Chrysanthemum Flower Sash Tutorial

Today is the tutorial for the chrysanthemum flowers that I made for the girls.  They are easy, but do take a bit of time since you are handsewing them...so be prepared to put in a good movie...and handstitch away.

You will need:
1-2 yards of man made fabric (I used a shimmery lining fabric for these ones)
scissors
a candle or lighter

Step 1

Cut out your petal shapes.  I just folded the fabric and cut about 8 or 10 at a time.  I tried a couple of different shapes but ended up with the pointy ends being my favorite.  You will need about 20-30 per finished flower.

Step 2

Singe all the edges with your heat source so they curl up tight.  *Be careful not to let it touch the flame, just the heat from the flame.

Step 3

Make your bustles out of the singed fabric.  (I am switching fabrics on you---it was hard to see with the brown.)  Take one petal...and fold it in half.

Then fold it in half again....this is what I refer to as a bustle...but you can call it whatever you like:)

This is what it should look like with a petal.  Handstitch the bottom to secure the bustle.

Step 4

Continue this process, sewing each bustle to the previous one until you have the size chrysanthemum you would like.  You can attach it to a pin or at this point handstitch it on the actual sash.

And you are done!