Hey Everyone, welcome back to Technique Tuesday.

A couple of weeks ago when I was teaching my Bargello Sunflower class at Thimbles & Things in Orillia, ON one of my students was wearing this really nice scarf. I asked her where she got it and her reply was that she made it with fabric from the shop. I tried it on and was in love because you see the fabric was Minky Blanket.

Now if you have never seen Minky it is just so soft and wonderful and those of you who have seen know what I am talking about. It is commonly used in baby quilts but as a scarf it is divine. One of the great things about it as a scarf is that it is quite lightweight and doesn’t pull on your neck.

I of course bought some Minky in some different colours and textures to make a couple for myself and maybe a few gifts too.

Some of my Minky stash

To make one scarf you need 0.35 metres or approximately 12 – 13 inches x WOF. Minky is about 64 inches wide.

Here’s how to make one step by step.

Step 1

Fold the fabric in half with right sides together. Pin the edges together and be generous with the pinning as Minke tends to be quite slippery.

Fold in half RS together and pin

Step 2

Start sewing 2 inches or so in from the edge and stop 2 inches from the end.  I tend to mark where I am to start and finish with 2 pins to remind me so I don’t start and stop at the edges and have to rip out.

Double pins at beginning and end to remind me not to sew to the edge

It is a good idea to use a walking foot or a dual feed foot to sew Minke together because it is so slippery. I also use a ½″ seam allowance to ensure I catch the underneath fabric just in case it slips.

Step 3

Once sewn together turn right side out.

Turn scarf right sides out

Step 4

Lay the piece flat on a table.

Lay scarf flat on table

Step 5

Fold one end up over the scarf creating an angle.

Fold end up over scarf creating an angle

Step 6

Fold the end that is over the scarf back under scarf creating a triangle with the fabric. This is what gives the infinity scarf a twist.

Fold end of scarf back underneath the scarf to create a triangle

Step 7

Place the 2 open ends of the scarf together.

Place the two open ends together

Step 8

Pin the ends together.

Ends pinned together

Step 9

Carefully sew the to ends of the scarf together with a ⅝″ seam allowance to ensure the selvedge edges of the piece are hidden in the scarf.

Sew ends together

Step 10

Once sewn together the scarf will have a small opening in it which will need to be hand sewn closed with a blind hem stitch or slip stitch.

Opening left in side seam once ends sewn together

Step 11

Your scarf is now ready to wear. They are long enough to wrap around your neck twice. I didn’t have a model so the banister post had to do.

Full length – see the twist in it

Scarf wrapped around twice

These scarfs are so fast and easy – the longest part is the pinning.

How many are you going to make?

Happy Quilting!