Make a Flower Friday!

Hi Everybody!

It's Make a Flower Friday again!  This week, we will be doing (just a little) sewing. I promise you that I have absolutely no sewing skills, so anybody can recreate this flower!

First thing you are going to need is a strip of fabric in whatever style and color you choose. I like to buy the cotton fat quarters, or the strip bundles they sell for quilters.

Now go ahead and fold that piece in half (it doesn't have to be very precise).

Take a needle and thread (I usually use just plain white but today I decided to color coordinate for you guys) and start stitching a running stitch (I hope that is what it is called) along the open ends of the fabric.

Again, you don't need to be very precise or anything. Just keep stitching in and out and occasionally gathering the fabric. It will start to make a circle.

Keep going until you are happy with the size of your flower.

Noe you'll want to just join the two edges with a quick stitch near the center of the flower.

I like to stitch the middle of the flower closed. I stitch each opposite side closed and keep doing it until I'm happy. You can play around with it and find the best way for you.

I finished my flower by stitching a button onto the center. I've also glossy accented buttons, jewel centers, or other items onto the center as well. Anything you want to add to your button for 'pizazz' at this point is great!

There you have it! Another flower perfect for embellishing any of your scrappy projects!

Thanks for looking!

Keathe