Quick felt daisy tutorial
Here’s a quick way to make cute daisies from felt.
Supplies
* White and Yellow Felt
* Yellow Floss and a Needle
* Disappearing Ink Pen (or some other marking fabric marker/pencil)
* Two round things to trace: one big one little
* Scissors, and manicure scissors, if you have them
Trace your big round thing on the white felt. I used the cone that came with a pound of yarn. I used a purple disappearing ink marker to trace the circle.
Trace the little circle in the middle of the big circle. I used the cap from an “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter” spray bottle. I use the bottle (filled with water) to spray stuff I’m ironing … that’s why it was handy. :)
Cut out around the large circle. Cut from the edge towards the center on the top and bottom side of the circle. Only cut up to the center circle line for these and all the rest of the cuts.
Cut from the edge towards the center on the left and right. Cut between each of the four cuts. You now have eight cuts. Cut between each of the eight cuts. You now have 16 cuts.
I used my cuticle scissors to cut the curve at the top of each petal. I have a pair of manicure scissors just for crafting. They are great for cutting small details in felt. Especially in this case, since the blades are curved.
After I go around the circle cutting the right edge of the petals, I flip the daisy over and cut the other side of the petal. To make the daisy center, trace your small circle on the yellow felt and cut it out.
Attach the yellow circle to the daisy petals with French knots.
Now your daisy is ready to be attached anywhere you’d like. I’m putting mine on a blue crochet handbag.
About the maker:
Alice has kept a craft blog on futuregirl.com since November 2005, but she was passionate about crafting long before that. Currently, Alice is focused on crochet and hand sewing felt, and enjoys creating original designs for both. She contributed several projects to the Anticraft book that comes out November 2007.
photographer: Andrew Merlino
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August 26th, 2007 at 4:06 am
thanks –this is a nice –very clear tutorial–with good photos!
August 27th, 2007 at 2:19 am
And i was thinking about the petals. And they are so easy to do. Wonderfull!
September 1st, 2007 at 8:54 pm
That’s sooo simple and yet so effective!
It took me about 10 minutes to knock one up. Thank you for such a great tutorial..
September 19th, 2007 at 5:52 pm
Thanks so much for this great tutorial !
September 9th, 2009 at 6:03 pm
Great tutorial, and this has given me ideas. I have some felt flowers and never thought of cutting a small yellow circle of felt for center. I hope I have some white ones in my stash and i can also alter the petals to give it more of a daisy look. TFS
October 19th, 2009 at 10:18 am
How clever and yes so easy
October 20th, 2009 at 10:15 pm
Darling!! I just so happen to have a sister in law who is daisy crazy. :>) I linked to this on my weekly roundup, post is under my name. Thanks!!