Tutorial: Fabric Flower Embellishment

I’m taking a break during December, but please enjoy some of my previously published articles and tutorials.

As I mentioned the other day I was on a mission to make a fabric flower which I wanted to use as an embellishment on one of my new handbag designs. And here it is …

Fabric Flower Pin

And I had so much fun making the fabric flower embellishment …

Fabric Flower Pin

that I made a video tutorial for you! Although I originally had in mind to make the fabric flower using the tutorial that I mentioned in my previous post, I ended up doing it quite differently, and instead incorporated a number of fun techniques including fabric painting, embellishing with my fringe foot, and for the final touch, a hot air treatment to curl the edges of the petals. So if you’re in the mood to make some fabric flowers – have fun and enjoy the video!

And don’t forget, if you love embellishing and making embellishments – and I know that you do – you’ll find tons of techniques on my Titivations DVD. You’ll find it in the store.

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Fabric Poppies

Fabric PoppiesI just love poppies. I like most colors, but I particularly love red poppies. The color is so bright and beautiful, and the flower itself is simple and unpretentious.

I recently stumbled across this fabulous tutorial for making fabric poppies. You can use them to pin for your clothing, or use them for embellishments for your projects.

I’ll be making some today and I’ll bet you can’t guess how I’ll be using them. Check back in a few days for the results, but in the meantime, have fun making bunches of fabric poppies!

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