Fabric Roses and a sweet frame

I had this beautiful pink flannel out for another project that I’ve been working on this week and just couldn’t put it away without making at least one more. I’ve had this fabric in my stash for…sigh…sixteen years now. I had bought it to make a beautiful soft baby dress for my daughter. Obviously that never happened. BUT! I have redeemed myself by finally getting around to using it! I’m so glad that this classic color and print never seem to go out of style!

So…a couple weeks ago I was experimenting with some ribbon roses and came across them. Hmmmm…why couldn’t I try that with fabric? And thus my pink flannel rose was born. To make the rose, I ripped a length of flannel to about a three ink width. This gives the nice ravelled edge to my rose. After folding it in half to make a long thin strip, I used large stitches on my sewing machine to stitch 1/4″ from the folded edge. Using a long stitch allows you to pull one of the threads and gather the fabric into ruffles. Use a need and thread to tack together into a rose shape.

Baby Girl Frame

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Because my rose is rather bulky, I thought it would work best on an altered frame. I kept the stamping nice and clean and simple. The Daisy Chain Scrapblock stamped with white craft ink onto Kraft cardstock makes a nice subtle background for the rose. Inside, I stamped the sweet little lamb and sentiment. What do you think? A darling gift?

Quick Tip: To tear fabric, snip the selvage edge with a pair of scissors, then pull quickly to tear. Don’t worry, you won’t hurt the fabric. Sewers do this all the time to make sure they are “on grain:.

YIkes! I’m having one of those days! I almost forget to tell you that this project is for today’s Ways to  Use It Challenge, Fabric. I hope you’ll dig some up and play along. Check it out here!

 Have a sweet day!

Supply List:

Stamps:
Sweet Spring & A Welcome Hug(Kim Hughes Line) by Cornish Heritage Farms
Daisy Chain Scrapblock™ by Cornish Heritage Farms
Ink: White pigment by Clearsnap, black memento by Tsukineko
Paper: Kraft by Prism, Paperie by Making Memories
Other: fabric, sewing machine, frame