Fabric Corsage tutorial

People seem to like my fabric corsages so here is another one of them. This project is ideal if you have loads of little scraps or Chindis of fabrics and some time in your hands.It might not be as grand as required for prom but it would definitely make a quick and quirky gift for your girls.
Materials Required
- Fabric scraps ( I have used 4 different fabrics in blue and green)
- A center bead or pearl
- 2 silver end beads and 2 daisy or triangular spacers
- Satin ribbon - two 6" pieces
- Scissors, matching thread and needle
Procedure:

Choose the fabrics you want and cut 8 shaped pieces or circles (about 1- 1.5" diameter). The number of cirlces depends on your fabric thickness and the coverage you want.( I cut about 120 circles - 60 for each sides). Divide in half and separate to two piles (mix and match to your interest) Save time but cutting through multiple layers with a die cutter or hand cut with scissors. They don't have to be exact.

Singe all the ribbon ends. Take one piece, fold half and inch and repeat. Hand stitch and secure. without removing the thread, add a silver bead and a spacer to the thread.Continue with one half pile of your cut fabric circles.

When you come to the center add the center bead or pearl or focal piece and Continue with the other half pile of your cut fabric circles.




Add in the spacer and the bead as shown in the beginning. Attach the ribbon. Do no knot.
Bring the thread back through the bead and spacers back through couple of layers of the fabric. Pull tight enough (without breaking of the thread) so that the corsage gets a floral appearance.Now knot in place.

 Fluff it up so that it looks bushy. Its done. To wear it simply tie the ribbon at the back. You can use a fabric cord or a piece of suede instead of a ribbon.





Hope you had fun making it. It could even make a great group activity for one lazy Saturday afternoon.
Cheers
Divya N