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Fabric Flowers Wreath Tutorial
A burlap bow + buttons + fabric flowers = one dynamite wreath. The beauty of
this project is that its personality is dependent upon the fabric that you choose
for your flowers. Ours – bursting with beautiful red & green blooms – celebrates
the fall/winter holiday season. Which season or holiday speaks to you?
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18” Styrofoam wreath
Instructions
1 yd 48” burlap
1-1/4 yds fabric (see FYI below)
floral pins
28 decorative buttons, etc.
2 pkgs Steam-a-Seam2®
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28 - 1” brads (scrapbooking aisle)
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ruler
scissors
hot glue gun
sewing machine
tack hammer
28 small rubber bands
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basic tools & supplies
that’s a wrap!
1. Cut burlap into 2-1/2” x 1 yd strips.
The number of strips needed will be determined by
how much you overlap them. For an 18” wreath, we
used 13 strips, overlapping approximately 1/2”.
2. Zig zag stitch the edges.
don’t want it unravel too much!
3. Wrap the strips around the styrofoam base, and
glue as you go.
makin’ daisies
4. Cut 2 - 6x6” squares for every flower.
FYI
fabric quantity
We made 28 flowers with 6 different fabric prints.
28 flowers x 2 pcs (front & back) = 56 - 6x6” squares
Omnigrid® 6x12” ruler, R12; rotary cutter, 2050; mat, 24WG
5. Following the instructions on the Steam-a-Seam2®
package, sandwich a layer of the fusible web
between 2 pieces of fabric.
Tips & Techniques
Steam-a-Seam 2
You can make 3 flowers per sheet of fusible
web, if you piece together the leftover pieces
from the first two cuts.
right sides of the fabric facing out
6. Press the two pieces together.
This will make the fabric stiff enough to hold its
shape, but pliable enough to work with.
7. Fold the fabric in half 3 times.
8. Cut off the corners to create the petal edges
Fold 1
Fold 3
Omnigrid® 8 1/2” fabric scissors, 2062
9. Flatten out the flower, and place the brad face
down in the center.
Fold 2
10. Fold the petals up around the brad, and wrap
with a rubber band.
creates top of flower to embellish
11. Push the petals back down, and press the brad
prongs apart as far as they will go.
separate as much as possible
12. Glue your buttons and embellishments on top of
the flat surface created by the brad that’s now
underneath the fabric.
Tips & Techniques
embellishments
You can also wait until all the flowers are safe
and secure on the wreath before you add the
embellishments to each flower.
hammer time!
Liquid Stitch™ fabric glue, 395
Dritz® Belle Button™, BB198
13. Using a hammer, carefully tap the floral pins until
they puncture the fabric just under the center
brad/embellishment. Push the rest of the way in.
14. Insert all the flowers and leave about a 6” space
at the top for the bow. Add a dab of hot glue
under each flower to be safe.
hammer
floral pin
stay in the loop
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5” x 27” (streamer)
5” x 24” (bottom bow loop)
5” x 22” (top bow loop)
2-1/2” x 6” (center band)
top loop
center
15. Cut the remaining burlap into 4 strips:
bottom loop
16. Fold the 27” strip in half, and cut both layers in
towards the fold to create the V-shape ends.
streamer
center fold
17. To prevent the V-shape cut from unraveling, zig
zag stitch the edges or apply Fray Check®.
18. Gather the center of the streamer and stitch.
19. Tack and glue the streamer into place first.
20. While creating two separate loops, sew together
the ends of the bow loop pieces with a 1” seam.
21. Press the seams open, and layer the two separate
loops with the smallest one on top.
loop #1
loop #2
22. Gather the two loops together in the middle,
wrap the center band around them and stitch to
secure.
23. To attach to the wreath, insert floral pins underneath
the top loop of the bow. Add a little hot glue for
insurance.
You’re Done.
Love it!
Fons & Porter® pliers, 7765