We all know the traditional paper origami, but have you ever had a go at fabric origami?
I wanted to make butterflies, and found this amazing tutorial by Ralph Matthews at origami-instructions.com, on his site he has a whole heaps on inspiration…
Take two different pieces of 4.5″ x 6″ fabric, lay RST and sew all the way around 1/4″ from the edge. Leave a 2″ gap. Turn right way out through the gap, and hand sew up the gap using a ladder stitch. Press, then begin at step 4 here:
http://www.origami-instructions.com/origami-matthews-butterfly.html
To see/print my step my step photographic tutorial, and read about the tools, threads and fabrics I used, click the link below
origami butterflies pdf
Thanks for reading, I’d love to see your origami butterflies, be sure to tag me here, or on my Instagram page to show me
happy sewing
x creativeblonde x
What a unique idea this is, perfect for embellishing a little girl’s dress!
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This is beautiful. Are you going to be using them on a quilt?
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Thanks Jennifer, I was going to, but I ended up putting them on my mirror in my sewing room 🦋
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I want to make this for a pillow. How big does the butterfly end up being when completed? I think I saw that you start out with a 2 6×6 peices of fabric..?
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Hi Heidi, they finish up approx 3.5″ x 2.5″. Happy sewing x
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