DIY Fabric Wall Flower
Sewing Tutorial By Sewing Bee Fabrics
Find out how I made my fabric wall flower either by watching the video or scrolling down to see the step by step instructions.
You will need:
Cotton - 7x 12 inch (30cm) diameter circles for the petals and 2 x 5 inch (12.5cm)diameter circles for the centre.
Hot Glue Gun (or other glue suitable for bonding cardboard to fabric)
Cardboard - 7 inch (17.5cm) diameter circle
Ribbon - Approx. 6 inches (15cm)
Light wadding 2oz - Approx. 4 1/2 inch (11/.25cm) circle
How To Make The Petals:
Hand sew a running stitch around the outside of each of your 12 inch circles, pulling the thread tight to gather you fabric tightly as you go. Knot it at the end to keep the fabric tightly gathered.
Repeat for all 7 petals.
To Make The Centre:
Place your 2 x 5 inch circles patterned sides together and sew around the outside leaving an inch unstitched.
Clip around the edges then turn the fabric right way out.
Stuff your wadding inside then flatten it out.
Tuck the raw edges inside then top stitch around the edge of the centre circle.
Stitch each petal around the back of the circle being careful not to let your stitching go through to the front.
If you want to be able to hang your flower, fold your ribbon over then sew the looped ribbon down centrally over one of the flower petals.
Add hot glue to the cardboard circle then press it down firmly over the back. Alternately if you prefer a washable flower you can instead make a second middle like the flower front and stitch this to the back. The cardboard will make it lie flatter and give it more structure.
And it's that easy! All finished! What's your favourite kind of flower to make?