank you! 😊 Happy holidays 🎄

[@lifeofjoy9404]

I vote for "That Purple Thang" tool as the best handy-dandy poking/prodding tool for wrestling with rascally binding and other such tasks!👍💪 Got mine at a White Elephant party and Love it!

[@G.G.8GG]

You and your creation are absolutely delightful.

[@seweasybysandy]

Thank you! Happy new year 🎊🎊

[@user-xh4ez9dy6p]

Gorgeous, you've cheered me up xxx

[@seweasybysandy]

Good! That's the whole point of what I do 😁

[@ladywhiskerfield]

So many scraps, so little time. Thank you for the super cute ideas.

[@GG.098]

How cute ! Great idea...

[@sweetcaroline501]

Hello 👋 I am new to your channel!! I really enjoyed your quick and easy tutorial :) what a wonderful way to use scraps to make Christmas gifts!! Money is tight this year for everyone these days, so homemade gifts are the way to go ♥️♥️♥️ Thank you again. I really enjoyed the video and your charming personality. I “liked” and subscribed. May the Lord bless you🥰🥰🥰

[@seweasybysandy]

Hi, welcome! I'm so glad you've found us 😁 I'll be posting a few more sewable gifts for this season that I think you'll enjoy 🥰

[@ConnieJenson-vh3xy]

I loved your video. I'm anxious to try my hand on this project. Thank you!!

[@seweasybysandy]

That's great! Let me know how it goes ☺️

[@ginnyandersen8527]

Cute idea!

[@131dyana]

great idea. I will try that for pot holder with 2 squares of batting and a back square. Wow.

[@seweasybysandy]

That's a great idea, let me know how it turned out! 😊

[@cindysmolinski6551]

Awesome 🤩 and so cute I love 💕 ur creativity of mug rug 🥰👍🏼

[@seweasybysandy]

Thank you 🥰

[@user-gc2kp2zk3r]

Very cute,thanks

[@lesleyrosasunstoppable2381]

What a great Idea. I use this technique to create crazy quilt items. This is very precise and fun. Beautiful job showing us how to do it! Newly subscribed

[@seweasybysandy]

Hi! Welcome, so glad you liked it 😁 It's a really fun way to use scraps and create cute patchwork items, I love it.

[@mariaediliaquiceno5752]

Hermoso trabajo. Bendiciones ❤

[@seweasybysandy]

Gracias! 🥰

[@faithsteinberg]

I had some leftover but if Christmas fabric that was already 1” squares for the pattern. I used your video as inspiration and was able to make several small and medium size mug rugs. I will have them for sale with my other mug rugs this weekend. I can’t wait!

[@seweasybysandy]

That's awesome! That made me so happy, thank you 🥰

[@bjuracek21]

thank you so much for the cute mug rug!!!

[@seweasybysandy]

You're very welcome 🤗

[@soniaadams3559]

Cute idea Thanks for sharing. Blessings to Everyone ❤🙏🙏

[@seweasybysandy]

Thank you, for you as well ❤️‍🩹

[@Casey-ql5xg]

I love this! I made a scrappy quilted bag a while ago, but I can never get the little squares to line up quite like you!

[@seweasybysandy]

Mine don't reeeaaalllyyy line up, the zig zag helps a lot! 😁

[@AuntDi2]

Adorable! Merry Christmas from Ohio! 🎄

[@seweasybysandy]

Thank you! Merry Christmas from Lisbon 🎄

[@janjohannsen9837]

Cute ❤️

[@eklectiktoni]

Very cute! I was so confused throughout the video because I thought you said mud rug. I kept thinking that's way too small to be a rug. 😅😂 Now I get it. A MUG rug. Where I'm from, we call them coasters. But clever way to use scraps either way.

[@seweasybysandy]

I may have made a mistake and called them mud rugs at some point 😂😂😂 to me a difference between a mug rug and a coaster is that coasters are waterproof and mug rugs are heat proof but that's a totally personal notion, not science based at all! 😁

[@eklectiktoni]

@@seweasybysandy 🙂

[@jenihansen7201]

this is so cute. thank you for a great idea.

