The endless-possibilities flower rosette

Here is another DIY tutorial for ya!
The finished product:

It's really simple too. :)
Supplies you will need:
Fabric (anything works from cotton to old sheets or old t-shirts. You would not believe the things you can make with old t-shirts.)
Thread to match the fabric
Large circular object (to trace around. This will be how big around you want your flower. I used 2 in.)
Medium circular object: about 1/4" to 1/2" smaller (I found that some kind of bottle cap works great!)
Small circular object: about 1" in diameter

And if you can't find enough "caps" then since you only need to trace the medium and the small one once I just used a math compass for those. And it worked fine.

Process


1.Trace the large circle on your material 9 times

2.Trace the medium 1 time 

3. and the Small once.
4.Cut out all your circles

5. Take one large circle and fold it into quarters 

6.  place it onto another large circle like so... using your needle and thread sew the very tip onto the circle. Make sure you go through all layers. And try to sew as close to the tip as you can so it will fluff nicely. (maybe a little closer than I did. This one didn't have the best turn out.)

7. Take three more of the large circles and fold them into quarters and continue to lay them out and sew. To keep the flower looking nice and round, keep all the openings on the quarters facing the same direction. After all four have been lain out and sewn, sew a few times between them.

8.  Fold another large circle into quarters and lay into directly on top of one of the bottom quarters and angle 90 degrees. Sew. (I thought I got a picture of it I guess not. Sorry.)

9. Repeat with remaining 3 large circles. Remember to keep all the openings facing the same way. Sew a few times between.

10. Take the medium circle and fold it in half. Then roll up into like a cone.

11. Place "cone" on the middle of your flower and sew the tip to the middle. It should perk up when your done. 

12. Flip the rosette over and sew the small circle on the bottom to cover up your stitches. I didn't do this because I had other plans for this flower. But, this is what it will look like if you do. 

If you want to attach this to a hair clip, headband, necklace you can sandwich in between the circle and the rosette. 

And fluff it.

This one didn't fluff up as much as I wanted it to. I don't know if that is because of how I sewed it or the material or what. But, I made one out of an old t-shirt and it worked fine. Maybe it is just because it was the first one I made.

There is so much you can do with this simple rosette. Hence the name. Endless-possibilities flower rosette.I made a headband with my second one. Just used a hot glue gun to attach it to a headband from wal-mart. Whatchya think?

Simple yet beautiful. I Love it!

Have fun!,