Download and print this pattern: http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w57/miwiyam/crafts/rosepattern.jpg. You will have to click on the image to view and print its true size.
1) Fold the pieces in the middle and sew. For the oval pieces, fold from the farthest points. Leave a half-inch allowance for turning inside out. After sewing, turn inside out.
it's never a good idea to use a pointed thing for this part. i am using the blunt handle of my machine brush here.
ready for assembly
2) Take your smallest piece and tuck the part that you did not sew into the half circle. Hand sew the bottom straight part (using running stitch) and pull until you have a petal-shaped piece.
tucked
stitches gone a-runnin'
first petal, yay
3) Do not cut the thread. Continue by attaching a button (or bead or anything pretty) to the part of the petal that you gathered.
thank god for crystal buttons
4) Now work on your second smallest piece using step 2. Attach this to the other side of the button.
5) Follow step 2 when working on your medium pieces. Attach them to the assembled rosette this way:
6) Follow step 2 once more on the largest pieces. Attach them under the assembled rossete, following the orientation of the smallest petals.
only one more petal missing
7) You can attach now attach this to a blouse, bag, dress, etc. Or you can attach a pin (secured by a bias tape to hide the gathered areas) under your rosette to make it movable.
it is better to use a matching bias tape for this part. that's why mine looks ugly.
What a beautiful flower…and great tutorial!
thanks so much for this!! lovely. now all i need is the time to make a few :)
Very pretty, I love this idea! I’ll be linking to your post.
seems easy enough! I’m going to give it a try! Thanks for posting this!
really love it! thanks!!
Thank you so much for the tutorial. It looks so beautiful. My daughter is going to love this. :)
This is so gorgeous! You won’t believe this, but I was actually googling ways to make brooches, but didn’t find much. So I was going through my fav blogs, and saw this post!
You made my day. :) It’s beautiful. Which fabric you have used, btw?
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Hey there, OMG these rosettes are gorgeous hun. Also, love your cute little machine hugging pin cushion….where did you get it? Did you make it? I’d love to make one or 20 for gifts for people….if you didn’t make it, any chance you could please email me close up pics so I can try and work it out? Hugs Naomi from Adelaide, Sth Australia
This is a delightful tutorial and I really like your website
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easy to understand instruction, the step by step like the ‘how to make a rossette’ with clear actual photos makes my life easier. Keep it up. Its a gem site. Thanks for the tip. I recently made a dress for my daughter usng manual sewing,..its a nightmare! But I became slightly richer (as the bank thought I can now afford a credit card-hehehe, so now I bought a sewing machine from a bargain shop…
Congrats on your sewing machine! Sewing is addictive. :D
Beautiful! What kind of fabric did you use and where did you get the crystal buttons? I feel the need to make pins for everyone in my family!
[...] than a year ago, I wrote this tutorial. Can you believe that I still have the same rosette and that I’ve never really found a use [...]