How to make fabric flowers /DIY Easy Fabric Flowers | Perfect Scrap Buster Tutorial! ✨ #flowers, by Art & Craft By Shuchi's' on YouTube. 6 min 58 s.
- Video length
- 6 min 58 s
- Time to do it
- 15 minutes
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Steps
- 8
What you need
Steps
Sort your scraps by colour and pick light cotton, linen or polyester that holds a crease. Iron out the wrinkles so the petals sit flat.
Cut five or six circles from the fabric, ranging from about 1 inch to 3 inches across. Use pinking shears if you have them to slow fraying.
Thread a needle with doubled thread and knot the end. Sew a running stitch about 1/4 inch in from the edge of one circle.
Pull the thread to gather the circle into a small cup, then take two stitches across the middle to lock it. Repeat for every circle.
Stack the gathered pieces with the largest at the bottom and the smallest on top. Turn each layer so the gaps sit offset.
Push the needle up through the centre of the stack and back down two or three times to hold the layers together.
Sew a button, pearl or rhinestone over the centre, or glue it on with a hot glue gun. Let the glue cool before you touch it.
Fluff the petals with your fingers and trim loose threads. Sew a pin or hair clip to the back if you want to wear it.
Tips and common mistakes
Stretchy jersey curls up instead of holding a petal shape, so save it for a different project and use cotton or linen here.
A dab of fray check or clear glue on the raw edges keeps the petals neat after a few wears.
The metal tip and the glue from a hot glue gun stay hot, so work on a heat-proof mat and keep your fingers clear.
Press polyester and satin scraps on a low iron setting, or they will melt and stick to the plate.
Questions
Do I need a sewing machine to make these flowers?
No. A simple hand-sewn running stitch is enough, and you can skip the needle entirely by gluing the gathered layers with a hot glue gun.
How do I stop the fabric edges from fraying?
Cut the circles with pinking shears, apply a little fray check, or hold polyester edges briefly near a flame to melt them. Keep water nearby if you use a flame.
How many fabric circles should one flower have?
Five or six layers make a full flower. Add more smaller circles for a fuller bloom, or use three for a flat flower that sits neatly on a card.
This guide was drafted from the video's details and general task knowledge. It has not been checked against the full video. Check the video and relevant product instructions before following a procedure. Report a correction.
