Making fabric bows!! Bows are so beautiful. This tutorial is part of a series of 10 posts … all about bows! I am going to craft or refashion 10 projects using fabric bows in some way or another. After the series is over, I will come back to each post and add all of the tutorials. For this bow, you could make it into a hair bow or even just add some flair to a shirt or something. My daughter has already requested a bunch of hair bows.
Making Fabric Bows … Bows, Bows, Bows Everywhere!
Sometime around Christmas of last year, I decided to dedicate myself to weekly blog posts. Prior to January, I was scheduling posts whenever I felt like it (rather than on a true schedule). Well, it’s been A. Lot. Of. Work. It’s really easy to get discouraged, because even with Pinterest, results are very slow.
A few weeks ago, one of my Pins got picked up by a decent-sized Pinner. Well, I was ecstatic!! I think I literally danced in my kitchen. [The corresponding web site is How to Paint Furniture Like a Pro, a post I created a few years ago.] So I know that at least I created one blog post that people find useful. Or maybe my image was nice. 🙂
If you are a fellow blogger like me, I invite you to read along with my journey. I will be blogging a bit about the success of my blog in the middle of my DIY refashion and sewing tutorials. Along the way, I hope to inspire someone else to keep on blogging, too! Drop me a comment, because I’d love to hear about your struggles. Maybe we can help each other grow our blogs.
At the end, I hope to make my first web site traffic and income report. I’m crossing my fingers that I make, at the very least, what I spent this year. That’s not too tall of an order, because I don’t spend too much on the blog.
How to Make a Fabric Bows the No Sew Method
Materials needed:
A square of fabric. I used a solid color and a patterned fabric fat quarters. You can also use some precut squares
We start with a square of fabric. Here, you can see that I “attempted” to make a quilting square from some leftover scraps. But I couldn’t quite get my corners to match up … that’s okay. You won’t be able to tell once the bow is done.
Turn the square around. You can easily see the center, but that doesn’t matter even if you don’t have a “center” marked.
Add some glue to two corners that are together. In other words, don’t put glue on opposite corners. You need the two connect corners to know where the center is (even though my fabric square has one).
Here I am putting one corner down …
All four corners down.
I made a separate quilted center, but if you don’t have one, you can just use a strip of fabric. It should be a rectangle.
Fold into a third.
And a third again.
I added a dot of glue to keep it together. Can you see it? 🙂
Here it is.
Take the rectangular strip of fabric and wrap it around the bow at the center.
Cut one side, adding a dot of glue to keep it in place. You might want to hold it there for a few seconds.
Cut the other side of the center fabric, adding glue to secure into place.
This will bunch up the corners.
I sewed the corners shut. You don’t have to sew them shut … just use a dot of glue, and use a paper clip to hold it in place.
The final result:
I am always looking for new ways to make bows for my lil lady!Love this and I love bows! Pinned to save for later and share!
Ikr! Bows are such a great way to add a nice touch to almost anything 🙂
I am always looking for new ways to make bows for my lil lady!Love this and I love bows! Pinned to save for later and share!
Ikr! Bows are such a great way to add a nice touch to almost anything 🙂
It looks so cute! And pretty easy to make. I think I`ll give it a try.
It looks so cute! And pretty easy to make. I think I`ll give it a try.
Hairbows are just the best…I still try to rock them even though I’m no longer a little girl, is that okay? 😛 Making my own would mean picking out my own perfect colors…sounds great to me!
I totally agree! I love all sorts of hairbows. 🙂
Hairbows are just the best…I still try to rock them even though I’m no longer a little girl, is that okay? 😛 Making my own would mean picking out my own perfect colors…sounds great to me!
I totally agree! I love all sorts of hairbows. 🙂
This is so awesome and looks so easy! I made sure to pin it! 🙂
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This is so awesome and looks so easy! I made sure to pin it! 🙂
Sincerely Miss J
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Aw these are so cute! My girls would love them! #TwinklyTuesday
Aw these are so cute! My girls would love them! #TwinklyTuesday
These are so cute. I made my daughter’s bows when she was a baby. This makes me want to start again.