[@seweasybysandy]

Thank you 😊

[@Loriann3616]

Such a wonderful idea ❤ PS: I think you are adorable 🥰 thank you for this idea

[@seweasybysandy]

Thank you 🥰

[@Marlenemaise72-cc2dt]

Sew very cute❤❤❤

[@chickad5820]

A dryer sheet with your iron on warm will remove all yuk from the plate of your iron. I ball up the dryer sheet to protect my fingers and rub it onto the warm iron plate. The dryer sheet has like an oil that works great to remove any glue especially that may have gotten on your iron. I use the same dryer sheet till there's no more oil like substance. On my little iron like yours, one dryer sheet lasts several times of cleaning (like 6-10x's depending how bad it is)

[@seweasybysandy]

Thank you 😊

[@brittasherriff9976]

thanks

[@annemegis]

I love the way you did your hair, it is beautiful❤

[@seweasybysandy]

Thank you 😊 I had to go back and see, I'm usually not very fussy about it, I just tie it and that's that hehe

[@annemegis]

@@seweasybysandy I wish I had thick and beautiful hair like yours. Mine is long but thin and white. Love your videos too. So many choices!

[@seweasybysandy]

@@annemegis thank you so much 🥰 you're very kind. 😁

[@MomAsol]

This is so cute

[@elizabethfischer4369]

Gold Would be very pretty!!!

[@seweasybysandy]

It's so much fun too!

[@lindafudge57]

How cool it would be great for doll house

[@seweasybysandy]

yes!

[@kennethstensrud669]

I'd use silvery gray thread instead of white, a bit softer, but festive and in keep with a more subtle colour because of the small squares. I was guessing a small pot holder first 😊, but soon saw that it was too small 😅. Merry Christmas from Norway.

[@seweasybysandy]

Silver would be perfect, you're right 😁 I've been meaning to do a pot holder, maybe I will as a last minute Christmas 🎁 Merry Christmas from Lisbon, can't imagine how cold it must be over there!

[@robertawestbrooks9531]

❤very smart my dear, good luck with your new projects 👍

[@seweasybysandy]

Thank you so much 😊 happy holidays!

[@gailgaddy5340]

Cute

[@5eagans]

It is adorable! Don't want to throw any scraps away now - thanks - hahahaha!

[@seweasybysandy]

Thank you! My work here is done then! 😂😂

[@vivianbunch1963]

Advent calendar🤗

[@dcwatashi]

1. Also, another idea is stack your small scraps if you don’t have strips and use a ruler called the Tucker trimmer it’s really really good and you can trim maybe five layers of fabric to those 1 inch dimensions at one time specially if you have one of those rotating mats 2. Arrange your little scraps in the order you want first on the wool mat and then move them over to your fusible interfacing.

[@seweasybysandy]

That sounds awesome, never heard of that. I will look into it, thanks 🙏

[@dcwatashi]

KZbin is not letting me post the link to the ruler now I have to figure this out

[@seweasybysandy]

@@dcwatashi yeah, it does that sometimes. I'll google it, no worries

[@dcwatashi]

KZbin is so annoying at times isn’t it?

[@dcwatashi]

On your channel settings under Community, there is the option to block links. You must have checked that box. But anyway, I’m sure you’ll find it. I’m going back to bed now lol it’s 4:30 AM here.

[@judywiggins5092]

Very cute. Great idea! Thank you. New subscriber here. ❤

[@seweasybysandy]

Welcome! I hope you enjoy our little corner of KZbin 😁

[@patriciaschultz8026]

I love the Christmas mug rug. However, I would have used Gold thread for the zig zag. There's very little gold in the fabric pieces and it would have been a bit more "Christmas-sy". I used to throw out all my tiny pieces of fabric, but may now keep them and do some of the things you have shown.

[@seweasybysandy]

I love that idea! It's much more christmassy for sure! I have to get myself some gold thread for next year 😁

[@OHlookSHINYthing]

LOL....at about 8:46 I thought at first that you said, "this is a crappy quilt as you go mug rug." I think I must be related to Anna Rosanna Danna. Never mind. OH...and white was a good choice for the zigzag. It accents the white polka dots on the background, and really makes the colors pop on the front.

