I followed this tutorial http://www.vanessachristenson.com/2010/05/guest-blogger-tutorial-allison-of-cluck.html which is by http://www.cluckclucksew.com/. The directions were very simple, the process was simple, but tedious. After sewing on a few of my petals, my sewing machine started going wacky and bunching up the thread underneath the fabric. Whats up with that?! I Googled it, fiddled with the tension (which did nothing) then called my grandma and she said to re-thread the machine. So I did that and switched the stitch style and it worked, for a while, then messed up again.. So I did that process again! So annoying!!! I really need to learn more about the machine itself and NOT just how to use it!
Here are a few photos of my process, and the final! I am extremely happy with the way it turned out! :) I love it!
I used felt bought by the yard instead of the small sheets. This stuff is stronger.
Cut in half to make the "petals".
I used the lid of a pot to make my circle.
Working my way in. I started puckering the petals on the third row.
Overall I had 5 rows of big petals and probably 3ish of the small ones. Instead of making complete circles when I put on the small, I spiraled them in.
You can see the petals and their depth better in this photo!
I'm in love! <3
The back was very simple to sew and I love that it is overlapping instead of having to deal with zippers or velcro.
