Easy Flower Hair Bow – A Patriotic Hair Bow for July 4th

• Scraps
• Circle template (I used the lid of a large cinnamon spice container; the smaller, red lid in my picture) to produce a flower that measures 2 and 1/4 inches wide. 
• coordinating craft felt
• barrette/hair bow clip
• Aleenes Original Tacky Glue
• needle and thread 
• embellishments/beads 

Fabric Cuts for a 4th of July Hair Bow

First, trace the circle template onto your felt. You’ll only need one circle of felt for each clip. If you have multiple hair bows to make – which you should because they are so easy – cut all of them at once. 

Then, using the same circle template you used on the felt, trace circles onto your scrap fabric pieces. You can either use 5 circles per clip or 6. I chose to use 6 because I wanted to use 3 of each pattern. 

Again, you see the dark red fabric being used here because that was before I decided I didn’t like the look of it against the other fabrics. 

Make a Fabric Flower

Thread your needle with about 24 inches of thread. 

Find the center of your felt (fold it in half, and then in quarters) and put your threaded needle through it. This step makes it easier to affix the first petal. 

Fold the first petal (circle) in half. Then, nearly fold it in half again, just layering it over the first half. 

Line up the point of the petal with the center of the felt. Using a couple small stitches, sew the petal to the felt.

For the next petal, use the first petal as a template for the size when folding it over. That way, you can be sure your petals are even. Then, continue with the same steps as above.

Continue with these steps, all the way around until you final petal is placed. Remember, you can either use 5 or 6 petals, depending on where you overlap your petals. 

Note: the next series of pictures are after I decided that the solid, dark, red fabric was not going to work with this clip. 

When you get to the final petal, you will want to position it so that it sort of tucks under the first petal you attached. 

Embellish the Patriotic Hair Bow

Because I used bold patterns, I opted for a simple, silver, bead for the center of this flower. I was also thinking to use a bead shaped like a star for this patriotic flower, however, I couldn’t find them in my mess of a craft cabinet. Turns out the star beads were in my daughter’s craft cabinet… 

The point here is that you should embellish the flowers with anything you’d like: any bead, buttons, etc. 

Leave the thread you’ve got left to attach the clip to the flower. 

Attach Flower to Hair Clip   

Now’s the time to attach the hair clip to the back of the flower. I used Aleenes Original Tacky Glue, 16-Ounce to first adhere it. I held the clip open with another of the beads I had because this one time, at band camp, I glued the stinking thing shut. Lesson learned. 

Using the thread you’ve got remaining from assembling and embellishing the flower, sew the clip onto the felt by running it through the clip’s middle section. Repeat on the other side. 

Knot the thread and tie it off and ta-da! 

Yield: 1

Easy Flower Hair Bow

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This easy flower hair bow is quick to make using scraps of fabric. Follow this step-by-step tutorial to make a patriotic craft perfect to celebrate the 4th of July!

Active Time 15 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

Difficulty Easy

Estimated Cost $1

Materials

• fabric scraps
• Circle template (I used the lid of a large cinnamon spice container; the smaller, red lid in my picture) to produce a flower that measures 2 and 1/4 inches wide.
• coordinating craft felt
• barrette/hair bow clip
• embellishments/beads

Tools

• Aleenes Original Tacky Glue, 16-Ounce
• needle and thread

Instructions

1. First, trace the circle template onto your felt. You’ll only need one circle of felt for each clip. If you have multiple hair bows to make, cut all of them at once. 
2. Using the same circle template you used on the felt, trace circles onto your scrap fabric pieces. You can either use 5 circles per clip or 6. I chose to use 6 because I wanted to use 3 of each pattern. 
3. Thread your needle with about 24 inches of thread. Find the center of your felt (fold it in half, and then in quarters) and put your threaded needle through it. This step makes it easier to affix the first petal. Fold the first petal (circle) in half. Then, nearly fold it in half again, just layering it over the first half. Line up the point of the petal with the center of the felt. Using a couple small stitches, sew the petal to the felt.
4. For the next petal, use the first petal as a template for the size when folding it over. That way, you can be sure your petals are even. Then, continue with the same steps as above. Continue with these steps, all the way around until you final petal is placed. Remember, you can either use 5 or 6 petals, depending on where you overlap your petals. When you get to the final petal, you will want to position it so that it sort of tucks under the first petal you attached. 
5. Embellish the patriotic hair bow. Because I used bold patterns, I opted for a simple, silver, bead for the center of this flower. I was also thinking to use a bead shaped like a star for this patriotic flower, however, I couldn’t find them in my mess of a craft cabinet. Turns out the star beads were in my daughter’s craft cabinet… 
6. The point here is that you should embellish the flowers with anything you’d like: any bead, buttons, etc. Leave the thread you’ve got left to attach the clip to the flower. Attach the flower to the hair clip. Now’s the time to attach the hair clip to the back of the flower.
7. Using the thread you’ve got remaining from assembling and embellishing the flower, sew the clip onto the felt by running it through the clip’s middle section. Repeat on the other side. Knot the thread and tie it off and ta-da! 

Notes

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