{how to make a gift bow out of fabric tutorial}
And when you aren’t celebrating a holiday or birthday, you can wear it as a headband!
I sewed it onto a piece of elastic. And then took this photo myself. I hate modeling! But an elastic band also makes it way easy to put on a present.
Here’s how to make this:
1. Start with two long pieces of fabric 2.5″ by 42″ long. Sew them into two long tubes at 1/4″ and cut to these sizes:
3- 11″
3- 9″
2- 7″
1- 4″
2. Turn them inside out
3. Make each strip into a figure 8 shape and pin in the middle. They should look like this:
4. Make the smallest piece into a circle.
5. Sew down the middle to keep the figure 8 shape.
6. Stack ’em up, sewing them together by hand as you go. The biggest pieces go first and smallest last.
7. Sew it onto an elastic headband.
Gift wrapping is my favorite part of the holidays!
super cute project!!
Great minds think alike! I made headbands with the gift bows out of ribbon for my girls last week! I’m working on a post for them this morning. How funny!!
Aloha and Mele Kalikimaka,
charlie
What pretty fabric you have… and your bows are darling. Happy wrapping!
So great. I’m super impressed that you turned all of those right side out too. That part takes me forev.
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So fun & cute!!! Love this as a gift & as gift decor :)
Oh that looks wonderful! I have to try this one!
Thanks for linking to A Round Tuit.
hope you have a lovely week!
Jill @ Creating my way to Success
http://jembellish.blogspot.com/
Such a great idea, I love this. Such a wonderful idea for homemade gifts.
Thanks for the tute;)I’m gonna have to try this…just made one out of magazines, but this is way cuter!
Love Love Love this!
i’m featuring this on my blog today.
http://www.imlovinyourblog.blogspot.com
Man I wish I could sew!!! And even before I scrolled down I thought to myself that it would make a darling headband. I really like the fabric you chose too. I am going to feature this tomorrow. Thanks for linking this up today!
I love that so, so much! The fabric is perfect as well.
Love this idea!! The fabric is so cute, but I think I’ll try using felt, as I’m a little short on sewing time this week :)
Thank you for your wonderful tutorial!
Girl!!!! I am featuring these bows tomorrow as a Tell me Tuesday FAVE. This was a tough toss up, because I also love your ornament necklace. ;-)
http://vintagepollyanna.blogspot.com/2010/12/tell-me-tuesday-5.html
I’m all over this! I can’t wait to make one! Thanks chick!