Easy Gathered Fabric Flower Tutorial
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Make a super simple Gathered Fabric Flower in just a few minutes! All you need is a bit of fabric, a needle, and thread, and you will have the cutest flower accessory in no time flat.
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Gathered Fabric Flower
Do you love making flowers out of fabric?
If so, you’ll love how easy this simple gathered fabric flower tutorial is! In just a few easy steps, you’ll be able to create an adorable fabric flower that is perfect for adding a touch of color to any project.
Fabric flowers are one of the most popular craft items, and for a good reason—they’re pretty and so versatile! In today’s tutorial, we’ll show you how to make a simple gathered fabric flower. This flower can be used as a hair accessory, a pin, or even a brooch.
So grab some fabric and get started today! (Be sure to check out the included video tutorial.)
Make different size Fabric Flowers
I enjoyed making various sizes of these flowers. But I found I preferred this gathered fabric flower to be made with a 2.5-inch strip of fabric. This size of flower is just so versatile and perfect for just about any use.
However, depending on your needs, you can make a smaller flower by starting with a smaller strip of fabric or a larger flower by using a larger strip. It is up to you.
More fabric Flower tutorials
Fabric flowers are one of my favorite scrap-busting projects. They are so quick and easy to complete and perfect for using all those scraps.
- 5 Inch Fabric Flower Tutorial
- No Sew Fabric Flowers
- Flower Cuff Bracelet and Tutorial (this is a tutorial for an adorable 5 petal flower that I made into a bracelet.)
- Scrap Busting Fabric Flower
- DIY Bow Clips (ok, not flowers, but still super cute!)
Materials needed to make the Gathered Fabric flower
- 2.5 inches tall by 40 inches wide (wof) strip of fabric
- needle and thread
- optional glue and or button for the center of the flower
How to make a gathered flower
Step 1: Cut the fabric
Lay your strip of fabric out flat. Use a ruler and mark 12 inches from the left. Then, measure up one inch from the bottom on the right edge of the fabric strip and make a mark.
Use scissors or a rotary cutter and cut in a diagonal line, from mark to mark.
Using a needle and thread, hand stitch a long basting stitch along the bottom of the fabric strip.
Step 2: Gather and twist the fabric
Pull on the thread to gather the strip tightly. Twist the fabric around several times to have 3 to 4 layers of “petals” for your gathered fabric flower.
Step 3: Secure the fabric flower
Add a few stitches through the center of the flower to secure the twisted gathers in place.
Add a button to the center if desired.
That’s it, and your flower is done. Now go make a few more!
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Materials
- 2.5 inch tall by 40 inch wide strip of fabric
- needle and thread
- optional: button for center of flower
Instructions
Step 1: Cut the fabric
- Lay your strip of fabric out flat. Use a ruler and mark 12 inches from the left. Then, measure up one inch from the bottom on the right edge of the fabric strip and make a mark.
- Use scissors or a rotary cutter and cut in a diagonal line, from mark to mark.
- Using a needle and thread, hand stitch a long basting stitch along the bottom of the fabric strip.
Step 2: Gather and twist the fabric
- Pull on the thread to gather the strip tightly. Twist the fabric around several times so you have 3 to 4 layers of "petals."
Step 3: Secure the fabric flower
- Add a few stitches through the center of the flower to secure the twisted gathers in place.
- Add a button to the center if desired.
- That's it, and your flower is done. Now make a few more!