Thursday, February 11, 2010

How To: Rolled Fabric Flowers

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So I am jumping on the bandwagon and loving all the rolled fabric flowers I've seen here and there. We decided to make some with the girls in our church youth group, but I couldn't find a great tutorial on how to make them so I played around and this is what I came up with.
Enjoy!

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Start with about a 1" ripped strip of fabric (you can use any width...this was the width I liked best). The length and weight of your fabric will dictate the end diameter of your flower.

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Fold the strip in half and dot a little fabric glue on the end 1/2" or so.

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Roll the glued end a few times to get a nice tight center.

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Then, once you have a center you like, start twist/folding your fabric away from the center as you roll.

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It will start to look like this. Periodically secure the layers with fabric glue as you go.

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Continue rolling until you have a flower that is sized the way you like, but make sure you leave at least a 1" or 2" tail (enough to cover flower bottom).

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Spread glue all over the bottom side of the flower.

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Then fold tail down to cover glue. Press flat with your fingers.

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Then trim off the excess fabric.

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Use felt to secure them alone or in groups to make headbands, pins, necklaces, or dare I suggest earrings?

And the upside to letting my hair go back to its --ahem-- more natural darker shade of blond is that I might be able to pull off this color of yellow finally.

Maybe.

102 comments:

Alissa said...

This is perfect. Jamie and I tried to make some at Christmas, but came up woefully short. Have to give it a try, especially since I couldn't swallow the $28 price tag for a headband at j crew today.

and, ps, I followed your advice and went for quantity at gap rather than quality at jj, and came out WAY ahead. thanks.

SQ said...

you crafty little genius you

Katrina said...

love these! and love the color--you could pull it off.

david + vanessa said...

these are so cute! you're so crafty. i can't wait to see them adorning chubby baby girl. although she's thinning out lately. you need to up her calorie intake stat. also i want to take a file to your nails soo bad. love you.

Jenny said...

love these! i just bought a couple solid hoodies at target for grace (they were on clearance for $4!) and i've been dreaming up ways of embellishing them. rolled flowers are clearly the answer i've been seeking.

danielle said...

I know Vanessa...I feel the same way about my fingernails. If I was smart enough to do it I'd have photoshopped them somehow. Oh well.

Sally said...

Those are darling! thanks for the tutorial!

Jane said...

I thought I saw one of these flowers lying on your counter! I'm glad you posted this...I think I'll try it out.

Anonymous said...

I was actually thinking how pretty and young looking your hands were...XO, mom

Emily Anne said...

so cute.

i miss you.

xo

Olivia Carter said...

Oh I love these. I like these a lot better than the way I learned to do them. Thanks!

Joan said...

This post is SO YOU DANIELLE!!! "I just couldn't find anything that was quite right, so I made one up myself!"
That's what I love about you...you take what is out there and make it SO much better! I would be at the fabric store right now if it were open. I'm so excited :) Thank you for sharing your crafting genius once again.

Dita Maulani said...

Gorgeous!! Thanks for sharing! Beautiful yellow fabric you got there.

Ellen said...

This is the easiest tutorial for these I have ever seen! Thanks, I am going to make some of these now!

Jen @ tatertotsandjello.com said...

Great tutorial!! I had to try to think of how to make them myself. I love how you left room at the end to cover the bottom. I was cutting out felt and gluing the felt to the bottom. But I like your idea better!

xoxo
Jen

burlap+blue said...

just discovered your blog...great tutorial, thanks for sharing!

beachy keen girl said...

found your blog through tatertots & jello...and i love this! great tutorial-- I hope to whipping some of these up soon :)

Lei said...

awesome, thanks for a clear tute!

Jillian and Claire said...

wow thoseare super easy and super cute! i love em!

Jillian and Claire said...

Wow! those are super cute and really easy! we will be making those for sure!

Eva Scott said...

Thank so much! I love, love, love this tutorial!! I came across you through Prudent Baby. I'm now a follower!!

Jerry Smith said...

Truly the simplest how to instructions that I have seen for this flower. Bravo! Your pictures are so clear and practically do all the work in this tutorial. Thank you so much

Anonymous said...

