Create Patriotic Fabric Flowers in Five Easy Steps
Are you looking to craft something to add a patriotic touch to your 4th of July décor? Look no further! By crafting fabric flowers with red, white, and blue fabrics, you can create a beautiful, handmade décor piece to give your celebration an extra special feel.
Here are the necessary materials needed to create incredible Patriotic Fabric Flowers:
Gather Your Supplies
Shower Curtains Rings (Dollar Tree)
Patriotic Fabric
Hot Glue
Cardboard
Dowel Rods or BBQ Skewers from Dollar Tree
Stuffing for the center of the flower (if desired)
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Steps To Make A Patriotic Fabric Flower:
Step # 1 - Cutting Your Fabric Strips
Tear the strips into ½” to ¾” wide strips by 8”. The first flower I made, I measured 6” which is enough fabric but it made it difficult to pull the tails through the loop!
You can either tear or cut the fabric. It just depends on the style you are wanting. Do you like the frayed look? If so, use the tear method.
Step #2 - Adding The Strips of Fabric
Add the strips to the shower curtain ring a using a slip knot
I used about 21-24 strips of fabric. It depends on how full you want your Patriotic Fabric Flower to be.
Step #3 - Cutting the centers for the Patriotic Fabric Flowers
I traced the inside of the shower curtain ring onto cardboard and cut it just a bit bigger.
I cut two circles - one for the front and one for the back. (This step is not necessary if you will not be able to see the back of the flowers) I covered one circle with fabric and painted the other circle blue.
Step #4 - Covering the centers for the Patriotic Fabric Flowers
You can either use fabric to cover the cardboard circle or paint. If using fabric, cut the circle about 1” bigger than your cardboard circle.
Using hot glue, carefully glue the fabric to the cardboard circle. Please don’t burn yourself!!!
One flower, I decided to add polyfill to the center so that it would look three dimensional. To be honest, I liked the center with just fabric the best.
Step # 5 - Putting Your Patriotic Fabric Flower together
Once you have all your fabric strips attached to the shower curtain ring, all you need to do is hot glue the center to the front.
Hot glue the dowel rod to the back of the flower. You can either cover the dowel rod with another circle or leave it without.
Final Touches
You can use your flowers either by themselves or make an arrangement with them like I did. If you’d like to see how I transformed the Dollar Tree Flower Bucket, then be sure and check out the post “Transforming A Dollar Tree Planter with a Rustic Finish”.
I hope that I’ve given you the necessary information and inspirations to craft your own beautiful patriotic fabric flowers! With some creativity and craftiness, you can create a bold and beautiful décor piece to share with friends and family on your 4th of July.
