Easter Faux Flower Tutorial

These would make pretty Easter corsages, or look nice as kiddie bows, or attached to an Easter basket.

OK--I tried the flowers from a few posts back.  Again, it's not MY original idea, but I'm showing you how I did it.

  
I had some scrap fabric from Violet's Easter dress.  Isn't that a nice color?  It was $1.99 a yard at Walmart.  It's slick and very light polyester. You have to use a synthetic fabric for this project.

I cut 7 roughly circle-shaped pieces.  The largest was about 5 inches in diameter, and the smallest about an inch.

I practiced the burning part on some scraps first.  I found that the 'sweet spot' is about an inch and a half above the flame.  Hint--to get the flowers to curl in the same direction, hold the flower in one direction and turn it like a clock.  Don't flip it over and burn different sides, unless you want it to curl in opposite directions.

 
Lay out your flowers from largest to smallest.

 
Start stacking them, holding them tightly in the middle.

 
Using a similar colored thread, sew through all the layers in the center.  Sew until it feels secure, then tie a knot in the back. 

 
Here's mine. I stuck it on my hand so you'd get an idea of the scale.  I think I'll sew a brooch pin on the back so I can stick it on a purse, a dress, or thread a bobby pin through the pin and put it in my hair.

Comments

[Stinkerbellas.wordpress.com]

Oh Laura, they are just lovely. Great job!

[Marty]

Came out wonderful! I've made some similar but never so nice as that. Cute!

[Charlotte Smothers]

Thank you, hon! I am currently intrigued with blowsy type fabric flowers. They are expensive to purchase. Your tutorial is very helpful and that polka-dotted flower is pretty.

[Charlotte Smothers]

I made a couple of these flowers today. Posted results on my blog and credited you. I had this beige poly on hand, but must get some more colorful scraps to use. Thanks again!