I love little flowers and I think that they make great embellishments or quick gifts. You can use up some long pieces of scraps for these lovelies.
The great thing about them is that you can use any kind of fabric and make them in any size. Want to make some?
The first thing that you do is tear a piece that's across the selvage and about 1 1/2" wide.
Cut a slit at one end and pull the opposite end through.
Pull the end all the way through. This will form the center of the rosette.
Start wrapping the fabric around this rosette center by folding the strip in half lengthwise as you go along.
Twist the strip around every once in a while. Sometimes the raw edges will face the top of the flower and other times, the folded edge will face the top. You can add dabs of glue to hold things in place every few turns. [above, the folded edge is up and below, the raw edges are facing the top of the flower].
Continue in this fashion until you reach the end or until you are satisfied with the fullness of your flower. Glue the end down. If you wish, you can glue a piece of felt to the back of the rosette in order to hold things together.
xo, L
