DIY Fabric Hair Bows

 By  special request from a friend.... 

You only need a few supplies for these bows and you should be able to find them at most craft stores. The metal hair clips are often with the beading and jewelry supplies. You can grab some precut fabric or use scraps from home.

• Quilting cotton fabric, use scraps or a Jelly Roll
• Hair claw alligator clip
• Hot glue gun
• Basic sewing supplies: sewing machine, thread, rotary cutter, mat and acrylic ruler

• Small Bows – 2.25″ by 16″
• Wider Bows – 3″ by 16″

Cut 1 strip of fabric for your desired bow size according to the measurements above.

Fold the strip of fabric in half lengthwise with right sides together and match raw edges. Press. Sew short end and pivot at corner. I like to leave my needle in the fabric, lift the presser foot and pivot my fabric to get a clean corner. Sew almost halfway to the center of the long edge. Backstitch. Repeat on the other side leaving a 2.5″ opening in the middle for turning the bow. Clip the corners and trim the seam allowance down to 1/8″. Then turn the bow piece right side out and press. It’s a little tricky to turn such a small tube but you can use a chopstick, pen or point turner to help you. I like to use a pin to pull out the seam allowances on the corners of the bow.Tying the bow is like tying your shoes! Loop, swoop and pull! To tie the bow, fold over a loop and hold it with your right hand .Pull the long end around the back and over the front of the first loop.Fold the length with your finger and push under the first loop but over the back piece. Pull the length through creating the second loop. Pull and adjust loops and tails until you like the result. You may have to practice a few times! If this method is too confusing, find something to tie the bow around, such as a chopstick, and then slide the bow off and add clip. Tighten up the bow once you have a bow shape you like.Stick the barrette clip at the back of the bow and then use the glue gun to shoot glue behind the clip. Add some glue to the front knot of the bow to keep it extra secure. Don’t put too much glue in this step because it can shoot out and make a big mess.