Remember this pillow that I made using a blouse that I recently bought at a thrift store?

Well, I promised that I would show you how I made the floppy bow.  Remember?  I hate to break promises, so here we go.

For this bow, I used the sleeve portion of the blouse.  See here?

First, cut off the cuff, like so:

So far, so good?  See that fancy slit?  That is what helps make this easy bow so, well… easy.  You’ll see.

Now, just cut your fabric so it is slightly wider than you want your bow to be.  Basically 3 quick snips, don’t over-think it…it doesn’t have to be perfect.  Turn the fabric inside out and pin it, making sure to secure that slit well.  Then simply stitch the ends like so:

Now here is where that little slit makes life easy.  Remove the pins and turn that baby inside out through the slit.  No need to sew it up, it is going to be hidden in the back of the bow.  You may notice that one side of the bow is a little wider than the other.  Since the fabric is so floppy, it really won’t be noticeable when you are done.  Trust me, it will be okay.

Now grab that cuff and cut it in half lengthwise

Position this knot to form a bow and either sew to your desired tightness, or just add a touch of hot glue.  Trim the ends off then add a hair clip if wanted.  Done!

Yep…that was pretty easy!