how to make felt daffodils felt flower DIY

April is the month of soft yellow. Delicate and beautiful, like daffodils, holding the secret of the coming sunshine during spring rain showers. Pretty perfect for the grey sort of morning we are having in Pennsylvania today. I made some felt daffodils. I thought I would share a how-to sort of tutorial. They go together quite easily.
Soft yellow, soft felt, soft rain... happy first day of April.




I started out with
1 rectangle shape 4 inches long by 2 inches high for the "cup" part of the daffodil, the corona
2 three petaled shapes for under the cup, the perianth
2 four inch lengths of twine or hemp string, knotted at the ends

you will also eventually need a large wooden skewer, 8 inch length of wire, and floral tape to make the stem.



Form the rectangle into a tube and sew where the ends meet, stopping about 1/8 of an inch from one end, This end will be the top of your daffodil. I also like to sew around the edges of the three petaled shapes.

Make little cuts along the top edge sort of like a fringe.

Fold hemp string/twine in half and slide inside the tube.

Make gathering stitches along the bottom edge of the tube and gather together leaving some of the hemp string loop sticking out. Knot tightly.

Cut small slits in the three petal shapes and poke the hemp string loops through the slits, joining the cup shape to the petals of the daffodil.

You can adjust the length of your hemp strings and make the the height that you want inside your daffodil.

Insert one end of the length of wire up through the bottom of the petals and the bottom of the cup and then back down through to the bottom.

Carefully insert the pointy end of the skewer through the center so that it just pokes through the inside.

Wrap the wire around the skewer.

And then wrap the skewer, loops of hemp string, and wire all with floral tape.

Tada. Now you have a felt daffodil.