Monday, 17 October 2011

How I made the Pussy Bow

Ha probably some of you have realized that I'm trying to pull a fast one with my Biba DIY project. Not that this pussy bow has anything to do with Biba fashion but I was at my wits end with coming up with something Biba-ish to make. 

I keep a box of old garments and they really come in handy when I need some fabric for my DIY projects. This blouse with stripes pattern I'm using was relegated when it didn't fit well after several wash. 

Step 1: Cut out two long rectangular pieces of cloths, each 10cm by 60cm.

Step 2: Sew the two short ends together to get one long rectangular cloth.

Step 3: Fold the long rectangular cloth into half, with the wrong side facing out. Iron the fold flat so that it will be easier to sew the edges later. 

Step 4: Pin the open side to keep the folded cloth in place during sewing.

Step 5: Cut diagonally across the two short ends of the cloth.

Step 6: Sew along the edges of the long folded strip of cloth but leave one short end open.

Step 7: Reach into the opening and pull the cloth out. The right side of the cloth should be outside now.

Step 8: Seal the opening with fabric glue. I think this is playing cheat. Hee, can any sewing guru please enlighten me? How do I close such opening the right way?

Last step: Tie a ribbon with the sash you made and stuck it on any outfit with a pin.
Don't fasten the pin to the ribbon and you could use this sash as a belt or hairband. Thanx for checking out this post!

♥ Ft

20 comments:

  1. love this DIY! the bow goes really well with your outfit it's so preppy and chic! <3

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  3. This is a great DIY!! When I close up my dolls or pillows I just try and do the tiniest hand stitches in the world. I always wanna turn to glue but I know I'd feel guilty and lazy ha.

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  4. Thanks for the quick DIY! Love how it turned out! For the end, instead of gluing it, you can do one of two things:
    1. handstitch the seam shut. Fold the edges and then do a slip stitch (I think is what it's called) or
    2. pin the seam shut and then stitch all around on the right side of the fabric.

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  5. great idea! I ♥ u'r blog! :)

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  6. Wow this looks so simple but it's really pretty - will have to try this sometime :).

    Sarah
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  7. thank you for sharing! :D
    I'll deff' try this myself! your blog is nice:)
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  8. simple but very chic and nice! you are really so creative, gal! good work!

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  10. Genius, another brilliant diy to add to my list. Thanks for posting.

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  12. Cute Idea!!! thanks for sharing :)
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  13. Cute bow. Love are the stripes go together.

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  14. I love DIYs! So much fun on a rainy day :) love this look x

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  15. first off, thanks for your comment ^_^

    cute Bow tutorial. I used to be sooo obsessed with bows ^_^

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  16. such a great diy! im totally gonna try this now! :)

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  17. I love this DIY post since I love bows :) The one you made looks lovely! Definitely trying this.

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