Tattered Flowers for Embellishment. These fabric flowers are all the rage and super easy to make. The tattered, or raw, edges mute the original fabric's design and give the flowers a vintage feel. Stitch a pin to the back, and you can add them to just about anything: pillows, aprons, jacket lapels, belts, headbands. They take just a tiny bit of fabric and are a great way to use up some of your too-small-for-anything-but-I-can't-bear-to-throw-away-this-gorgeous-fabric scraps. Any Sewing Machine (we recommend the Janome 2160DC) Scraps of your favorite fabrics: we used Color Defined Aqua and Brown Zebra Stripe from Faye Burgos for Marcus Brothers Fabrics, and two pieces from our leftover stash: Heather Bailey’s Bijoux in Gold Tiled Primrose, and Heather Bailey’s Pop Garden in Lime Sway NOTE: Each flower takes one strip 2” x apx. 45”.
Other machines suitable for this project include the Elna Sew Fun and the Brother XL-2610. Tags: tattered flowers Section: Fabric Art & Accents Related Articles. Forever Flowers Tutorial. I did it! I finally finished these flowers to share with you all! I wanted to get them done before Mother’s Day in case you wanted to make some and I thought it wasn’t going to happen. I would work on them and then forget them and so on. Without further ado, I introduce you to the Forever Flowers. If you or someone you know loves flowers, why not give them some that will last forever?
You can make a whole bunch, or just a few. Here is what you will need:-Fake flowers (maybe you have some old arrangements somewhere or found some at a thrift store? Take the flowers you want and cut them apart if you like. Then pull them apart! For the Flowers: Take your scrap fabrics and flowers. Then cut them out. Lay out the petals on the floor and spray them with starch. Then, clip a little slit right in the middle of each petal so it can fit over the stem later on.
You can also paint flowers. For the stems: For the Leaves: Same as the stems. Putting it all Together: then the bottom piece and so on…. RolledRosesTutorial.pdf. Frayed Flower. You'll need a strip of fabric, needle and thread, scissors, button and a pin back (can also use a large safety pin). Pick out some fabric you like which frays really easy. Depending upon how big and thick you want your flower, cut a strip of the fabric.
Mine is 1 inch wide and 44 inches long. If you want your flower smaller, don't cut it as long or as wide. Fold over one end and secure it with a stitch. Flip it over and start a running stitch along the bottom of the strip of fabric. When you've reached the end of your strip, pull the thread so the fabric bunches up. Shape the fabric into a flower. Secure all the layers by stitching through each and securing on the back. Next, stitch the button in the center. After the button is secure, stitch on your pin back or safety pin. WAA LAH! Fabric Flowers, Boutonnieres + More… Kelli shows you how to make some pretty fabric flowers for weddings, headbands, party decorations and more. She also shows you how to turn these basic flowers into beautiful boutonnieres below.
Learn more about Kelli in her introduction, and visit Presser Foot where she sews and blogs with her sister. Materials: About 1/8 yard of drapey fabric (I think organza works the best, but other thin fabrics will also work.)Matching threadScissorsNeedle Step 1 Cut 6 squares of fabric the desired width of your flower and pin together Cut 4 squares of fabric about 1/3 smaller than the above stack and pin together Step 2 Take the larger stack and cut off the corners so that it forms a circle. Step 3 Now cut our the desired shape of your petals. Unpin the stack and turn the fabric so that the petals don’t match up with one another and pin back together.
Step 4 Thread your needle and knot the end. Fluff and separate the petals until they look how you want. …And like this on the back: Fabric Flower Tutorial | Bower Power. When I posted the photo of my Valentine’s wreath, I assumed that all eight of you knew how to make the fabric flowers. I was wrong. Apparently you are like me and prefer to prioritize your brain space to important things….like how to dance Gangnum style and who Trouty mouth is on Glee.
So here we are with a quickie weekend post to show ya how to make a pretty little emblishment for all your foam wreaths… And I also did a little video for ya…but the volume is oddly low…so sorry about that. Hopefully one of those important things in your brain is lip-reading fabric flower tutorial from Katie Bower on Vimeo. p.s. Satin and Tulle Flower Tutorial. Last March, I posted about these flower clips I made:I wasn't able to prepare a tutorial then and to pepare one, I needed to make another clip. So I did (more than a month after, sorry about that). I'm meeting some girl friends from college later tonight and 2 of them have daughters around Andrea's age. Anyway, for this clip, you will need: 1.5 yards of satin ribbon2 strips of tulle, around 1/4 inch wider than the satin ribbon, 1.5 yardsA piece of felt , cut into a circle, 2 inches in diameter (not pictured above) Needle and thread ClipGlue gunStep 1: Singe the edges of your satin ribbon to prevent fraying.
Step 2: Layer your satin ribbon and 2 strips of tulle into one strip. Step 3: Fold your strip of ribbon and tulle to make a pleat and secure the fold/pleat with a couple of stitches. Step 4: Continue making folds/pleats with your strip of ribbon and tulle around the edge of the circle felt, securing each fold with a few stitches. I did say I have 2 friends with little girls right? Rick Rack Rosettes. A friend gave me this flower ring and necklace, when she handed them to me I thought they were porcelain–there’s a very vintage feel to them. From a distance you really can’t tell that they’re made out of rick rack! Yes, rick rack! She shared how to make them with me, and now I’m sharing with all of you readers! The wow of the rosette comes from a few simple steps! She found this tutorial, in Portuguese I believe.
