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Fabric Hair Bows

Learn how to make beautiful fabric hair bows using less than a quarter yard of fabric. This is an easy sewing project that will take about thirty minutes.
Prep Time30 minutes

Equipment

  • Hot Glue Gun
  • Sewing Machine

Ingredients

  • 1/4 yard Fabric lightweight woven fabrics work best, like quilting cotton
  • Hair Clips

Instructions

  • Cut out the four pieces as directed on the pattern.
    Pattern pieces cut from fabric.
  • Fold each of the two large rectangles in half lengthwise. Sew along the long raw edge using a 1/4 to 3/8 inch seam allowance.
    Rectangle pieces folded in half lengthwise and sewn on long raw edge.
  • Turn both pieces right side out and press.
    Large and small bow pieces turned right side out and ironed.
  • Fold in each short side and overlap about half an inch in the center. Press.
    Small bow pieces with right and left sides folded in to overlap slightly in the middle.
  • Fold the small rectangle in thirds lengthwise and press.
    Small rectangle folded in thirds lengthwise and ironed.
  • Fold the tail piece in half lengthwise. Sew along the raw edges, leaving a two inch opening in the middle.
    Tail piece folded in half lengthwise and sewn, with opening left between dot marking on pattern.
  • Clip the seam allowance in the corners of the tail piece. Turn right side out and press.
    All pieces turned right side out and pressed.
  • Hold one of the bow pieces with the overlap to the back. Accordian fold it in the middle to create a bow shape. Wrap thread around the middle a couple of times and then tie the thread to secure.
    Small bow piece accordian folded to scrunch in the middle; tied with thread.
  • Repeat with the other bow piece and the tail piece.
    Both bow pieces and tail piece tied in the middle with thread.
  • Glue the tail piece below the small bow piece.
    How gluing tail piece to bottom of small bow piece.
  • Glue the tail/small bow on top of the large bow.
    How gluing small bow and tail on top of large bow.
  • Glue one end of the tie piece to the back of the bow, then put glue all the way down the tie piece and wrap it all the way around the bow, securing on the back.
    Hot gluing the knot piece around the center of the bow.
  • Glue a hair clip to the back of the finished bow.
    Front and back of fabric hair bow.

Notes

Download the Fabric Hair Bow Pattern here.