Easy DIY Scrappy Fabric Butterflies Tutorial
Image credit: Treasure Books via YouTube
If you have a lot of leftover or scrap fabrics in your stash and you don’t know where or what project to use them in, then check out this DIY craft idea by Treasure Books on YouTube and I’m sure you’ll enjoy making it!
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This is a very simple project and there is no right or wrong way of doing it, just stitch all of the fabric pieces that you picked however you want, and you can also use any material and make this project look as scrappy as desired, guaranteed it will still look lovely!
Materials for Scrappy Fabric Butterfly:
- Assorted fabric scraps
- Scissors
- Needle and thread
- Paper
- Cardboard
- Fabric glue
- Marking pen
- Sewing machine
How to Make a Scrappy Fabric Butterfly:
Step 1
Draw the desired shape on a piece of paper using a marker, then cut a piece of fabric into any size and shape, and add some glue at the back.
Step 2
Place it over the paper however you want, then keep adding fabrics until you’ve covered the whole shape, and make sure to press down each fabric firmly.
Step 3
Stitch over the edges of the patched fabrics, then cut out the piece, flip it over, and apply plenty of glue at the back before adhering to a piece of cardboard.
Step 4
Stitch on the edges of the patchwork, then cut out the excess cardboard, and glue on some embellishments or beads of your choice.
*Thanks to Treasure Books via YouTube for all the images used here. If you love this DIY project idea, then you’ll surely love her other video tutorials too, so give her channel a visit and subscribe!
Easy DIY Scrappy Fabric Butterflies Tutorial
