New Leaf  Handmade Goods

• a long piece of fabric, about 20 inches long and 1.5-2 inches wide.
• a small square of the same fabric, or a similarly coloured piece of felt
• a brooch clasp
• thread
• scissors
• needle

**Click any image to see it close-up.

Fold your piece of fabric in half lengthwise and iron it flat.
Thread your needle and knot it at the end.

Sew a loose stitch along the open side of the fabric, each stitch about a centimeter apart.

Pull the thread tight so the fabric bunches up.  Tie your thread off to keep it tight.  Roll  up the bunched fabric, folding over the top edge to give the look of a bent petal.

Turn the rolled fabric over and sew the bottom edges together.  Make sure you sew the inside bits together too so the middle doesn't fall out.

Out of the extra square of fabric, cut a circle the size of the bottom of the rose.  Using the blanket stitch you learnt in one of our previous tutorials (here), sew the circle onto the bottom to cover the messy edges.

Sew the brooch clasp onto the bottom securely.

Voila!  You have a lovely rose brooch to liven up a shirt, coat, purse, or whatever you like.