Think Spring with Fabric Flowers!

All this snow
had me dreaming of bright, warm days.

With a little fabric
and a button,
I made these flower corsages.

This McCall's pattern helped guide
my first flower. 
I used view "C".



I went overboard creating the flower pins....





Here's the how to:
1 strip of fabric 2 inches wide by 30 inches long.
1 strip of fabric 1 1/4 inches wide by 30 inches long.
Place the strips on top of each other so the right side of the fabric is visible.
Stitch a basting stitch by hand or using a sewing machine.
 If you use your machine,make sure to set your stitch size at least a 5.5.
Pull the bottom thread, to gather the fabric. 
It will coil into the shape of a flower.
Sew it together and add a button to the center.
If you like leaves, cut a leaf shape from the fabric. 
You will need 2, a front and back to your leaf.
I put fusible fleece between the layer of my leaf and
then stitch an outline of the leaf on the sewing machine.
I hid the backside with a felt circle cut using my old fashion
Sizzix Machine.  Sew on a pin back.
Ready to give or Ready to wear!





The flower is dazzling with rhinestones in it's center.




I had to leave you with a picture of a hawk
 having it's dinner on our swing set.
Not something we see everyday in the city!