Simple Fabric Flower Crafts

An easy method of using your scrap fabric to make pretty fabric flowers that you can turn into broochs or use as embellishments on hats, bags and headbands.

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Materials Needed: Scrap Fabric Flowers

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Method 1: Easy Scrap Fabric Flowers

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STEP 1: MAKE YOUR SCRAP FABRIC “PETALS”

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STEP 2: SEW THE EDGES OF YOUR PETALS

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STEP 3: HAND SEW YOUR FLOWER TOGETHER

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STEP 4: ADD A BACKING (OPTIONAL)

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Simple Fabric Flower Crafts

An easy method of using your scrap fabric to make pretty fabric flowers that you can turn into broochs or use as embellishments on hats, bags and headbands.

Materials Needed: Scrap Fabric Flowers

Method 1: Easy Scrap Fabric Flowers

Method 1: Easy Scrap Fabric Flowers

The flower above was made out of scraps of tweed, and some scraps of a man’s dress shirt.

STEP 1: MAKE YOUR SCRAP FABRIC “PETALS”

STEP 1: MAKE YOUR SCRAP FABRIC “PETALS”

STEP 2: SEW THE EDGES OF YOUR PETALS

STEP 2: SEW THE EDGES OF YOUR PETALS

STEP 3: HAND SEW YOUR FLOWER TOGETHER

STEP 3: HAND SEW YOUR FLOWER TOGETHER

STEP 4: ADD A BACKING (OPTIONAL)

STEP 4: ADD A BACKING (OPTIONAL)

Depending what you plan to do with your scrap fabric flowers you can choose to add a backing to finish it off.

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