Mid Week Midnight Madness "No Sew Quilted Ball Ornament" by Priscilla

How to make a Quilted Christmas Ball Ornament....

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As promised, I am going to show you how I made my quilted ball ornament. It is a fun project and I hope you enjoy my tutorial.

They are many patterns and ways to make these types of no sew quilted ornaments and today I am going to show you one of the easier ways.

Here are the supplies that you will need.

1 - 3 inch Styrofoam ball

A bunch of straight pins with flat heads

Hot glue gun

About a foot to a foot and a half of Ribbon

24 squares of material (2 ½ inche square)

Optional but recommended- Flowers/charms/decrative brads etc.

Begin by taking one of your squares and push a straight pin through the center of wrong side and then pin it to the ball.

Fold in half to form a rectangle and then fold one side down and pin in place at the bottom.

Repeat on the other side of the rectangle and place 4 pins along the bottom edge To save pins, I used only one pin for the center bottom the

Repeat all of  the above right next to the first one.

Repeat 2 more times so you  have your completed center. It should take 4 squares to complete.

Continue with the same folding pattern but start the second row approximately 1/2 way down from your first four you completed. You will continue this pattern all the way around the ball starting each new square on the fold lines and the connecting edges of the first four squares.

You have now used up 12 squares and completed one side of your onament.

Find the center of the ball on the opposite side and repeat all of the above until you have two completed side.

Trim off any loose material and use some hot glue to attach your ribbon. The ribbon is meant to conceal the material ends and flat head pins. With the extra ribbon ends, form a loop to create your hanging element.You can tie it in a knot and tie a bow like I did.

Then add your own special touches to your project and embellish any way you like.

Make it your own and have fun with it.

I made a complete gift set with card and a "priscillastyles" envelope.

Thank you so much for stopping by to check out my tutorial.

Merry Christmas Everyone :)

Priscilla