Fabric Flower Tutorial #3 – Gathered Raw Edge Flower

So today it’s all about the Gathered Raw Edge Flower.

Again, start with a long strip of fabric. This one was about 22 inches by 1 inch. I also put in a strip of tulle for added texture and interest. (Wow. I just realized that it looks like I have glue or water spilled on my book. Nope. It’s my highschool yearbook, and that’s a raised image of North America. And you thought it was gross looking!)

Now fold that bad boy in half, and baste along the FOLDED edge.

See how it’s basted along the folded edge?

Now pull your basting threads, and gather it all up!

Start to roll it, and then secure by stitching through all thicknesses on the bottom. You roll and stitch, roll and stitch, until you’ve got the gathered raw edge flower of your dreams.

See all those stitches in the bottom? Nice and secure. Good thing this isn’t the front.

This is! Done. I actually trimmed down the vertical height of this after I took the picture. FYI, so you know that’s an option.

These two were made from the same method, this first one is from Chiffon, which I thought looked like a carnation. Hmmm.