Really Easy Felt Flowers

My mother-in-law had seen some felt flowers made from circles, and had bought a set of circle dies to cut the felt, so we had a quick look on utube and found this fantastic tutorial from mummycraftsalot.  We adjusted it a little bit so that all the work is done by sewing which seems to work quite well, so here is my step by step tutorial to make these gorgeous flowers.

Firstly you need 6 circles, you can mix the colours - these circles are 1.5", if you make larger broaches using 3" diameter circles then double up the circles so use 11 circles rather than the 6.

Have your needle ready and threaded with cotton, then take one circle and fold it in half (if you are making a larger broach with the 11 circles you would lay 2 circles on top of each other and then do the folds)

Then fold the circle in half again so you have a 1/4 circle

Layer the quater circle over another of the felt circles (this will make the base to the flower) and just stitch the centre in place.

Repeat this process so you fill the base circle with 4 quarter circles - I have only used one stitch to hold the pieces in place near the centre.

Take your last circle and fold it into it's 'quarter' shape but place it in the centre of the piece vertically rather than horizontally.  Again add a couple of stitches to hold it in place (I stitched this one on the diagonal from both sides).

Then arrange all the quarters which will fluff up and fill the flower.

And this is one of the people I made the flowers for as an Easter gift.  I stitched them onto some elastic to make a bracelt and hairband.  You can attach them to any clip, or onto boxes or bags - lots of uses.

 

Hope you enjoy making them

 

Katherine

Comments

[Virginia]

Oh Kat they are lovely - may have to give these a whirl!

[alexa]

Brilliant! So clear and easy to follow. I wonder if using other fabric might work too ...

[Lynne]

They are really pretty and you make them sound really easy to make.

[Alix]

so pretty....i;ve been meaning to have a go at this for an age...maybe today is the day. thanks for such a clear explanation!

[jayne]

These are Beautiful & I love the last photo.

[Eleanor]

It's that sweet girl again, and the flowers are delightful too! These sound so quick and easy, will have a go.
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[Leanne]

I have always wondered how people make these, but never gotten around to looking it up! Thank you x

[Erika]

Great flowers Katherine.

[Debbie]

Love these flowers, they look so effective x