I've been having a lot of fun lately trying to make fabric flowers. I especially love felt because you don't have to worry about fraying and it has so much natural volume. Rosie found a lovely flower, said I could probably figure out how to make it, and that she wanted to see pictures if I did. So here are some pictures for anyone else who wants to try.
First I cut out lots of felt circles. This flower takes about 30. For the bud in the center, I folded two circles in half vertically and then wrapped some unfolded circles around that. I used embroidery floss to stitch it together.
I added about 8 more circles to the center, some folded in half vertically and some unfolded. When the center was big enough, I put lots of stitches in the base to draw it together.
Next I made five separate buds with three or four felt circles each, and then sewed those around the center bud. Once it was assembled how I wanted it, I put lots and lots of stitches through the base of the whole flower to keep it together. Add a clip or a pin and it's done!
