Making a Folded Fabric Flower

Supplies:

• fabric
• embroidery floss
• sewing needle
• button
• felt
• hot glue
• scissors
• pin back
• circle template (3 inch)

Steps:

1. Create a 3" circle template out of cardboard. Use the template to trace 5 circles onto the fabric. Then cut out the circles.

2. Fold the fabric circle in half, then in half again. Finger press the folds.


3. Divide a length of embroidery floss into a 3 strand piece, then thread it onto the needle. Knot the end, then do a running stitch along the curved edge of the fabric, as shown below. Then gently gather the fabric towards the knotted end.


4. Repeat until you have all 5 petals strung onto the thread.


5. Scoot the petals away from the knotted end so that you have a length of thread to tie at that end. Bring the two ends of the thread together, bunching the petals up. Tie off the ends of the thread.


6. Cut a small circle of felt and hot glue it to the back of the flower.


7. Now use embroidery floss to sew the button into the center of the flower.


8. Glue a pin back onto the flower. Enjoy your new accessory!