These are so cute. I made my daughter’s bows when she was a baby. This makes me want to start again.
I love bows! But I suck at making them! Lol. This tutorial seems doable though, I loved it! Thanks for sharing! I will give a try! ?
I love bows! But I suck at making them! Lol. This tutorial seems doable though, I loved it! Thanks for sharing! I will give a try! ?
What a beautiful fabric bow! Your step by step tutorial is fantastic – even a non-crafty person like me can make these beauties! Thank you so much for sharing with us at Hearth and Soul. Scheduled to pin and tweet. Thank you so much for being a part of Hearth and Soul.
What a beautiful fabric bow! Your step by step tutorial is fantastic – even a non-crafty person like me can make these beauties! Thank you so much for sharing with us at Hearth and Soul. Scheduled to pin and tweet. Thank you so much for being a part of Hearth and Soul.
I am all about no sew. Saving this as a summer project to do with my daughter. Thanks for posting it!
I am all about no sew. Saving this as a summer project to do with my daughter. Thanks for posting it!
Your tutorial is so easy to make and follow. The bow looks cute. Pinned it to make it soon.
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Your tutorial is so easy to make and follow. The bow looks cute. Pinned it to make it soon.
http://www.acraftyhomemaker.com
This is an easy, good looking project. Thanks for sharing with us at Creatively Crafty #ccbg 🙂
This is an easy, good looking project. Thanks for sharing with us at Creatively Crafty #ccbg 🙂
These are cute and very clever. I have two boys so most likely won’t be needing them! Thanks for linking up with #TwinklyTuesday
These are cute and very clever. I have two boys so most likely won’t be needing them! Thanks for linking up with #TwinklyTuesday
June this bow is adorable
June this bow is adorable
These are really cute full bows. They would look adorable on a headband because they are so full and retro looking. Very cute.
These are really cute full bows. They would look adorable on a headband because they are so full and retro looking. Very cute.
Seems easy enough! Great step by step pictures. Love the blue colors! Super fun and pretty!
Yesss! I love the blue too 🙂
Seems easy enough! Great step by step pictures. Love the blue colors! Super fun and pretty!
Yesss! I love the blue too 🙂
Sew cute and Sew easy! (See what I did there? Except these are no sew, so it doesn’t really work…)
LOL!
Sew cute and Sew easy! (See what I did there? Except these are no sew, so it doesn’t really work…)
LOL!
This is awesome! My lil girl loves bows because of Minnie’s Bowtique…now I can try and make one for her too 🙂
This is awesome! My lil girl loves bows because of Minnie’s Bowtique…now I can try and make one for her too 🙂
🙁 I still don’t know how to make the bow by looking at the pictures. Any videos ? I’m been trying for two days now.
I’m sorry, but I do not have any videos at this time. Thank you for the great suggestion! I may try to implement some videos in the future. In the meantime, can I help you with a particular step? Maybe I could offer some extra explanation or photos.
I still don’t know how the squares come together in step one. I might need your explanation and more photos. I guess I understand better when I see video.. ????
I agree! Step one is talking a square but the picture shows the squares already put together somehow??? I’ve no idea what a quilters square is? Definitely need clearer instructions…
Thank you! I have sewn for years and I think these instructions aren’t at all clear. I’d love to see a video too.
🙁 I still don’t know how to make the bow by looking at the pictures. Any videos ? I’m been trying for two days now.
I’m sorry, but I do not have any videos at this time. Thank you for the great suggestion! I may try to implement some videos in the future. In the meantime, can I help you with a particular step? Maybe I could offer some extra explanation or photos.
I still don’t know how the squares come together in step one. I might need your explanation and more photos. I guess I understand better when I see video.. ????
I agree! Step one is talking a square but the picture shows the squares already put together somehow??? I’ve no idea what a quilters square is? Definitely need clearer instructions…
Thank you! I have sewn for years and I think these instructions aren’t at all clear. I’d love to see a video too.
What size square should we use?
What size square should we use?