Mother's Day Rosette Brooch

Project by Sarah Holliman

An easy to follow, minimal sew, fabric project to create a beautiful keepsake Mother's Day Rosette Brooch by SJStitchery

You will need;

Selection of small pieces of fabric or a Fat Quarter Pack from Craft Cotton Co.

Ribbon

Small square of felt for backing

Button

Fabric glue

Small amount of embroidery thread (optional)/Needle

Brooch back (available from any craft store)

Iron On Interfacing (optional)

Scissors/Ruler/Pencil

METHOD

1. Firstly, choose your fabric selection for this project.

2. Cut out some flower shape templates in fabric. You could trace the shape onto your fabric or use a die cutting machine. Cut out a selection of different sizes of the same shape - I cut 5 sizes of the same flower shape. Also cut 2 leaf shapes in fabric.

3. Add an iron-on interfacing to the back of your fabric to give extra stability to the fabric.

4. Cut out 5 matching templates in felt for the backing of the flowers. This will add extra depth to your brooch. The leaf shape does not require a felt backing.

5. Using embroidery thread, stitch the felt backing to the flower shape. I used a blanket stitch, but you could use any stitch you desire. If you didn’t want to stitch you could also use fabric glue to attach the felt backing.

6. Cut 2 pieces of ribbon for the rosette, one shorter than the other. Cut a ribbon ‘V’ shape at the bottom.

7. To attach the ribbon and leaf, secure with a couple of small stitches (or use fabric glue) - this will all become hidden under the flower formation.

8. Arrange your fabric flower shapes in size order and secure together. I used a thread to sew all the way through the shapes and added a little button detail to the centre.