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I was making some
tattered strip roses
today and thought
I would take some pictures
along the way to
show you how to do them ~

1. Tear a strip of muslin
4 inches wide by 2 yards ~
This will make 2 small roses
or one large ~

2. Sew the strip in half
and then cut in about half
inch sections ~ I sewed
mine with a serger but
any machine will do ~

3. Tea dye and let dry in the
sun ~
When dry kind of scrunch it
in your hands to make
it all tattered ~

4. Gather either by hand
or on a machine ~ I used
a gathering foot so it
looks pleated but doesn't
have to be ~

5. Glue on to a piece of
felt or canvas using
the instructions here~

6. Glue a jewel or pearls
in the center and
that is it!!

Have fun!!

Then gather the each fabric strip
right on one edge
( don't gather the sheer strip )
~ I used my ruffler foot
which I pretty much love!

After they are gathered I cut snips
about every 1.5 inches randomly
and ripped each snip
almost to the gathered edge ~

Next stack all the layers with
the shear on top and stitch through all ~

Then cut a circle to fit out of canvas and
glue it on top of the ribbons ~

After that I tied a vintage skeleton key
to one of the ribbons and glued a pin on the back ~

That is it!
A fluffy tattered rose ❤

A sweet lady wrote to me and

asked me if I could do a

tutorial on the roses that

are on my Flower Girl Baskets

and Ring Bearer Pillows ~

I actually bought those at a

scrapbooking store and hadn't even

tried making them ~

But today I wanted to give it a

whirl and make a larger size one ~

So here goes a quick tutorial

on what I did ~

Remember nothing is set in stone

so you can play around with

the sizes ~

1. Tear a strip of muslin 2 x 38 inches ~

2. Fold it into fourths and cut

scallops ~

3. Gather one side close to the edge ~

4. Roll in one side about 2 times

and glue it down ~

5. Glue it standing upright on to

a piece of felt ~

6. Glue it around and around

the base until all of your

muslin is used up ~ Tuck it

as close as possible to the base

piece as you go around ~

7. Cut the back of the felt off

in a circle to your glue ~

I rubbed mine with my hand

to give it a tattered look ~

If you want it tea dyed then

just dip it in tea and squish out

the excess ~

Sit it out in the sun

until it is dry ~

I kind of separate the petals

to lay them out a bit ~

I LOVE this look alot !!

I think

it is my favorite !

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