Tutorial on how to make a Five point ribbon flower
Friday, February 15, 2008 at 7:23AMYesterday Allison left a comment asking how I made the five petal flowers on my latest crazy quilt block. So I thought I would write a little tutorial on how to do them to answer her question.
To make a Five point ribbon flower.
The sample is made from 13 mm ribbon but you can use ribbon from 8mm to quite large to make this type of flower. It looks good in silk ribbon, satin ribbon and ribbon made of organza.
Cut a piece about 3/4 inch long and fold it at right angles so that it forms a mitre corner as illustrated.
Fold the ribbon back on the mitre, so you are folding the ribbon back underneath itself.
Finger press the top edge.
You will have a front and back.
Front of the fold
Back of the fold
Make five petals and have them ready to thread together.
About half way down ribbon gather the first petal on the needle and then trim the excess ribbon off.
Do this with the five petals gathering them on the needle.
Pull the thread tight and finish off at the back.
You can use a little fray check if unravelling is problem
Add a bead for the centre.
You have a 5 pointed ribbon flower to add to your next project!
I hope you enjoy the tutorial.
Reader Comments (24)
Merci beaucoup, très intéressant les "tuto" en images.
thank you!!always is useful know how to make thisaccesories :D thank again
Thank you for the tutorial! I have always wondered how to do these despite trying various made up methods they never sat right.. :D
Indeed I did enjoy it. Love how sharp your photos are, too! Thanks, Sharon...
Thank you for all the wonderful things you have taught us and inspired us to do. I took your encrusted class but did not participate in any of the discussions. I thought the class was excellent and enjoy crazy quilting even more with all the new ideas. Jayne
Thanks this is beautiful. Very easy tutorial to follow.
Thank you so much - and thanks to Alison for asking :)
CA
Fantastic work and Very useful tutorial
Great tutorial... thanks Ms. Sharon!!! Have a wonderful weekend!
Sharon,
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Bev
Beautiful work Sharon!...even the lurkers like me are inspired...I finished a small quilt for my godson that I was making for his baptism and 2 quickie ones for his brothers so they will not be jealous. My best friend was shocked to see the floor of my sewing room... Keep that inspiration up!
CQMadhatter
p.s. My best friend was visiting because I am working on 2 4-tier skirts for her...most of the way finished. Hmmmm...maybe I will weigh all the projects that leave and see what it totals....
Oh, thank you very much. Fantastic!!!
merci beaucoup de nous faire partager votre expérience et votre savoir faire
Hi Sharon
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So simple yet so beautiful! Thank you for sharing.
Thanks so much for this, just what I need.
Thanks for the clear instructions with excellent sharp photos. I made a large one to adorn the front of my baby's Christening dress as the store didn't have any large enough nor in the ivory color I wanted. Plus mine is made with soft satin ribbon and not the scratchy stuff the store flowers use. Wonderful tutorial!
I think I want to make lots of these to "sprinkle" on the new curtains I made for my daughter's room.
GREAT.that was very nice.
Great tutorial, many thanks.
Thank you so much!,very good instructions:)
Nice tutorial..will try it some time later....
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Nice skills, thanks for sharing with us!
Have a nice day...
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