Thanks for sharing us informative thoughts.

The Mayberry Sparrow said...

A few years ago I made a pillow that was completely covered in these. It's still my absolute favorite! I get a lot of comments on it too:)

✿ n0ra ✿ said...

Love this!!! Tried and sew on my shirt to cover 2 holes ;) Thanks for the tutorial >>> http://pe4rl.blogspot.com/2010/12/zara-shirt-got-holes-in-it.html

fatra said...

hi, nice post, thanks for sharing.

florist said...

Wow....Love it. I got a new lesson. Wonderful idea. Thanks!

Bracey Pate said...

Thank you so much for posting this tutorial! I have been wanting to learn how to make these rosettes. All the other tutorials I found were too confusing to follow. This one is perfect!! I've already made 2 flowers! :)

Morgan said...

I was looking for non-traditional ideas for my wedding that's going to be in summer 2012 and I think this just might be the ticket. I think I will try to make bouquets out of these! It will take awhile but I think it can be done! Thanks for the tutorial!!

eclecticbowl said...

This is fantastic. So glad I stumbled upon this!

Tammy said...

Thank you for this! I can't wait to try!!!!

Lauren @ YoungNester said...

LOVE this! Great tutorial!

www.youngnester.blogspot.com

Jenn said...

So glad I came across your tutorial! Thanks for sharing.

Andrea @ TheTrainToCrazy.com said...

Great tutorial! I've always loved this type of flower!

Lisa B. said...

These are fantastic! I've been searching for a good tutorial, and this is it! :) Thanks so much!

Christa said...

LOVE these!!!!!!! thanks for the great tutorial!! you think this would work with hot glue instead of fabric glue? :)

Rani said...

wonderful tutorial! thank you!

Musings From A French Cottage said...

Great tutorial! I'm a new follower.

Thanks so much, I'm gonna give these a try. Have a great weekend.

God Bless,
Kathleen

Laurel {Make and Takes} said...

These are so pretty and your tutorial was wonderful! I'd love for you to submit this, and any of your other favorite projects, to the M&T Spotlight at http://www.makeandtakes.com/spotlight

Maree said...

Can't wait to make some of these with my granddaughter! Thank you so much for the great step by step instructions! :~D

whyducks said...

A very straight forward explanation for making something so special, thank you.

Lyric said...

Thank you so much for the tutorial! I am a new follower of your blog! I hope you'll follow back sometime!

Thanks!
Lyric
www.fwmomtalk.blogspot.com

Lisa said...

Perfect! This is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks for the easy to follow tutorial and photos!!!

Holly said...

These are so cuuuute! I'm going to have to try and make myself some. Do a cute little headband.

Holly said...

I made one! Yay. Heh. I'm going to put it onto a little clip eventually so I can wear it in my hair. I posted about it on my blog and even linked back to here. [:

Anonymous said...

Thanks so much for this! It is exactly what I was looking for! I couldn't find it anywhere else but here. (It seams like a secret thing no one wants to share about! ;))

Amanda said...

Just made a few of these and they worked up great! Thanks so much! All the other tuts I saw were just so/so or didn't make sense, but yours was right on the money!

Joan said...

File Schmile. Silly Vanessa ;) She's just being a sister.
Besides I would have rolled my eyes if your nails were perfectly manicured with a polish that coordinated with the colors in your tutorial.
Actually, I would NEVER roll my eyes at you...I would just think: WOW! Danielle is not only a creative genius, she's got lovely fingernails to boot?! :)

kara noel @ Eli's Lids said...

Thanks for the easy-peasy tutorial!!!
I linked up to it in a wreath tutorial I did on my blog!
http://www.elislids.com/how-to-make-a-4th-of-july-wreath/

jaimie michelle said...
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jaimie michelle said...

This is such a great tutorial! I am definitely going to have to try it!

Jaimie
www.jaimiehart.blogspot.com

Anonymous said...

Love it! Just made one for my hair before work, took like 3 minutes!!! Thank you so much!

MamaKaykay said...

