DIY: Fabric Flower

My house feels empty if there aren't some flowers around-- but, I can't seem to keep up with the life cycle of the flowers I buy! So, I wanted to make some ever-lasting flowers to have as "back-up" when my flowers hit the dust.

I found the tutorial at Project Wedding. The finished project:

beautiful!

You can use any fabric: scraps, old t-shirts, anything!

• cut 9 large circles
• cut 1 medium circle
• cut 1 small circle
• have needle and thread ready (same color as fabric)
• lay down one circle, flat
• fold each "large" circle twice so that each looks like a triangle
• lay down four on the flat circle and sew tips to center
• lay the other four offset the previous four, sew tips

• grab the medium circle, fold once and roll up
• sew the tip of the medium, rolled up piece so that it sticks up

• use the small circle to cover the back of the flower, where all the thread is

I wrapped green yarn around a kabob stick and hot glued it to my flower. 

I put it in my favorite milk glass vase, fluffed it up, and voilà