The process of making a CK Scarf

It all begins with buying cute fabric! 

This is probably my favorite step! How much fabric do you need to buy? This ultimately depends on how many scarves you'd like to make. Look for something you'd love to wear and chances are, someone else will love it too! Choose lightweight cotton polyester fabric, or lightweight quilting fabric. Wash and iron fabric before cutting and sewing. This helps with any shrinkage that may happen with the fabric before you turn it into scarves.

Fabric:
28 inches makes 2 chemo scarves and 2-3 JP drain bags.
1 Yard and 20 inches makes 4 chemo scarves and about 8 JP drain bags.
2 1/3 yards makes 6 scarves and 16-20 JP drain bags.

Thread:
I use tan for all my scarf sewing. The stitching is less obvious with tan than using white.

Now on to cutting the fabric into scarves.

In an earlier post I created a fabulous step-by-step tutorial with pictures on how to do this. If you're anything like me, and you're a visual learner, you'll like these instructions. You can find the link to 'How to cut out a chemo scarf 101' here.

LATER ON YOU'LL WANT TO USE THE EXCESS FABRIC TO MAKE JP DRAIN BAGS.

FOR INSTRUCTIONS GO HERE.

Once the fabric is cut you're ready to start sewing!

For a step by step instruction on 'How to sew a chemo scarf', follow this link.

If you've made it this far then that means you're finished sewing!

Give those scarves a final wash and iron. This insures that they are clean and ready to be packaged for delivery. I like to package my scarves in cute cellophane bags to keeps them from collecting dust and germs. I buy my bags off Amazon and they're pretty cheap for 100 bags.

This link will give you instructions on how to fold and package them fit in the cellophane bags.

'How to package a CK Scarf'

Deliver the scarves to a chemo center. You can ask at the reception desk what they want you to do with the donation. Most centers have a hat basket for donations like this. If not, leave the scarves with the receptionist. Don’t forget to take pictures of the scarves at the chemo center and share it on social media! Be sure to include the link to this blog post so others can make and donate chemo scarves too!

Because of your kind heart and efforts 'sew' many women will receive HOPE and ENCOURAGEMENT while battling cancer!