Fabric Flower Tutorial

FABRIC FLOWER TUTORIAL by TAMAR "NEST PRETTY THINGS"

The flower in the photo is made from light weight cotton, I like to use light weight fabric because it can be "frumped up" and it's easy to work with, but you can use heavier weight fabrics for a stiffer look, linen for a natural look (if you throw it in the wash it will get frumpy too) mix in some pieces of tulle...the possibilties are endless!
you will need:
fabric, sharp scissors (I like the small ones), buttons, needle and thread

1. For a 4.5" round flower Cut six squares of fabric, two 6", two 4", two 2"

2. take one of the biggest squares and fold it in half

3. then fold in half again

4. and again

5. now you have a triangle with 3 folds

6. hold the closed bottom of the triangle with the CLOSED folds facing right
 
7. starting at about .5" from the bottom cut a nice big oval shape, cutting away the closed folds on the right going up and back down nicely on the left side , it should look like half a heart.

8. here is the cut triangle (you can see that it looks like half a heart and everything is cut away except the bottom where my finger is that un cut part holds it all together)

 

9. open up your cut flower, the petals on this one are a little skinny but it will look great you'll see.

 

10. now start cutting the other 6" square, here it is cut

 

11. when you open it it half way it really looks like a little heart...cute!

12. OK! this one is perfect! but I like playing around with cuts to make various petal widths like the previous pink one, try to experiment it's fun!

 

13. start laying the cut flower pieces one on top of the other, here is the pink over the green, you can see it works nicely.

 

14. now start cutting the rest of the pieces and laying them one over the other.

15. OK, we're done! now we want to start "frumping" the flower up, fold the flower in half

16. and in half again

 

17. put it in the palm of your hand

 

18. and SQUEEZE for a few seconds

 

19. when you open it up it will be very frumpy, you can do this a few times depending on how frumpy you want it to look...

20. Good! now you need to decide what you want to do make, you can add a button by sewing the button right through the fabric and fastening it in the back.

 

or you can sew on a fabric button using one of the fabrics you used

 

you can then glue it to a blank card, I like to use recycled card stock paper for a nice Eco look

 

you can make a brooch by cutting a few long strips of fabric and sewing them to the back under a pin 

 

or maybe a headband? I sewed the flower straight onto a thin green headband I bought in the supermarket...

or you can use a big vintage button on your headband.

 

probably a smaller flower would be more suitable for moi...see all my gray hair???

I hope you will have fun with this!! and please make them for your personal use only:)

xox, have a great weekend!!

Comments

[sharleen flowers2world.com]

so simple but it's soo interesting..
i love to make this..
thank you so much..

[flowers to germany]

I suggest this site to my friends so it could be useful & informative for them also. Great effort.

[tinggi badan]

The flower in the photo is made from light weight cotton,

[germany flowers]

Pretty flowers! Seems your garden was so healthy. Wish I can have a healthy garden too. I'm been looking for interesting topic as this. Looking forward for your next post. Keep posting!

[cara meninggikan badan]

I like to use light weight fabric because it can be "frumped up" and it's easy to work with, but you can use heavier weight fabrics for a stiffer look

[Aisyah Helga]

Cute! I've linked this to my blog. Thanks for sharing :)

[Aisyah Helga]

How cute! I've linked this to my blog. Thanks for sharing :)

[Flowers Japan]

Just wondering, if i can use this information for my research paper's project. However, i admire the way you present your words ... Thank u anywys..

[Custom Logo Design]

Hi,
That's really a nice way of making it, i love it.
Thanks

[patty]

I'm really happy to have found your blog!!!
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[Philippine Flowers]

Oh! that's really cool. thanks for your wonderful tutorials. i love it great style! hope to try it at home. keep it up!

-khatie-

[hair bows]

Oh my! Now I can make my own :) This is such a great tutorial -- clear pictures and directions! Thank you very much!

[Shelley]

I love this idea - love to sew etc and will definitely try these with my 9 yo granddaughter - she will think they are the coolest!

[Vanessa]

Love it!! I'm so going to try this!

[Martha]

Very cute flower!

[frances]

The fabric flowers are lovely, and your tutorial is so clear, it will encourage lots of us to start our gardens.

(I also wonder about the edge-fraying, whether you spray something on the reverse of the fabric, or whether the fraying is part of the intentional "frumping?")

Best wishes.

[macati]

thank you for this tutorial... loooove

[Karen]

Oh that's so lovely. And I know a little girl who is going to agree with me!

[Emma]

Hello, I love these flowers, they look really beautiful. One quick question, how do you stop the edges of the fabric from fraying?
Thanks!

[Rachel]

I love how you fold it up to cut the petals, nice and easy! I'll be decorating.

[Kristin]

WOW! I love this project so much. You've done a fantastic job with it! :)

[Kristena]

Fun! Thanks for the tutorial! I love your style. :)

[Ana Melo]

I love it
thank you =D

[Michelle Cummings]

wow, so simple AND pretty! thanks for sharing!