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Thursday, December 12, 2013

Tutorial: DIY fabric flowers


Today I wanted to share a little tutorial on fabric flowers.




These are the flowers you will be learning how to make. I will be using these in another tutorial (for a garter!!) But I wanted to make a separate post you can reference.


Get your supplies..

Start with a square as big as you want your flowers to be (mine is 2")



Fold in half once

And again



And once more



Once you have your triangle, cut one, 2 or three curves like so..


I did one and two curves to show you the different looks you will get.


Open them up and that's what they look like



Fold them 3 or 4 times and you will get different looks (fullness).

Now just attach them from the corners using glue or a needle and thread (I usually string about 6 petals together, and then secure them in the place with some more stitches).

Here's a few of the ones I made and how I made them




Number 1: It took 5 organza petals (3" squares), and a ruffle of lace underneath. I also added some gold beads
Number 2: 1 small flower of 6 ivory petals (2" square), 3 petals of organza (2.5" squares), 1 layer of lace trim ruffled, 5 petals of ivory fabric (3.5" squares).
Number 3: 10 ivory ruffles (2" squares)
Number 4: 6 ivory ruffles and 4 organza ones (2" squares)



Imagine the endless possiblities for these. You could attach them to a headband for that adorable niece (or for yourself). Think belts, "bows" for christmas presents, brooches..

Stay in tune for another fabric flower tutorial! And a tutorial on how I used these for my garter :)


God bless,
 Aranza





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