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Hey guys! March sure is coming in like a lion at our house! We got struck by a white-out blizzard that totally messed up my entire week! Good thing I have tons of sewing projects to keep me busy, like how to make a bow tie in 5 minutes as a scrap buster project. I make these all during March for my friends’ kids for Easter. It’s a good time to stock up for the rest of the year. {You can see all these other fun bowtie inspiration: Littles Fashion on Pinterest.}

I attempted my first video tutorial for you guys here and although it’s very poorly done I think you’ll get the gist of how easy these bowties are.

How to make a bow tie in 5 minutes or less:

 

Just in case you want a quick visual, here’s the steps broken down
What you need:
Scrap fabric, cut to 6″x9″ and 2″x4.5″
3/8″ elastic cut to neck measurement
velcro
fabric tac
sewing machine
Carissa Miss: Make a bowtie in 5 minutes or less
1. Cut your fabric at about 6″x 9″ and another about 2″ x 4.5″
2. Right sides together sew the long strip together
3. Sew the hook and loop pieces of velcro to your elastic on opposite sides of the elastic
4. I use a zigzag stitch
5. Turn right side out and press, seam down the center
6. View of elastic with velcro on opposite sides so it closes in a circle
7. Fold in ends of long piece and glue with fabric tac
8. View of glued piece
Carissa Miss: Make a bowtie in 5 minutes or less
9. Fold in edges of small fabric piece and iron
10. Pinch larger piece in the middle and wrap the smaller piece around, trimming off extra.
11. Fold in edges and glue
12. Thread elastic through the front of the small piece and move to the top part of the back piece as shown in 13.
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Put on that smooshy of your choosing and enjoy. Here are some other stash busting projects I love:

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We’re thrilled to have Carissa from Carissa Miss back on the blog today! You’ll be so excited to see what she has in store for us!
Have you signed up to get Carissa Miss posts via email? I offer FREE printables and design advice just for signing up! If you haven’t, you might have missed my awesome Into the Woods Rustic Movie Party. Since I’m all about DIY, this post is fashion that YOU can make yourself. I’m especially eager to share because you can literally make it in less than 10 minutes!!
Make this DIY sweater poncho in ten minutes! Easy instructions with simple materials.
{My photographer for this fashion post is pretty awesome and you should book her for all your photography needs!} 

One of my favorite bloggers, Merrick’s Art, made this adorable DIY Cape and I couldn’t wait to make my own. I made a couple changes to her tutorial to make it more of a sweater poncho than a cape:

You need:

1 yard fabric {I LOVE how easy Girl Charlee knits are to use. I made one with French Terry, Haachi Sweater & Jersey Knit}

Sewing Machine and/or Serger

Scissors

Carissa Miss: Make a Poncho Sweater in 10 minutes or less

 

  • Lay your fabric so that the longest side is folded in half. This fabric is 60″ wide by 36″ long so when it’s folded in half it should be 36″ wide by 30″ long. 
  • Cut down the middle of just the top layer. If you cut both layers it will be ruined!
Carissa Miss: Make a Poncho Sweater in 10 minutes or less

 

  • {optional} serge all around the edges, rounding edges as you go. With Girl Charlee knits they won’t fray so you can leave them unfinished if you like.
  • Fold back in half, right sides together, and sew from the middle to the bottom of the fabric to create your arm holes.

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Style with your favorite jeans and tee shirt for a casual look.

Carissa Miss: Make a Poncho Sweater in 10 minutes or less

Don’t want to make your own?

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Here’s a couple other easy DIY Fashion tutorials:

Carissa Miss: DIY Leather Sleeve Dress
Carissa Miss: DIY Turban Style Headbands
This awesome post has been shared with Home Stories A to Z and Living Well Spending Less.

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