How to Make Flowers Out of Face Cloths

Face cloths are an excellent home-cleaning accessory.

Face cloths are also known as wash cloths, and they are small, absorbent squares of terry cloth. They are an excellent gift for parents-to-be, as they will shortly be cleaning up many spills and messes, but you do not need to present them in neatly folded squares. Instead, turn your washcloths into flowers and offer the new parents a useful bouquet.

Things You'll Need

• Face cloths
• Safety pin
• Ribbon
• Dowels or spoons

Instructions

1. Fold the face cloth diagonally from corner to corner, creating a triangle.

2. Place the face cloth on a flat surface, with the fold side to the left and the point to the right.

3. Roll the face cloth from the bottom to the top, starting with a tight roll and loosening as you roll up.

4. Pin the loose end of the roll to the bulk of the roll using a safety pin. You now have a rolled wash cloth that looks like a rosebud, with longer petals rising out of the center.

5. Fluff the top of the wash cloth flower by gently tugging at the petals at the top.

6. Insert a dowel into the center of the bottom of the flower, allowing the pressure from the rolled fabric to keep it there. If you want to give the new parents plastic feeding spoons, use spoons as the stems instead.

References

• Creative Baby Shower; Instructions to Make Washcloth Flowers
• 101 Baby Shower Ideas; Using Washcloth Roses as the Basis of Many Arrangements