starched flower {tutorial}

I never grow tired of making new flowers – as you can tell by the crazy amount of tutorials I have done on flower-making.  I saw instructions for a starched flower a few years ago in the Life:Beautiful magazine {a really lovely christian publication} which looked a bit like my very favorite flowers by EmersonMade. I’m not crazy about doing a complete copy of someone else’s signature flower, so this is my version, with a few of my own little tweaks.

starched flower

Here’s what you’ll need:

supplies for starched flower

:: fabric {linen works beautifully, as does a heavier cotton}

:: starch {if you can find heavy starch, go for it}

:: petal patterns {download mine below, or create your own}

:: felt circle

:: pin back

:: scissors, hot glue gun, iron

STEP ONE: starch fabric to desired stiffness

starch and iron fabric

STEP TWO: use petal tempate {or create your own} as a pattern to cut out petals.

pattern for starched flower

You will need 8 large and 10 small, but of course you can add more if you would like a fuller flower {or adjust the petal sizes to change the finished flower size}.

flower petals cut

STEP THREE: cut a slit in the bottom of each petal, about 1/2”.

cut a slit in petal

STEP FOUR: create the petal by adding a dot of hot glue to one side

dab of hot glue

Then fold over the non-glued side and press to adhere. This will give the petal a rounded shape.

press the petal

Continue this step for each of the petals. Don’t they look pretty!

pile of petals

STEP FIVE: create your flower by gluing the petals to the felt circle.

first petal

I put four on to start,

four petals

then added the last four on top.

eight petals

Continue with the small petals, this time filling in with all ten.

small petals

STEP SIX: create the center of the flower

center of flower

Cut a small circle, fold in quarters, snip the bottom off and glue to center of the flower. I did this three times to create a fuller center.

snip

STEP SEVEN: glue pin to back of flower

back of flower

And you are done.

starched yellow flower

For a variation, you can cut heart shaped petals and follow the same steps.

pink starched flower

Aren’t they pretty? These little darlings will be part of the August giveaway … coming friday!

pretty starched flowers

I have created flower petal templates.

starched-flower-template

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