my guild made dinner "scarves" for all the care centers in the county. They were made so that the wide ends of a over the neck draping U would be in their front and overlap. They could be slipped over someone's neck/shoulders from behind too. These looked a little like the name tag/pins/etc things some of us have made for sewing/quilt guilds. They were 2 layers (right sides together and then turn right side out and stitched together at the neck. We were able to use lots of different fabrics that would allow all to be dignified. Took about 1 yd per dinner scarf (we did use different fabric on the opposite side)