June 6
Try This – 5 Petal Flower
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Every month, I pick a theme and then post projects every Wednesday that you may want to try. This month, I have a hankering to make flowers. I’m always delighted to see how different materials make the same pattern look so different.. So, that is the theme for June…one pattern using different materials.
This week, I’m making a 5 petal flower.
Start by cutting out 5 circles. To make the petals, fold the circle in half, then in half again.
Sew a running stitch along the curved edge and gather. Knot-off the petal and make the next petal without cutting the thread.
When you have all the petals complete, sew them together to form the flower. Now, let’s take a look at this flower in different fabrics.
Flannel
Cotton
Novelty Fabric
Silky Fabric
Chiffon
I’ll play around with flower centers during the final week of June.
Daily Inspiration
If you cannot be a poet, be the poem.
David Carradine
Those are really pretty! I especially like the chiffon one, because the fabric allows the hole in the middle to be pulled in tighter and it looks even more like a flower – lovely colour, too. What will you do with them? I’m imagining them sewn to girlie dog coats!
I love the quote – and the picture which seems to go really well with it; greyhounds are definitely part of the poetry in my life!
Bet the girls would like some of the flowers on their collars! Deccy x
They are really pretty. How about a decorative button for the centre of one of them?
Lynne x
I’ve never seen petals made before. So interesting!
I was thinkin’ buttons too…like some purty vintage ones or even some brooches. Okays, I’ll just sit heres and let’s you do them…hehehehe.
They os so darn purties and they would look luverly on some collars like Deccy said.
Puddles
Lovely idea.
Oooo! Sign me up for the chiffon flowers, please! Those should be in an etsy store somewhere!
These are soooo pretty!
The chiffon is my favorite. Very nice!
If you put elastic in them girls would love them for their hair!
Nola
How is it that you make these projects look so easy? (When I secretly suspect they’re not were I to try them!) Also..love the quote 😀