[@seweasybysandy]

Hahaha. Sometimes when I'm editing or watching one of my videos I hear the same thing and panic 🤣🤣🤣 It must me something about my accent that makes the s mute hehehe thank you 😊

[@OHlookSHINYthing]

@@seweasybysandy well, I love your accent! I think it had more to do with my attention-deficit hearing...or would that be listening. Yah...listening. LOL

[@seweasybysandy]

@@OHlookSHINYthing hahaha. Thank you 🥰

[@RollinWithRosie]

Great tutorial, new here and subscribed! That is a great idea for place mats too, l would think? Thank you for sharing ❤

[@seweasybysandy]

Hi, welcome! Yes, absolutely, place mats will look gorgeous 😍

[@AussieCrimeCases]

also, if you drag your iron while using interfacing i find it can make the red dye run into lighter colours

[@seweasybysandy]

ohhh that's bad but it makes sense,if you're mesisng with the glue and running it over the fabrics. Thank you or the tip! No dragging irons over interfacing!!

[@glynndafowler7933]

This is so cute! I was wondering if a ten inch square could hold 25 two inch pieces. Regardless I love this than you !

[@glynndafowler7933]

Thank you ! Lol

[@marilyndupuis8278]

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[@thehumanexperience193]

Absolutely LOVE this. Just wondering, you said the fusible interfacing gets stiff when it hardens. Is there anyway to do this but keep it soft, for say a quilt? Thank you!

[@seweasybysandy]

There is the light heat n' bond version, the purple one. I haven't tried it but I've heard it's better..also, you can use a spray adehesive and not use interfacing at all.

[@saraharrell1768]

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[@hayestrent]

This technique will make a delightful quilt for a dollhouse.

[@seweasybysandy]

That's what I felt I was making when I started 🤣

[@SwedishCowgirl7]

I was wondering about washing this are all your fabrics pre-washed? I’m lazy and tend to never pre-wash anything. But then I’m sloppy with my drink so???

[@seweasybysandy]

I'm lazy too with pre washing, only do it if the project won't be heavily sewn or if I think the fabrics aren't very good. For this particular project, since the fabrics are fused to the interfacing and sewn thoroughly, you should be fine...

[@awatefgaad4190]

❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉

[@carolfrazer8067]

Pick a different stitch on your machine. Drop the feed dogs and randomly quilt the 5x5 square. Also use Sulky. You can wash it away with water. No sticky residue left behind to gum up your needle.

[@seweasybysandy]

Thank you 😊

[@missannie8012]

Potholder? Cup holder

[@seweasybysandy]

Yes! Although, if you make it big enough you can make like one of those thing you place your pots on when you take them to the table. Is that a pot holder? 😁

[@lauriekerestes7840]

with using the interfacing how washable are they?

[@seweasybysandy]

Hi. I use it to appliqué names on quilts and some I've washed countless times. And since you sew all those squares in place they'll stay there for a very very very long time 😀

[@marilyndupuis8278]

I think it is a mug rug ...

[@seweasybysandy]

Ding ding ding!!

[@billswifejo]

I’ve never heard the phrase before, but it’s a good alternative to a coaster.

[@seweasybysandy]

@@billswifejo yeah, the purpose is pretty much the same except this isn't water proof, just heat proof.

[@francrouch9347]

As for the needle sticking, you might want to use a nonstick needle.

[@seweasybysandy]

Sounds like a great option! 🥰

[@bethroundell8424]

I'm surprised to see you had not cut the salvage edge off of the lining fabric. Salvage fabric is more tightly woven and does not stretch the same as the rest of the fabric. That has a wide salvage but a 1/4 " trim would have been better.

[@seweasybysandy]

@@bethroundell8424 hi, thank you for your comment. The only times I cut my selvages are for large projects and orders, of course. For small projects, when the selvages continue the pattern, I prefer not to waste it. For this particular project, no matter how many times I wash it, it's not really going anywhere...

[@CaraDayhoff]

I guess it will be a mug rug

[@seweasybysandy]

Ding ding ding

[@roseannecarratkinson4271]

I have always saved my 1" squares. Been sewing them as leader and enders. I'm not a fan of heat and bond. When I have used it in the past, it makes your stuff come out stiff.

