First of all, thank you so much for all of your sweet condolences about my grandmother. You are such sweet friends and I really appreciate it right now. :O)

On a more positive note, I actually used my sewing machine last night! Hooray! Only to sew a few lines, but it was still satisfying.  The idea for this scarf popped into my head a few weeks ago, and while at the Dollar Tree the other day I picked up two simple little mustard scarves that were perfect for it. (They also had grey and fushia-tough choice!) It came together in no time, and Paige gasped with delight when I gave it to her. I love it when she loves it. :O)

The instructions are so simple:

 sew two scarves together into one long one and trim the tassels from those ends

make approx. 6 even pleats by sewing the scarf to itself creating a loop as pictured

flatten the loops/pleats and tie a ribbon or string around the middle (I tied with yarn and then hot glued two of the tassels I trimmed off around it.)

S U P P L I E S

• scissors


• sewing machine


• seam ripper


• 1/2 yard lightweight woven fabric


• a friend or a good movie

Trim edges of yardage to be straight. Set your sewing machine to the widest zig zag stitch & the shortest length – a satin stitch. Run the edge of your fabric through the machine. Trim threads.

Cut off selvege. With your seam ripper collect 2-4 of the threads going the width of the fabric.



Pull at a 45º angle. The fabric will want to gather, then it will loosen from the edges. Repeat until you have about 2-3 inches of fringe

Tie a knot for every 1/2 inch of fringe to keep the edges from fraying more.Alternatively, you could do a simple straight stitch just above the fringe & let the fringe be unruly.

Now you’ve got a killer summer accessory! Make one extra wide (1 yard) for traveling on planes & sunny picnics at the park. Click the button below to download the printer-friendly version of this tutorialI’d love to see how you make this tutorial yours! Email me pics or link to your pics in the comments!