Christmas Decorating with Fabric Flowers by Kathy K. Wylie December 10, 2014 written by Kathy K. Wylie December 10, 2014 687 ‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house… were beautiful fabric flowers, some as small as a mouse! We’ve been having fun learning how to make fabric flowers with a Kanzashi Flower Maker and Christmas fabrics. Although I originally intended to stitch the blossoms onto a background as dimensional applique – and they would be great for that! – I realized that fabric flowers could be used in many other ways as well. Browsing through the extensive array of available sewing and quilting notions gave me all sorts of ideas. Here are three ways to get into Christmas decorating with fabric flowers. Stockings Use a decorative button to attach a fussy-cut large Pointed Petal flower to your handmade or purchased stockings. Christmas stocking Fridge Magnet Attach half a magnetic snap to the back of layered Pointed Petal flowers… Magnetic snap on back of fabric flower … to create a fridge magnet, perfect for displaying your Christmas cards or last-minute to-do lists! Fabric flower fridge magnet Christmas Tree Ornaments Clever Clips may have been designed to hold quilt bindings in place, but sew one on the back of a lace Pointed Petal flower… Clever Clip on back of fabric flower … and it will easily clip onto a branch of your Christmas tree. Fabric flower Christmas tree ornament Be sure to make enough Christmas fabric flowers with your Kanzashi Flower Maker to trim your tree, grace your fridge, and accessorize your stockings. Then make a few extra for gift wrapping and table setting – more ideas coming tomorrow! Come on! Get into the spirit of Christmas decorating with fabric flowers… Print this page or save as a PDF christmas craftschristmas fabricfabric flowershandmade christmas ornamentshow to make fabric flowerskanzashikanzashi flowers FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditWhatsappTelegramEmail Kathy K. Wylie Kathy is a multiple international-award winning quilter specializing in appliqué techniques in a “contemporary traditional” style. She lectures and teaches all over the country at guilds, shops and quilt shows and is a CQA/ACC Certified Quilt Judge. Her work has been featured in magazines, and her designs are available as individual patterns as well as in her book “Sewflakes: Papercut Appliqué Quilts”. previous post WEEKLY GIVEAWAY! Clover™ Flower Making Tools next post Gift Wrapping with Fabric Flowers YOU MAY ALSO LIKE... Oliso M3Pro project iron – the perfect travelling... Quilting tools to help with everyday needs OLFA rotary cutter and rulers for quilters on... What’s in your Hemline Gold Multi-Use Craft Bag? Make a strap adjustable with a slide buckle The easiest way to add a magnetic closure... 12 easy steps to sew a zippered pocket... 2 ways to make fabric waterproof with Odif... 6 easy steps to making a strong strap... 4 comments Sarah December 14, 2014 - 12:10 am I love the tree ornaments! Reply Elaine December 13, 2014 - 6:40 pm Always looking for new ideas. These are beautiful. Reply Diane Duff December 11, 2014 - 8:56 pm Great ideas.always more to learn,great! Reply Carolyn Hutchinson December 11, 2014 - 11:42 am What great ideas! Can’t wait to try out some of these. Reply Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
