A Flower, a Girl and a Belt

This past summer, I made Lucy a ruffle shirt. But I thought it needed something to break up the ruffles. So I decided to make this belt out of a vinyl material!! (It was late...don't judge!) :)

 

 

I loved how the flower turned out...so I'll show you how o make one...but first here is how it looked in combination with thew ruffle shirt.

Oh and first of all, I didn't plan of using these pictures, so ignore her pajama pants. But I took three pictures of Lucy in this belt, and these are seriously in order of how she posed. Take about hamming it up!!

 

 

#1 Here I am....

 

 

#2 A little more into it...

 

 

#3 Hamming it up!

 

Here's how to make one of these cute flowers.

 

Begin by choosing your fabric. One color, two colors --- doesn't matter.

Trace a circle on your fabrics. I did 4-inches and 3.5-inches in diameter.

I usually cut out 3-4 circles from one fabric and 3-4 circles from another fabric, But I did the same fabric for this one!!

 

Find the center by folding and creasing down the middle. Then cut down the center of all the circles. Your half circles.

 

Fold each half circle in 1/2, wrong sides together. Sew approx. 1/4 in. seam down the straight edge.

 

 

Clip the threads and turn right side out.

 

 

Begin Bottom Layer of Flower The biggest size petal.

Use thread and stitch a running stitch on the bottom curve of each 'petal'.

 

 

Add your next 'petal' with that same running stitch.

Keep adding 'petals' to this same length of thread until all of that size are gone.

Pull tightly on the thread to form the flower. Secure with back stitches.

Leave a 10 in. tail when cutting thread

 

 

Repeat steps for top layer of flower as you did with the bottom flower. Also leave a 10 in. tail when cutting thread.

 

Using one of the 10 in. tails of thread, stitch the top layer to the bottom layer of fabric flower. Do not cut other thread. You will use this thread to secure the button.

 

Use a button for the center of the flower. Fabric covered, or your choice of button/bead whatever.

 

Using the other 10 in. tail of your thread, sew button to the center of the flower.

 

Trace a circle on felt to cover the back center --messy thread part!-- and using fabric glue, or a hot glue gun, attach felt to back of flower.

 

 

All Done. Add a pin back, or a alligator clip and attach it to belts, handbags, or as a hair bow.

 

Until next time...