Warm but not overly hot, this neck covering can be used before the weather gets too cold.  The tutorial will walk you through steps to use either snaps or buttons.  While the materials can be substituted, the style will stay the same - making it easy to sew. n For a warmer option, use sherpa or fleece material with another layer. You can whip up a few of these in a matter of an hour. 

Materials needed for this project are:

2 Flannel fabrics OR 1 flannel/1 fleece OR 1 flannel/1 sherpa

2 sets of  Snaps or 2 Buttons


Get to sewing:

First, gather 2 fabrics of your choice. The options in the picture are black fleece (bottom layer) and plaid flannel (top layer). 


Position fabric so you are able to cut on the fold to cut each piece of fabric to 10.5"  X 17" wide OR
Open entire fabric material to ensure you are able to cut 10.5" X 34" wide. 


Once cut, place the fabrics face to face with right sides of patterns touching.  
Pin in several places across the material.  
Sew around 4 sides.  
Be sure to leave a portion of one side open so you are able to turn the neck warmer right side out.


After sewing around the 4 sides, cut off the tips of each corner to reduce bulk.  
Be careful not to cut in to the stitches in the corner areas.


Turn neck warmer right side out. Iron the neck warmer.  Top stitch around all four edges with 1/8" seam allowance.  


Lay neck warmer flat.  
Gather items to prepare closure. You will need either 2 buttons or 2 sets of snaps to adhere to the two layers of the neck warmer.  
On the top layer, Place the top button, or snap, 1 inch down from the topstitch on top of the scarf and 1 inch in from the right side of the stitch line.
Prepare for the 2nd part of the snap on the bottom layer - video will help you .  See the link below if you need.




This will be the toughest part of this project.  


If you don't know how to do button closures, watch the video here:


If you need help with snaps, watch this video. Fast forward to the snap closure information.



This really is a good project to sew.  If you use thicker materials than flannel, be sure to use a walking foot on your machine.  This will ensure you do not get materials caught in the dog feeds in your machine.