All the bouquets are now pretty much complete. I'm now making roses for buttonholes for my fiance, the groomsmen and our families. I'm also going to make some roses to go in my hair (and maybe some for the bridemaids too, if they want to wear them). I've still got a lot of felt left over, so I may also make roses for a cake topper and to decorate our wishing well...
I spent a while surfing the web to find a easy method to make felt flowers. After a bit of experimenting, I came up with this technique to make felt roses.
1. Cut out seven circles for the rose petals. I used a large button as a template for my circles.
2. Roll up a circle to create a curl for the centre of the rose.
3. Wrap layers of petals around the central curl.
4. Now you can see your rose taking shape.
5. Sew together the bottom of the petals. Make sure you push your needle through all the layers of petal or some may fall out!
6. Pull back the petals to add volume to your bloom.
7. Voila! One rose!
Now repeat the process like a person possessed until you have enough roses to decorate your wedding :)
