A Sweet Little Valentine Idea!

I hope you enjoy our Prairie Flower Fabric Pin! It is so easy to make. This is the flower I used on the Book Bag, which will be coming in pattern form real soon! I made this one in red and pink! I really like!!

For each leaf, large circle and small circle, you are going to need 1 piece of cotton (design fabric), 1 batting and 1 piece of muslin.

3”x6”” for leaf.

4”x4” large circle

3”x3” small circle

1 1/8” cover button kit. Small piece of matching fabric or a yoyo

One pin back with locking bar

Needle and heavy thread

Print the pattern for leaf, circles and yoyo pattern onto cardstock. Cut out each pattern before starting.

Press and spray each fabric piece with spray starch. Layer each piece as I have shown in picture with design fabric on top, batting in the middle and muslin on the bottom. You will keep the three layers together, as you will be sewing though all thicknesses as you sew up the flower.

Use a pencil or erasable pen, trace around each pattern piece onto the top design fabric.

1. Before you start sewing, set sewing machine with a very small zig-zag stitch. Sew through all the layers of the fabric together for leaf, and two circles for flowers, (design fabric on top, batting in the middle and muslin on bottom). Stitch on pencil line on the top side of the design fabric.

2. Using pinking shears cut 1/4" from stitching line . Do the same for each circle. Press with an iron.

3. Make a small tuck in the center of the leaf, secure by stitching back and forth.

4. All your pieces should look like this. Press with an iron. I love to use my iron!

5. Fold each circle in half. Cut a dime size circle out of the center of each circle .

6. With needle and heavy thread sew around the hole of each flower and pull thread. Tie off with a few knots to the backside.

7. Press each flower circle with an iron. Do Not Press Down Hard. Press just enough to make little pleats evenly around the each flower. Using a glue gun, glue small flower on top of large flower.

8. Glue leaf to backside of flower.

9. Glue pin back/locking bar to backside of pin.

10. Using the 1 1/8" cover button, follow the instructions on the package. If you would rather use a yoyo follow these instructions. Trace yoyo pattern onto fabric with a pencil. Cut yoyo circle out of fabric. Turn the edge of the yoyo just under 1/8”, with a continuous stitch, stitch all around the yoyo. Be sure to double your thread. Pull after you have gone all around the yoyo. Secure threads. I like to work the yoyo with my fingers, to make the shape look nice. Glue to the flower! You are finished!

Hope you enjoy this little flower pin!

This flower would be a sweet gift favor for any occasion. You could make a name tag and tuck it in between the large flower and leaf. You could pin the flower on the ladies as they came in or use it as a favor on the table as a name place. As you see I made it as a decoration by pinning it onto one of my heart tins. I thought a flower and heart garland would also be fun. Use a heart shape cookie cutter as a pattern. Make some hearts up as you did with the flower and pink the edges. Attach a heart, flower heart flower and so on. Tie ribbon bows on each side. I can just see it in my mind! Can you?

If you find fun ways of using this little pin flower, please email me your pictures or tell me how you used it. I am sure there are wonderful ideas out there. I would love to put them up on my blog.

©2010 Linda Stubbs Pattern for your personnel use. Thank you.

You are welcome to blog about this little Valentine tutorial, if you like. Leave a comment! I love comments! Then if you are new I can come see you!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Blessings,

Linda