Supplies:
*Felt (I love wool felt, but any sort of felt will do. I choose two different colors to help create more depth.)
*Fabric scissors
*Felt tip pen or fabric marker
*Needle & thread (I choose a slightly lighter color so it would be more visible in photos.)
*Chipboard for flower pattern
*Buttons, if desired
To create the flower pattern, you can either download and print the image, or go ahead and free-hand your own. C'mon you can do it! My flower is approximately 2.5" in diameter

Step 2 |
Trace pattern onto felt, repeat x5
Cut flowers. Note: I prefer to skip step 2 and to simply hold my pattern on the felt as I cut around. Felt is somewhat stiff and easy to work with, so this works well. You'll also avoid pen marks on your edges.
Lay one flower down as a base. Fold remaining 4 flowers in half and pile on top of one another so that you have four quarters sticking out.
Double up the thread on your needle and you're ready to sew! Begin at the center and make several stitches until you've caught all 4 quarters.
To help ruffle your rose, peel back some of the inner layers and make additional stitches at center to help sculpt the petals into different, more upright directions. Note: If this seems too abstract or confusing--don't fret, you can skip this step also!
You've got a finished rose! The plain look is very sophisticated, however if you wish to add a button...
Continue using the same strand of thread to sew a fancy button of your choice to the center.
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very cute! i especially like the groovy vintage button.
ReplyDeleteI meant to ask you for this pattern when I was up last week! I couldn't remember quite how to recreate that magic...so I'm uber grateful for this tutorial! :)
ReplyDeleteLondon's right...that button is beyond groovy.