1. Cut out two pieces of fabric and 1 piece of quilting batting measuring 9 inches long by 2.5 inches wide.
You can adjust the length and width if needed but this will fit from ages 3 up to a small adult.
2. Place your fabric pieces that the right sides are facing each other.
Then place your quilting batting on top of them.
Use a few pins down the centre to hold it secure.
3.Straight stitch around the around the outside of your fabric and batting leaving an inch wide gap at one end so that you can turn it in the right way.
Remember to reverse stitch at the beginning and end of all your sewing. This will hold it secure.
4. Next, using a wooden spoon handle or chopstick, feed your cuff through itself and back out the right way.
Please see pictures below.
5.Tuck in the fabric at your open end and straight stitch it closed. Remember to reverse stitch at the beginning and end of all your sewing.
6. Next, to add structure and support to the cuff stitch straight lines down the two sides and centre.
Remember to reverse stitch at the beginning and end of all your sewing.
7.Next, hand stitch your button on the opposite end of your cuff. Before stitching your button in place overlap the two ends to determine how tight or loose you would like it.
Alternatively you can sew 2-3 buttons vertically down the end of the cuff for varying sizes.
8.You are almost finished!!! Cut a length of thin (approx 1cm wide) ribbon approximately 6 cms in length. You will also need a button approximately 2cms wide.
Looping and placing your ribbon as shown in the picture below, straight stitch it in place reversing your stitch back and forth a few times to ensure its strength.
9.You should now have a finished fabric cuff that looks like this. How about trying out a whole range of colours and for the girls you can add bling or flowers to the top it.
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