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I've been a little obsessed with flowers this summer and I had the purple and turquoise fabric I wanted to do something with, so I made this skirt!
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First, you need a skirt to glue/sew the flowers to.
I got a high-waisted skirt from Goodwill for 2$. It does not really matter what the skirt is made of as long as it looks good with the flowers you made.
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Here is how to make the flowers.
1.Cut squares of fabric.
2. Iron the corners in until you get a circle-like shape.
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Do the same for the other color of fabric for your flower layers. You do not need 2 layers, but I think it looks nicer with 2.
Don't worry about gluing the corners down, the sewing machine will stabilize them later.
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Find similarly shaped layers and layer them on top of one another.
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Cut strips of another fabric to make the swirl on the fabric.
Sew the strips onto the 2 layers of fabric starting from the middle and moving out.
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Here is what the swirl looked like when I was doing it.
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After you have enough flowers to cover the skirt or dress, take the fabric glue to the back of the flower and place it on the skirt. If you have 2 different colors, I would advise planning a design.
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Make sure you have enough glue on the flowers to hold them into place. Pin them in place as you go.
Wait for the glue to dry.
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When you are taking the pins out of the flowers after the glue has dried, you might need a pair of pliers to grab the pins because the glue might have dried to them.
This is OK though, your flowers won't be going anywhere on your skirt!
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Ta Da!
You have a new, rockin' skirt.
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M.a.r.i.s.o.l. Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:27:40 +0000
super cute...great job
rachel. Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:55:42 +0000
cute colors!!
Rachel K. Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:57:33 +0000
That is rally, really cute! The flowers look wonderful on that style of skirt. Thanks so much for this, I'll be linking.
Rachel K. Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:57:32 +0000
That is rally, really cute! The flowers look wonderful on that style of skirt. Thanks so much for this, I'll be linking.
Spiffy555 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:27:40 +0000
OH MY GOSH!! HOW CUTE! I LOVE IT!