Daisy Buttons ....

My first UFO is finished for 2012.... I wanted to make a bunch of Button flower pins to include in gifts this year.... I often find it easier to make a whole lot of smaller things at one time rather than wait until it is needed....

I made 19 of them ....

you can too.... here's how...

make your template

(making the perfect 5 petal shape needed some maths help from Hubz)

trace out on vleisofix (or whatever double sided bonding you use)

cut around the daisy picture (a bit away from the lines - about 1/4 inch) and iron (paper side up) on a piece of felt (or fabric - I don't make rules here!!)

(aaargh... I have a new ironing board cover on my to do list - I promise - you can see it on the right side of my blog)

tired already?  okay .... lets stop for a cuppa... (I've got the pretty stuff out!!)

 don't those lovely polka dot tea cups make it taste so good??

Whilst we are having tea I'll tell you about Kathy
she is going to host a Tuesday Tutorial

where she will try out a tutorial she found in blogland each week.....
I wonder if she will make one of these?

ok... where were we?  

right now cut out the daisy on the line .... and then you can peel the paper off that one......

next sew you nice big button on to that bonded daisy piece (sew on the unbonded side)..... it's okay to have a funnylooking knot on the back... we'll hide it....

get  another piece of felt.... just a bit bigger than the daisy size but left as a square shape

centre your pin and sew it on.... 

(I used a small piece of felt and sewed it on both sides to secure the pin)

or of course you may have those fancy proper brooch pins which will work wonderfully

then press the button daisy felt to the pin felt (wrong sides together)

(for this I use steam so the heat penetrates the felt..... - normally I dry press) 

now cut out around the daisy shape - carefully and neatly....

the reason I do it this way is so that both sides of the daisy can exactly match

need a break again??? yea.. that part was a bit complicated... have some cake...

now wash your hands please... we don't want sticky on these...

... time to sew these two bonded daisy pieces together....

I used buttonhole stitch in a suitable thread.... no reason why you can't play with your embroidery skills....

... done....

use it where you can show it off to it's best ...

here it is on a jacket

or on whatever you are wearing today

(terrible picture but you get the idea.... don't you?)

.... or on a lampshade...

... or decorate your display board ....

or you can store them in a safe place for gifties ... but it should be somewhere you can admire your handiwork...

done.... let's celebrate and relax with some wine and a snack.....

Perhaps you are wondering if you want to try working with felt

it is a lovely medium

(I use felt from old wool blankets and clothing - it is a bit thicker than the purchased felt)

I have 5 daisy button kits to give-away

included is:

a template

double sided bonding paper

a piece of felt (cream - it goes with anything!!)

a button

a short length of yarn for attaching button

 a small safety pin

you just need to choose your own thread

If you think you would like to win a kit and try one of these ... just include the word 'DAISY' in your comment

(I do that because some people want to comment but don't want to go in the draw)

I'll talk to Mr Random next week