I've been having fun making lots of felt flowers that I plan to use in some future projects. I made these last week without using any template and I quite like the result. Here are the step by step instructions:
1- Draw and cut a circle out of felt or fabric.
2 - Find the centre of the circle and then draw some straight lines that will serve as guides for cutting the petals. Cut along these lines but stop short of the centre of the circle
3 - With a small pair of scissors cut the edges of the petals giving them a slightly curved shape. To do this hold your circle between your fingers and cut only the right side of the petal. Keep going around the circle until you've done all petals. This is what you should have.
4 - Turn it around, hold it again between your fingers and do the same as above. When you finish check your petals to see if they need a little more cutting to make them as round as possible.
That's it, now you just need to do the centre of the flower using another smaller circle of felt in a contrasting or matching colour, a button, beads, etc. These flowers can then be used in cardmaking, scrapbook pages, on hair clips, headbands, etc.
