I don't sew much anymore, but I needed something at work to hide my unwashed hair, so I bought this gorgeous fabric I've been coveting (I work at a sewing store):
I cut it into a square and tied it around my head rockabilly style. It looks great, but it will look better once it's hemmed, so I'm gonna wash it and square it. I'm whip-stitching the edges so that they don't fray in the washing machine. This is my first time folding over the fabric to whip-stitch for washing: half the sewing!
This is also my first time trying Gütermann's hand quilting thread, in my continuing quest to find thread that won't tangle when hand sewing. So far it's pretty good!
Notes:
This is actually the scrap I cut off in order to square the piece I used as a bandana. I'm practising on this so that I don't mess up the good piece.
Fabric is Hamil Textiles #24471. My boss says it's 100% cotton but it feels like it has rayon in it.
Thread is Gütermann Quilting, 100% cotton, Col. 5114 (we don't stock a quilting thread that actually matches the blue in the fabric).
In case you're wondering: I don't own a sewing machine because I prefer to sew by hand.