Let’s turn your scraps into fabric wrap and table linens! We’ll be using a traditional Korean style of patchwork called bojagi. Bojagi has connections to blessings of fortune, longevity, and good health. It’s used for wrapping and food covering, and can be made into somehting as large as a window covering. For the full video tutorial, head over to Spoonflower’s blog!
Bojagi is a single fabric made of joined scraps, using a double-sided seam. In garment making, you might recognize this as a flat-felled seam. This tutorial show you how to make a log cabin style piece, where there is a centre square and fabric is added in a concentric fashion to grow the cloth outward.
Traditionally bojagi is pieced by hand, but it is acceptable to use a machine to do the same thing. If you would like to learn more about bojagi, I encourage you to check out Choi Yangsook’s book, Korean Patchwork Quilting (affiliate link).
Materials list:
- Scrap fabric strips in varying lengths (quilting cotton, linen/cotton blend and/or linen strips a minimum of 3″ (7.62 cm) wide)
- Thread
- Sewing machine
- Rotary cutter
- Cutting mat
- Quilting ruler
- Iron
- Ironing board
CHECK OUT THE VIDEO TUTORIAL!
All the steps are spelled out for you there. I can’t see how you use up your scraps to make something unique and reusable!
So pretty – I am definitely making some of these. Thanks
You’re welcome! Glad that you give some scraps a new life.
Love this so much! Especially the tutorial on how to tie the perfect knot! Thank you
You’re welcome! Hope you use it for gift giving all throughout the year.