Scented Drawer Liners
Custom-fit fabric drawer liners made with cotton, fusible interfacing, and a spritz of essential oil.
Ingredients
Liner
- cotton fabric pre-washed and dried
- fabric scissors
- fusible midweight interfacing
- tape measure and ruler
- pen or pencil and scrap paper
- iron
Scented mixture
- ¼ cup water
- plant mister
- 1 teaspoon essential oil or fragrance oil
Instructions
Measure and mark
- Measure the drawer. Use the tape measure to find the length and width of the inside of the drawer you're going to line.
- Trace the outline. Use your measurements to draw an outline of the drawer on the smooth side of the fusible interfacing.
- Rough-cut the fabric. Cut out a piece of pre-washed fabric larger than the interfacing — no need for perfect measurements, you'll trim it down later.
Fuse the interfacing
- Layer the pieces. Place the fabric face down on an ironing board, then place the interfacing bumpy side down on top; the bumpy side is the side that fuses to the fabric.
- Mist with water. Lightly mist the fusible interfacing with water, or use your iron's steam option if it has one.
- Iron to fuse. Follow the interfacing directions to adhere it to the fabric.
Trim and finish
- Trim the excess. Cut away the extra fabric, following the lines of the interfacing closely.
- Finish the edges (optional). If you're concerned about fraying, trim a border of fabric about ½ inch beyond the interfacing, fold it under, and secure with fabric glue; allow time to dry before continuing.
Scent and dry
- Mix the scent. Add about 1 teaspoon of essential oil to ¼ cup of water in the plant mister.
- Mist the liner. Spray the liner evenly with the scented mixture.
- Air dry completely. Set the liner in the sun or a room with low humidity and let it dry completely before it goes in the drawer.
Place in drawer
- Place the liner. Set the completely dry liner in your drawer.
Notes
Wash and dry your cotton fabric before beginning this craft — we machine washed and sun dried ours.
To refresh the scent over time, hand wash and line dry the liner, then spritz again with the scented mixture; always make sure the liner is completely dry before placing it back in the drawer to avoid mold or staining.
If you are a soap maker, any fragrance oil you have for soap will work fine here!