As many of my family members and friends will attest, I kind of have an obsession with creating fabric flowers. Ribbon, buttons, hot glue sticks and fat quarters became my close companions for a while as most of my spare time was spent creating flowers- for bags, clips and headbands. We took a family weekend trip in November, and I was as happy as a clam creating 20 or so flowers in one of the back rows of the van.
I think I can say that my obsession has subsided a little, but I still enjoy making them and wanted to share how to make one with you.
First, I cut out 5 circles of fabric- you only see 4, but that's because I had started the project before I remembered to take some pictures. :)
Any number of odd circles will do, but the more circles, the bigger the hole in the middle and the more work it takes to make it look nice.
Fold one circle in half,
Then in half again.
Thread a needle and knot it tight, sewing a simple running stitch along the curved base- the bigger the stitches you put in, the smaller your "petal" will be. Try to do the same number of stitches in each petal, as this will make them look more uniform.
Pull the the thread and slide the "petal" along till you reach the knot in your thread- like so:
Repeat and continue with the remaining fabric circles, and then sew your thread again into the back of your original petal, joining them all together into a circle. I like to go around again with my thread through the fabric to secure the petals.
Cut and knot your thread. It's now basically done, and you can attach it to anything you want. I attached mine to a stretchy headband with a piece of ribbon on the back. I made it adjustable, so the flower can slide to wherever you want it on your head.
I also hot glued some beads for the center of my flower. You could do buttons too.
It's now finished, and my younger sister is thrilled with it!