HI..!
Love it! TQ 4 sharing the tutorial..^-^

Anonymous said...

Question...could you make this using ribbon...satin or grosgrain? What do you thinkg?

Raegan said...

Thank you for this perfect tutorial! I keep coming back to your bog over and over. Thanks for sharing your talent!

Anonymous said...

Isnt this the tutorial that Prudentbaby.com posted?

Clair said...

These are great. I put mine on bobbypins and wear them ALL the time.
Thanks for sharing your wonderful and creative ideas!
Clair

http://clair-afewofmyfavoritethings.blogspot.com/

Danielle said...

Yes...It is the tutorial I shared at Prudent Baby!

sotheywillalwaysremember said...

Great tutorial, I just pinned it! Thanks!

cameronhomemade said...

Thank you SO much for this great tutorial - you did such an amazing job. I linked to your blog from mine (cameronhomemadetips.blogspot.com)
. . . after trying to make some pretty posies of my own :)

Make and Do Girl said...

I just included this tutorial in a rosette post I wrote here: http://makeanddogirl.com/?p=2151
Thanks for the great, clear directions!

JK&J said...

Hey! Just thought I'd let you know that I used this post on a tutorial on my blog: http://tutasfamily.blogspot.com/2011/11/burlap-wreath-tutorial.html Hope that's ok!
Thanks!

Michelle said...

Thanks for the amazing tutorial with beautiful pics. I finally made my first fabric flowers thanks to you, and I linked up my post, to your fabulous tutorial. http://greeneacreshobbyfarm.blogspot.com/2012/01/i-love-you-becausemirror-with-dry-erase.html

Sarah said...

thanks for the tutorial! i found you via pinterest and linked to your tutorial in my post where i show using these flowers on a lamp shade! so pretty :)

All Things With Purpose: Rolled Flower Lamp Shades

Wendy Ewurum said...

This is the easiest tutorial I,ve found on how to make thaws and I,ve been looking for days. Thank you so much. New follower.

Glo said...

Made a few last night. Used one as part of an Easter decoration. Can't wait to make more! I linked to your tutorial from my blog. THANK YOU!!!

morkenmadness.blogspot.com

Anonymous said...

This is a lot harder than it looks. I'm pretty darn crafty and I couldn't make one. The directions need to be a lot more detailed about how exactly to roll the fabric. Not a good tutorial.

Waseem said...

love these and love the colours...Like it.


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annelikokulum said...

İt is vry easy.I will try this.thank you.Lovely..

bloggerstan said...

i agree! i didn't like the versions i found online for these flowers, so i was experimenting and was in the middle of wondering if i should flip the fabric strip to get the ragged look. and found your tutorial confirming it but adding the twist and the tail covering the bottom!! thank you thank you- you made my project easy.

iamadot said...

I just made some super cute denim ones...don't know what I'm going to do with them but I just had to make some :P

Send Flowers Pakistan said...

Sunflower is my Favorite because it reflect true colors of nature and great feeling also friendly feeling:>)
great color combo.....

penny said...

can you give some guidance on how long of a piece you would need to make the flower you show and how best to join shorter scraps to make a longer piece to use? thanks!

Jessica B. said...

So I bought these pretty clear jellies for my daughter, Keyara, from Kids Gap a while back & they had a big purple bow on them. Super cute... but our new Malti-Poo pup, Barkley, chewed on one of the bows. I had this super awesome idea to sew on a snap & make some bows & flowers so we can change them out to match her outfit. These flowers are going to be SO CUTE on them!! Great tutorial! Thanks!

Snugglebug Blessings said...

Thank you so much for this clear tutorial. I just sat here and made one following your instructions. I have tried others and they were not as clear so my flowers looked, well a bit weird. LOL! But very happy now and again, so greatful you are willing to share your talent. God bless. Cathy

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Jenn said...

I had always wondered how to make these. You make it look easy.

Deerly Beeloved said...

Yay!!!!!! Have so been wanting to not have to figure out how to make these myself;) thanks for the awesome tutorial cannot wait to put it to use:) love the yellow color as well!!

Brittny @ deerlybeelovedcreations.com

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