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I am so lucky that my birthday has fallen on the same weekend as our local quilt show for the last two years. I look forward to it all year. There is always such beautiful fabrics to be inspired by and notions galore. If you follow me on Instagram you know I bought 54 yards of lace. No, I do not know what I am going to do with it. This year I left with a little more than an empty wallet and bags of goodies. A wonderful lady there shared with me how to make these little felt flowers. I instantly fell in love with how charming but simple they were. And as always I left the quilt show beaming with inspiration on how to use these in my next project.
You will need:
- Felt
- scissors
- fabric glue
From the felt cut a square, any size will work. This one is 5 inches, but I usually do much smaller.
Round each edge.
Start cutting into your piece. If anyone has any tips on how to take a picture while cutting let me know, it was pretty awkward. But, hopefully you can tell what I’m doing.
Continue to cut around in a spiral pattern. No part of my cutting is even, but some how that makes it come out better.
This may give you a better idea of how your spiral will look. I leave a little circle at the end of the felt. It will be used to help secure your finished flower.
Start from the outside and start rolling.
Keep rolling. I wish I knew how to Photoshop my thumb.
When you finish rolling your flower, you will have this little thingy (currently can’t come up with a better name than little thingy) at the end.
Dab on a little glue on and press on to the bottom of the flower.
It should look like this when you are done.
I used these flowers to make this Valentines wreath, but I have plenty of projects in mind for them.
I can’t wait to see what project ideas you have for them.
The Contessa (Linda)
This is so pretty. Your pictures and instructions make it easy to do. Thanks for sharing.
We have a party every Monday at http://www.tumbleweedcontessa.com. I would love for you to bring this by. What’d You Do This Weekend? Hope to see you there.
Linda
brenna
Thank you, Linda, for your sweet comment and for the invite. I will definitely link up.
Vita @ Juicer Depot
That turned out so pretty. Is the heart wreath made of foam?
brenna
Yes, it is foam and I used straight pins to attach the flowers to the wreath.
Mariely
I love it!! I’m pinning this right now 🙂
Tasha @ Homemade
So so cute! I love it! Thank you so much for sharing.
brenna
Thank you, Tasha for stopping by and your nice comment.
Amanda
Super cute! I’ll have to give these a try!
Ray
Thank you so much for sharing this – and by the way, there’s nothing wrong with your thumb ;)!
Shelley
These are really cute! I’m so glad I just bought a stack of felt! Thanks for sharing.
brenna
Happy Crafting!
Aracely
Is this regular craft felt or wool felt?
brenna
Yes, just regular craft felt.
Susan
I know this is an older post, but I’ve searching for how to make felt flowers today and this was the most straightforward – super helpful to show that the uneven cutting makes for better flowers. I can do that!