Make Fabric Flowers with Kanzashi Flower Maker

I had seen in a crafter’s book club these Kanzashi Flower Makers and was curious how well they worked.  I am going to share the large pointed petal (CL8483).  The finish size of the flower is approximately 3″.  There are other sizes and there are round and pleated petals available.

Begin with a square of fabric that is folded over on itself with printed side out

Trim the edges

The plastic template is numbered and so you simply start with your needle and thread (with a knot tied in at end) at the “1” on the template.  It also says “start” at the “1”.

Here is the opposite site where the thread will be carried back through the length of the template

Continue on with “2”, “3”, and so on

Here is the other side again

Here it is onto the last two numbers

Here is the fabric after taken out of the flower petal template.  

Simply add tension on the thread

The fabric folds over on itself with increased tension on the thread

Here is the front with the five petals

Backside

Here it is with more tension used on the string

Here is my flower mounted on a clip with just a simple button in the center.  The colors looked better than they do in this picture.  It doesn’t take long to create a flower.