[@seweasybysandy]

Yeah I don't use heat n bond for a lot of thinga because of the stiffness but I'm yet to try the Lite version. Is there a brand you prefer?

[@nataliegist2014]

This isn’t quit related but what kind of camera are you using?

[@seweasybysandy]

Hi. I use two cameras, I have them listed in the description. A Canon M50 MarkII for the overhead footage and a Canon M200 for the face footage 😊 love them both

[@maryellendotti5113]

It's not interfacing, it's fusible adhesive.

[@seweasybysandy]

You're right, of course 😊

[@maryellendotti5113]

@@seweasybysandy I didn’t mean to be critical, but I know that in our Guild, many new members are confused by what interfacing is and what fusible is.

[@seweasybysandy]

@@maryellendotti5113 I don't think you were and you were absolutely right, thank you for making that clear. When I'm recording sometimes I can't think of the correct words heheheh

[@dcwatashi]

I found a better way to do something like this after watching 10,000 videos. Just cut 1 inch strips sew them together and then go back over with your zigzag stitch to make those lines much faster.

[@seweasybysandy]

Yes, that will certainly speed things up but you're limited to less fabrics. 🤷

[@dcwatashi]

@@seweasybysandy it all depends on what you have in your stash. Because it looks like all you need are about five across however, you could do five strips of one design of five different strips of another design alternate them. You have a lot of options when you’re using strips and Donna Jordan has a video out there don’t know what it’s called right now where she offsets the prints so she gets a lot of variety

[@seweasybysandy]

@@dcwatashi personally I prefer strips over squares so I'd probably prefer it 😁

[@leilamorrissey5832]

May I ask please why you used the selvedge ? Love the idea of small patches

[@seweasybysandy]

Hi. I do my very best to always use everything in a fabric, that's the whole point, zero waste. I don't do it for my orders or larger projects where it may disrupt the design or warp it in anyway but for making quilt blocks with you guys or for this project that I knew would be super stable with the interfacing and the stitches, I use it. I also don't use it when it's a white strip or anything like that but when it's a continuation of the print, I do. You don't have to use it, of course, it's a personal preference. Hope that helps 😁

[@celestesuter1148]

I cut selvedges off in ≈1/2” width before I cut fabric for other projects. I save these for fabric wrapped baskets made from cotton rope wrapped with fabric strips. Great way to use the selvages!

[@seweasybysandy]

@@celestesuter1148 I love that, I've seen some really cute selvage projects, I just don't have enough to make one hehehe

[@theresa4946]

Tell me about your glue stick / glue pen. Who makes it?

[@seweasybysandy]

Hi. It's by sewline, I think there's a link in the description for it if you want to take a look. I use it for my english paper piecing, like the la Passacaglia quilt we've been making, I love it.

[@celestesuter1148]

I just got one from Amazon after seeing one used in other fabric crafting videos. Can’t wait to try it out!

[@seweasybysandy]

@@celestesuter1148 I think you'll love it

[@maryannevanoff4464]

i love donuts. sorry wrong video!!

[@seweasybysandy]

I love donuts too! 😁

[@lindataylor6297]

Mug rug

[@seweasybysandy]

Ding ding ding! 😁

[@doreencrespo7133]

Ha ha ha. 😏

[@jeannettecraddock6874]

Please can you put subtitles on because I’m deaf,and love to sew.

[@seweasybysandy]

Hi. I think KZbin adds automatic subtitles. There's a square button with two Cs (cc) you can press. Let me know if it works!

[@cindyyarbrough9040]

do you have a written pattern?

[@seweasybysandy]

Hi I don't! But if there's any question you have let me know and I'll do my best to help.

[@theakeane]

Intensive amount of work ....and time used. I think life may, alas, be too short for this one.

[@victoriahanke5086]

Stop laughing. 🤷‍♀️

[@user-ym8nn2nb7b]

So super cute! First time here❤

[@seweasybysandy]

Welcome! And thank you 😊

[@awatefgaad4190]

❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