No-Sew Fabric Flowers

These little fabric flowers are so cute and I've seen them everywhere.  They're on pillows, pins, hairbands, bags and the list goes on and on.  Being the DIY girl that I am or at least turning into, I thought, Hey, I could do that!  So, I searched for some basic ideas and this is what I've found.  This little fabric flower is so simple (and addicting) that I just can't help but keep on making them! 

Tutorial:

What you need:

• Fabric for flower
• Sturdy fabric for back (felt or jean, etc..)
• Hot glue gun
• Scissors

1. Cut circles out of the fabric about 2 1/2 " in diameter.  I did this free hand because I like the sort of shabby chic look it gets from not being perfect.  For this flower, I chose to mix light and dark fabric together.  I used about 12 cirlces all together.
2. Cut one circle from your heavier fabric (I used jean) about 1/3 of the size of your previous circles.  This is so this fabric will not show through.                                  

3. Take a dark circle and fold it in half and then in thirds.                                          



4. You should now have a cone shape and the next step is to snip off the tip.  This is so the glue will get to all the layers of the fabric.


5. Dab the snipped tip with hot glue.  Careful of your fingers!!
6. Place it on the jean circle.  Continue until all four petals are down on the fabric as shown. 

7. Next, glue more petals to fill in the gaps.  Depending on the size of your flower will determine how many petals to add. Usually about four to six.

8. At this point, you can finish your flower in one of two ways.  The first is to glue a button in the center of your flower to finish it. 

The second is to take your last two circles of dark fabric fold the petals as before and glue them into the center of your flower. 

When the flower is done you may leave it as is or you go through and "open" the petals by separating the fabric and lightly tugging on it.  Sometimes I trim up the outside petals to make them more consistant with all the others. 

Now you have a wonderful little flower that is so versatile and may be used for so many things.

Happy Crafting!

 

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