Featuring: Henry Glass Hat On A Cat by Leanne Anderson and Kaytlyn Kuebler
Pattern Design by: Meredith Daniel
Sewn by: Meredith Daniel

I love sewing that marries beauty with utility. Scrunchies are the epitome of this because they are so functional, and the sky is the limit when it comes to colors and designs. There are many ways to make scrunchies, and it is easy to customize the size whether you want to go simple or make a big impact. Today I get to show you my simple, and favorite method, for whipping up these perfectly giftable accessories.

Skills Learned: Basic sewing
Skill Level: Beginner
Finished Size: 7” (17.78cm) unstretched, or up to 22” (55.88 ) fully stretched

Fabric Requirements & Supplies:

• 4.5 x 22.5” (11.43cm x 57.15cm) strip of fabric for each scrunchie. I used:
  Henry Glass Hat On A Cat by Leanne Anderson and Kaytlyn Kuebler
  • 829-66 Green
  • 828-78 Navy
  • 830-77 Teal
  • 829-11 Lt Blue
• 8” (20.32cm) length of 1/4” (.64cm) elastic for each scrunchie
• Sewing machine and basic sewing supplies

Additional Recommendations:
Cutting tools, acrylic ruler, coordinating thread

Cutting:
Cut (1) 4.5 x 22.5” strip of fabric for each scrunchie
Cut (1) 8” length of 1/4” elastic for each scrunchie

Instructions:
Begin sewing by joining your ends of elastic to create a circle. To do this, simply overlap your elastic ends by about 1/2”, and stitch back and forth several times on your machine to secure.

Stitch the short ends of each strip of fabric, right sides together, with a 1/4” seam allowance. Press the seam open.

Keeping your fabric with the wrong side out, slip your elastic over the whole thing like so.

After you place the fabric, right sides out into the elastic, fold the entire fabric so one side of the elastic loop will be on the inside of the fabric sandwich. Align the outside pieces of fabric together, right sides together with the raw edges aligned (The inside pieces and elastic will be encased in the outside pieces of fabric. If you have a needle-down function on your machine, engage it; if not, sink your needle into the fabric when you stop to help stabilize fabric while you are manipulating the scrunchy to sew. Stitch around with ¼” seam, stopping intermittently to gently pull raw edges out to stitch. Stop about 1.5” from the start and backstitch to secure the edge of the opening for turning. This seems a little weird, but this will make way for some scrunchie magic on the next step!

Beginning somewhere around your pin or clip, begin stitching along the raw edge with a 1/4” seam allowance. As you make your way around, you will need to pause with your needle down, and gently pull your fabric through the channel toward you so you can keep stitching. Once you are about 1.5” away from where you began stitching, backstitch and then remove the scrunchie.

Gently push a little of the scrunchie fabric out through the opening and continue to pull it until your scrunchie is right side out.

Give the sewn edge a press all the way around, and then just top stitch your opening closed using a narrow seam allowance, or alternatively, you can close it by hand with needle and thread.

You are all done! Now just rinse and repeat to make yourself a whole collection of scrunchies that will make you smile whether you are wearing them on your wrist or in your hair.

I used a whimsical collection of fabrics from a cat-themed collection, and I was especially drawn to the quilty print! The other small-scale fabrics are easy to coordinate with a variety of outfits. I hope you love this project! Happy sewing.

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