I don’t know about you, but I have a little bitty eensy weensy teensy fabric hoarding problem. It’s hard for me to let go of scraps because I could maybe-possibly-sometime-in-the-distant-future use them one day! Anyone out there feel me" Good. Well I found a genius way to use up all those pretty fabric scraps – by making scrap fabric flowers!

These flowers are SUPER easy and fun to make and can be done mindlessly while watching your latest Netflix obsession. And the great thing is is that there are so many uses for these adorable little gals! Hair clips, bag accessories, clothing embellishments and more – these pretty flowers are the perfect way to give those scraps new life!
Scrap Fabric Flowers Materials

Scrap fabric
Scissors Glue gun
Optional: metal alligator hair clips

Step 1

Cut a long strip of scrap fabric that is anywhere from 1.5″ to 3″ wide. Don’t worry about wrinkles or frayed edges – that just adds to the charm!
Step 2

Fold your strip of fabric in half hotdog style (so it’s still long like a hotdog bun, get it" ) and begin rolling one end around itself until you have a little coiled center. Add a dab of hot glue to hold the coil in place.
Step 3

Begin folding your folded strip of fabric around your coiled center, varying how much fabric is seen and which way it is facing. Add little dabs of hot glue as you go to hold your ‘petals’ in place. The first few are the hardest, but it ...