Burlap Flower for a Cake

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Materials needed:

Burlap
Sewing Machine
Various Dishes or plates for Patterns
Scissors
Permanent marker
Decorative Brad or Button
Needle and Thread

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Trace plates out of paper and cut out in various sizes, 6 in all.

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Use permanent marker to trace around circles or dishes on Burlap and cut out circles.

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Zig zag stitch around each circle to limit fraying.

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Baste Stitch in a round circle around the center part of the flower to pull and gather. Do this to each circle.

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Layer each circle on top of each other and sew together through the center of gathered flower circles.

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Attach Brad or glue on button or sew it on.

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Backside of flower.

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Finished Flower.

Lindy