Felt Flower Brooch

ShirleyE
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Felt Flower Brooch - finished felt flower brooch in fall colors This pretty brooch is easier to make than it looks. Cheap flimsy felt actually works better than the sturdier thicker felts because it will gather up more easily.

Wait until you have made the flower before choosing the button. Or you can choose something totally different for the centre such as something pretty, rescued from an old broken piece of jewellery.

Of course you can also use this flower for other accessories. It would look lovely on a hair clip, hair band, as a wrist corsage, on a handbag or purse, or to decorate a wrapped gift or a gift bag

Supplies:

felt in three colours
scissors
needle and strong thread
strong clear glue
brooch pin
narrow lace
embroidery floss
a large colourful button

Steps:

Cut one rectangle of felt in each colour that is twice as long as it is wide. I used pieces 4 inches x 2 inches (10cm x 5cm).

Felt Flower Brooch - cut three rectangles of felt, one in each color

Cut 2 curved corners off each piece to make a semi circle.

Felt Flower Brooch - cut two corners off in a curve to make a semi circle

Cut each semi circle in half.

Felt Flower Brooch - cut each semi circle in half

On the curved edge of one of the pieces, make a backstitch to secure your thread.

Felt Flower Brooch - on the curved corner of one piece make a backstitch to secure thread

Continue to make a running stitch (gathering stitch) along this edge.

Felt Flower Brooch - make a running stitch along this edge

Take a different coloured piece and continue the running stitch on this second piece.

Felt Flower Brooch - continue the running stitch adding a second color

Join all the pieces together in the same manner, alternating the colours as you go.

Felt Flower Brooch - join all of the pieces together alternating colors as you go

Gently and slowly pull the thread to gather the felt pieces into petals. Take your time. If you rush and pull too hard you might break the thread. Then secure the thread with a backstitch.

Felt Flower Brooch - gently pull the thread to gather the petals and secure with a backstitch

Cut an 8 inch (20cm) length of narrow lace. Half an inch (1.5cm) is about right for the width, but a wider lace will probably work just fine. Make a backstitch at one end.

Felt Flower Brooch - make a backstitch in an 8 inch piece of 1/2 inch lace

Make a running (gathering) stitch all along the length.

Felt Flower Brooch - make a running gathering stitch the length of the lace

Gather the lace and glue or stitch the ends together.

Felt Flower Brooch - gather the lace and either glue or stitch the ends together

Apply glue around the centre of the flower.

Felt Flower Brooch - apply glue around the center of the flower

Place the circle of lace in the centre and allow a short while for the glue to dry a little before going on to the next step.

Felt Flower Brooch - glue down the lace and allow to dry

Choose a button and stitch it to the centre using all six strands of the embroidery floss. You may need to add a little glue too to stop it wobbling around.