Fabric flowers!

Like the internet needs another fabric flower tutorial, right?  Right.  On to the pictures!

A size comparison of the original circles and the finished flowers.

A detailed tutorial is below for the interested...

Draw out your circles.  You need 6 - go ahead and use a sharpie, since the edges of the flower will be totally hidden!

Fold in half...

Ironing them makes the outer crease a little sharper and the flower a little easier to handle, but it's not necessary.  The flower will look puffier if you don't iron.

Fold in half again...  I like to fold to the middle since it gives me that little open space at the tip of the flower.

Pressing the ends of the flowers after ironing again, to keep the petals from opening up before I sew them.

String your petals on a doubled thread - use good stout thread, since it's going to take a lot of strain when you gather the petals.  Use a running stitch.

All six petals gathered!

...and make a small stitch the the beginning of the first petal, and PULL!  Then knot off but don't cut your string!

On the back of your flower, stitch on a little scrap of felt to hide the thready ends.  Use tiny stitches and they will almost hide themselves!

Add your button now!  If you are using a shank button, just sew it on, otherwise, I suggest adding a bit of felt to the front that is just slightly smaller than your button, to hide your messy threads on the front of the flower.

I add a little rectangle on the back so that I can put it on a bobby pin or headband or whatever.  You could glue it to a hair barrette at this point, if you like.