DIY Felt Flower Tutorial - Dahlia Felt Flower

There are loads of felt flower design tutorials out there and I happen to chanced on one that totally inspired me to do the exact same flower for my mum!
So here goes.

 step 1: you will need glue, scissors, pinking shears, felt and cardboard.

step 2: 

cut a 3inch diameter circle of felt and a 2inch dimeter circle of cardboard.

next cut 1 long piece of 1.5inch thick, 1.25inch thick and 1inch thick separately

Then you will need to wrap your cardboard with your 3inch circle felt.

step 3:

cut them into squares. So now you have 1.5inch , 1.25inch and 1inch squares.

You will need approx 15 1.5inch squares, 13 1.25inch squares and 9 1inch squares.

Cut each square into a petal shape as shown in the photo.

step 4

put glue on both ends of the base of the petal and fold it into half.

Let it dry.

Do this for all your petals.

 Step 5

Array your 1.5inch petals first on the cardboard felt. 

Stick about 1cm of the tip of the petal on the cardboard.

Once you have finished gluing the first layer of petals, repeat the steps for 1.25inch and 1inch petals.

step 6:

you should have a flower like this now

step 7:

use your pinking shears to cut a thin strip as shown above and roll it tightly into something like a cinnamon bun.

step 8:

Stick the piece of felt into the centre of the flower.

 step 9:

your DIY Dahlia Felt Flower should look like this!

and here are some photos of my son playing with the felt flower.

enjoy!

xoxo

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