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. fabric flower tutorial from Katie Bower on Vimeo. p.s.
How To Tuesday: My Sweet Josephine. 28Jun/11 After seeing Kristin's friendship bracelet giveaway on Idle Wife, I've hauled out my old bracelet books and thread from when I was a kid. Naturally I've been furiously making all sorts of bracelets. And now you can too! All you need is... 2 pieces of fabric about 18 x 6 inches Scissors Pliers 2 ribbon clamps (found at Michaels) 2 jump rings 1 clasp Cut 2 pieces of fabric from your t-shirt about 18 x 6 inches. Make a loop with the first scrap and lay it over top of the second. Take that end and alternate weaving it under and over the remaining fabric lengths. Pair up the ends of fabric and wrap it snugly around your wrist. And there you have it!
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:
No-Sew Fleece: Cozy Ruffled Blanket I don't know what's happening in your little corner of the world, but right now it's pouring over here, which is great, because we were suffering from serious drought conditions this summer. The pouring rain makes this blanket look all the more welcoming, and I'm happy to say that I made everyone in the family a blanket like this (I just realized I forgot myself!) for Chanukah last year and it was such a fun gift. Since then I've also made some smaller versions as baby blankets, a really nice gift that will pair nicely with the hat that I'll post in a few days! You'll Need: fleece, 2 large blankets,afghan or baby blanket sized piecesmasking tapegood scissorsa ruler or tape measure How To: Prepare each piece of (identically sized) fleece according to steps 1 and steps 2 in the diagram Pin two pieces together, right sides facing outStarting at one corner, tie together matching fringe pieces with a double knot. I hope you'll enjoy this simple project as much as I have!
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! 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.
fabric rosette tutorial Cut 12, 3 inch fabric circles Take one circle and fold it in half. Then in half again, so you have a 1/4 of a circle. With the single folded edge toward you and the double folded edge away from you stitch along the bottom 1/4 inch of your quarter circle. Stop with you needle down about half way or so. I overlap the quarter circle just a little bit, maybe a half inch. This picture is just showing you the outside edge of my overlap to give you an idea of what mine looks like. Here are all twelve of my quarter circles sewn together. Here's another view of the 12 pieces sewn up. At this point I start with one end of my "chain" and start spreading the quarter circles out and spiraling them on top of one another in a circular pattern. Here is my finished circle. Side view. Now just run some stitches around the center, approximately over your original stitches, but it doesn't have to be exact. Here's my attached clasp. Next up. Thread one end of your twine through the button. Dat dat da da!!! Enjoy!
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. 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 hold that onto your felt circle and stick the needle through it and your felt circle, and then back down through the layers again. Now add another circle the same way. That's it!
Citrus Coasters Ever since the weather turned warm, I've had visions of pink lemonade and iced tea with lime wedges dancing in my head. Summer also puts me in the mood to entertain so I thought it would be fun to have a set of coasters to match this citrus drink theme. I love to have a summer sewing project that is portable so I can take it with me to the beach! Felt is often my material of choice for portable projects since it's ideal for hand sewing. It's also great for making durable home items like these cheerful coasters. I love that each coaster is slightly different from the next due to the handsewing. Materials A Spring Felt BundleA Citrus Coaster Template, available for free download here, printed and cut outValdani Embroidery thread to match the colors of the felt bundle. Cutting For each coaster cut the felt as instructed on the template. 2 large colored circles for the peel and the backing8 colored segments (4 cut from each segment template)1 ecru circle for the pith Sewing
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! 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.