Fleece Coneflower: Free Pattern and Tutorial

I do love flowers, and coneflowers are one of my favorites. I have had this magazine page pinned to my bulletin board for some time now, and this was my inspiration for this new fleece coneflower pattern.

Who would have thought that FLEECE would be a great medium for making flowers? Well, it is!

Click here to download your free pattern pieces.

This fleece coneflower is so quick and easy to make you can have a bouquet made up in no time at all.

Materials & Items Needed

fleece scraps for flower petals
pattern, downloaded and cut out
straight pins
scissors
glue gun/glue
small brown or black felt piece
needle and thread
bamboo skewers
green paint
green felt for leaf
a small amount of stuffing or scraps of felt or sweater scraps for filling center piece

fleece coneflower instructions

First, plug in your glue gun so it will be ready when you need it.
Cut out 8 pedals. *Make sure to lay the pattern out on the stretch of the fabric, as indicated on the pattern. You can use a couple of different shades if you like.

Stretch the petals. This will make them curl up slightly

Do this to all 8 petals. (The top of the petal will be curled up edge)

Double thread your needle with a knot at the end. With the curled edges up, fold the petal in half lengthwise, and stitch to secure in place.

Join two petals together, with the tops facing up (curled edge). Alternate colors if you are using more than one color. Stitch back and forth a few times to secure.

Continue stitching petals together until you have joined all eight.

Turn flower over and join the first petal to the last. Stitch around one more time catching the back of each petal. Pull tight and knot. Cut your thread.

Coneflower Center

Using the flower center pattern piece, cut out one center using the color of your choice. You can use felt or fleece.

Using a simple basting stitch, sew around the outer edge, about 3/8 inch inside the outer edge.

Poke the needle to the outside and pull slightly to gather in edges. Fill with stuffing, or I just like to use little pieces of scrap felt. It works great.

Pull the thread tight to gather in the edges. Use a pencil or some other device to poke the raw edges to the inside of the ball. Pull the thread and tuck, keep doing this until you have worked all the edges inside.

Stitch back and forth to secure in place. Don’t worry too much what your stitches look like, as they will not be seen. Knot and cut thread.

Dab a little bit of hot glue to the back of your flower center and press firmly onto the front center of your flower.

Making the Stem

To make a cute stem, simply paint a bamboo skewer green and cut out a felt leaf. Using the glue gun, add a dab of glue to the bottom 2 inches of the leaf. Place the stem on top.

Add just a little more glue and fold the edges over.

Tadah! Wasn’t that easy and fun.

Send me a note if you have any questions or concerns while sewing these up.

Learn how to make a wrist corsage here.

I have designed a fun pattern with 5 other types of flowers using felt and fleece.

GET THE PATTERN HERE

Enjoy!

Jan Howell

My intention for this website is to share tips and tutorials that I have found on my journey of life that has brought me joy, improved health, and peace, in hopes that it will do the same for you. I hope you'll join me on this journey!

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Jan Howell

Whether it’s a new recipe, a fun craft, or some handy tips for your garden and home, I hope to empower and inspire you with skills that you can use to create joy, improved health, and to do it in a simple way.