Fabric Flowers

Fabric flowers or rosettes as I call them - a quick craft to do. 

They add a sweet touch to baskets and bins and boxes.

I have added them to my Prairie - Plain & Primitive baskets.

I also made me a brooch for my favorite shirt.

Start with a fabric scrap - this one was upholstery material. 

You need about two feet in length.

Tear into strips of about three or four inches in width.

I do not measure - just rip away.

The more tattered the edges, the better I like the look.

Fold in half and use a running basting stitch along the folded edge.

I hand sew these.

Pull the thread to draw in the fabric and twist into a flower shape.

I overhand stitch the opening and pull the thread in tight.

Pull and plump.

Decide if you want a center.

Good centers?



Old buttons, beads, and pearls.

I have used rusty bolts too!

And in the time it took to write this short post, you have a fabric flower - the perfect rosette for any project.


Happy sewing.



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