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
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
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Michelle Roberts from www.creativeblonde.co.uk
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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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[…] scraps? You make origami fabric butterflies! I found this great free pattern by Michelle Roberts at CreativeBlonde. The instructions have photos to help guide, but I have so much trouble with following diagrams […]
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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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I really really like this.
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