First, cut 2 strips of rick rack. Then twist the two pieces of rick rack together, like this. And then run a stitch down one side to hold it all together. Like so. And to make the flower, you just start from one end and roll it up. Keep rolling. Until you have this–and then tuck the little tail under and hot glue it down. You’ll notice all of the petals are closed, so to open them up you just peel them back one by one. And here it is on my finger. Awesome. (Please excuse my hands, my hand model moved to Indiana, so I’m left using what I’ve got. DIY Wedding Challenge 2010: Fabric Flower. Do you ever find yourself coveting those lovely fabric flower hairpieces at J. Crew?
Or maybe one of those beautiful ring pillows with fabric flowers on top that you see on Etsy? Or even a sweet little flower-adorned cardigan to cover up your shoulders on your wedding day? Here’s a quick tutorial to show you how to make your own fabric flowers! The uses for these flowers are endless – attach a clip to one to put in your bridesmaids’ hair, string them together to create a cute garland for the pews, attach stems to create a fabric flower bouquet, or stick one on your clutch to match your wedding colors! Materials:Fabric (anything works – from silk organza to your old bedsheets) Needle Thread (in a color that matches the fabric) Large circular object (for tracing around) Medium circular object(about ¼” – ½” smaller in diameter) Small circular object (about 1” in diameter) Scissors Process: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17.
49 fabulous fabric flower tutorials. {Tutorial} Sweater Flowers. Sunflowers. Nicole and I got carried away with Halloween crafts yesterday. We have so much fun working together. My hands are stained with black spray paint and Nicole has several blisters from the glue gun! We have some cute ideas but need to finish completing them. Before the Halloween projects start, I wanted to craft something with sunflowers. I made these using the burning technique that is so popular. I cut circles in different sizes and clipped all the edges. Some sides were singed more than others but I think I kinda like the look of it.
Next I used ribbon and twisted it in a circle adhering with hot glue. I don't have little girls to make barrettes or headbands and I might look silly wearing one of these, so I made magnets. I made two more with an organza polka dot ribbon. Cute. Fabric Flower Tutorial. Last week when we were done making all of our fabric flowers I said, "I should have taken tutorial pictures. " And then I said, "Let's hurry and take some tutorial pictures. " So even though my house and the 9 kids in it were a mess, and we were running late for our much needed date night, we decided to hurry and snap some pictures. So thanks to my sister Angela for doing the dirty work while I snapped some photos. Hopefully this will help you figure out how to make fabric flowers of your own, here goes.
First you'll need five coordinating (or the same) circles of fabric. I used a few lids from my spice cabinet to trace out circular templates of various sizes. Now you'll need to stick the needle through the bottom of your felt circle until you thread is stopped by the knot you've tied. Now take one of your cotton fabric circles and fold it in half. Then fold it almost in half again, like this. Now add another circle the same way. That's it! Here's some more of Angela's work. Full and Textured Fabric Flowers. We can never seem to have enough flowers in our house. Or fabric. So, to satisfy both things……..I made some new fabric flowers. Kind of similar to these. But easier and less uniform. And much harder to mess up. They are a bit rugged. And raw. . But my first thought……..is always in the hair. There’s something about the texture of the fabric. (And yes, the edges are raw……but they’re made with a bunch of circles and this helps keep the fabric from fraying very much.
But if it does fray a bit, it only adds to the charm.) I’m even crazy about them on my littlest one’s head. And just for fun…….here’s a zoom out of our photo shoot. If he’s home, he makes the best assistant. Thanks baby girl. Would you like to make a few fabric flowers? To begin, decide on how big you want your flower to be. To make a flower that size, I cut out a circle that was 1 3/4 inches in diameter and used that as my circle pattern piece.
And then folded my strip again and again until I had several layers to cut through. DIY Sheer Blooms. **A few months ago, I shared this tutorial on the Imaginisce blog. I thought I'd share it here in case any of you missed this one.** I have a new addiction. But not just any flowers. You see, these flowers are extra special. Materials: -4 identical sheer flowers per flower -needle and coordinating thread -flower stamens, found at any local craft supply shop Step One: -fold one flower into quarters and put a stitch in the bottom to hold it together. Step Two: -fold a second flower into quarters and stitch it to the first flower. Step Three: -using i-bond tool, adhere flower stamens to the center of the flower. Here are just a few project ideas using these flowers: The first one I made as a brooch for my CHA apron.
Here is the same flower used on a layout. A small and a large bloom pair nicely to create this headband. I used the white flower and the new badge/pin combo to make a broach that doubles as a hair accessory. These flowers really are that simple to make and that versatile to use. DIY fabric flowers by Michonne | Details + Decor, DIY Wedding. Remember Michonne’s super cool vintage rockabilly hotrod wedding from last week?
She generously offered to share a tutorial of her pretty fabric flowers she used to decorate her tables. And Jen Rau sent over a few more lovely photos of the finished products. Michonne’s inspiration came from Emerson Made’s line of lovely fabric flower accessories. You’ve seen them around the blogs right? They are sooooo pretty. Tools: Craft needles Fabric (100% cotton and tulle, cut into the shape of petals) Scissors Thread (She used a darker thread for the tutorial so you can easily see the stitches) Now we’re going to let Michonne do the explaining since she’s the expert here: “A few notes before you get started: Take the small/bottom part of the petal and make a small overlapping fold.
I like to thread my needle with both ends of the thread. Sewing on the first petal. Sew on second petal making sure to overlap neighboring petals. It’s ok to add extra petals wherever they look needed.