Make Your Own Fabric Bows – Easily!
Raid your fabric stash, or the even the local thrift store! Here is my step by step guide to making your own fabric bows – easily! Being the Mom of 2 girls, bows are in high demand around here. And as many of us know, some of them can come with a hefty price tag. Save your dough for something else and make your own.
I have more than enough confidence in each and every single one of you no matter your level of craftiness is, and once you master this simply technique, the possibilities are truly endless!
There will be no more paying top dollar for those cute fabric bow barrettes at the mall when you can easily make identical or similar ones yourself—way cheaper!
I just love making these. They are perfect for handmade baby shower gifts, my girls’ soccer teams, to add to the top of a gift, and so much more. My daughter is now making them and selling them in order to raise money for her upcoming mission trip. If she can do it (she’s 12) so can you!
Materials:
- 1/4 yard cotton pineapple fabric (or your favorite cotton fabric)
- Needle and thread
- Hot glue/hot glue gun
- Iron/ironing board
- Alligator clip
- Scissors
Directions:
1. Cut out three pieces of fabric:
-9″x4.5″
-5″x4″
-1″x3″
2. Iron the long sides of your fabric over about 1/4″
3. Using your largest piece of fabric, Place the fabric print side down, fold the short ends into the middle
4. Thread your needle and start sewing the two sides together from bottom to top
5. Repeat step 4 with your medium sized piece of fabric
6. place the medium sized fabric bow on top of the large piece of fabric
7. Wrap a long piece of thread around the center of your two bows
8. Hot glue your little piece of fabric in the front center of your bow
9. Hot glue your lined alligator clip on the back of your bow and hot glue the ends of your 1×3″ piece in the middle of your opened alligator clip
10. Your bow is ready to wear!
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Robin Masshole Mommy says
April 28, 2016 at 8:44 amThose are so cute. My nieces would love these.
tara pittman says
April 28, 2016 at 2:32 pmThat does look simple to make. I need to try making a bow.
Heather says
April 28, 2016 at 9:12 pmThese are cute, you could use them for wrapping gifts too! 🙂
Bernadette Callahan says
April 28, 2016 at 10:52 pmI love that pineapple fabric, super cute for summer. I have made fabric bows before and they really are much simpler than I thought.
Elizabeth O. says
April 29, 2016 at 1:24 amAmazing! Love the step-by-step tutorial as well, it’s very easy to follow. I love DIY gifts as they are made from a lot of love and effort. And you’re right, I’m sure the little girls who receive these bows love it! They are so pretty.
Amy Jones says
April 29, 2016 at 10:35 amhaha what an easy way to make a bow, i loved the pineapple fabric !
Lexie Lane says
April 29, 2016 at 7:38 pmI love DIY projects, I would love to do this bows for my niece, I hope she love it.
doran says
April 29, 2016 at 10:03 pmThese are adorable! I love that pineapple fabric.
Brandi H says
April 30, 2016 at 12:26 amThis sounds fairly easy for me to do. Thanks for sharing the step by step instructions.
DannyUK.com says
April 30, 2016 at 6:10 amThese look great and so easy to make too!
Ana Fernandez says
April 30, 2016 at 10:55 amLovely bows! Im sure I can do this ! You make it look so easy!
Stacy Kripas says
May 1, 2016 at 7:44 amThis one looks really cute. I’m sure girls would definitely love this
Terri Beavers says
May 1, 2016 at 8:01 amThat’s an easy to follo tutorial and the bow is darling. Anyone should be able to make one from your instructions.
Kathy Kenny Ngo says
May 1, 2016 at 2:07 pmI could never do that so I will just buy many from people who actually do. This makes it more fun.
Ana De- Jesus says
May 1, 2016 at 5:21 pmThese bows are beautiful and I love that you made them yourself, it gives me hope that I can make some myself!
Michelle Blackwood says
May 2, 2016 at 3:11 amThanks for this tutorial, you make it look so simple that I want to try it now.Bookmarking.
Kristin says
December 11, 2016 at 3:25 pmThese are super cute. I used your tutorial to make some bows today, but I think the measurements you listed are inaccurate. The piece in your picture measures a lot longer than 6 inches.
Samal Alpysbayeva says
October 25, 2018 at 5:27 amHi,
What a lovely site!
Great nin and you are generous to give us freebies.
Valerie Wilson says
April 20, 2020 at 4:15 pmThe measurements for the bow is wrong. For the second part to the bow the measurements should be 8”x4” as in the picture.
Missi says
May 25, 2020 at 5:45 pmThank you!