Roses and Daisies and Tulips! Oh My! 13 No-Sew Felt Flowers Ideas
Felt is a fun material to work with for all ages, and the possibilities are truly endless when it comes to what you can make with it. One of my favorite projects is no-sew felt flowers. They are simple to construct and make beautiful decorations and accessories.
Today’s post is the 2nd entry in my Felt Crafts series. If you would like to read my overview of using felt for different crafty projects, you can check that out here. Now, let’s look at the plethora of floral crafts we can make with felt.
What Kind of Felt To Use For Flowers?
This is an interesting topic that we should address before looking at how to make a no-sew fabric flower. Personal preference will play a role in what kind of felt you choose to use, but let me point out some key differences between the different types of felt.
3 Types of Felt
- Natural- wool, cotton, and fur
- Synthetic- acrylic and acrylonitrile
- Combination- natural and synthetic fibers
Key Differences Between Natural and Synthetic
- Natural tends to be more dense and stiff; synthetic is more pliable and not so densely pressed.
- Natural is strong under pulling pressure; synthetic can tear more easily if stretched too much.
- Natural is more challenging to create tiny details; it tends to fall apart if the pieces are too small. Synthetic work great for small details (imagine a quarter or smaller).
- Natural felt can stand the test of time and last for years of use; synthetics will pill and wear out over time.
- You can use an iron with natural felts, but not with synthetics; they will melt.
- Natural is more expensive than synthetic.
So which felt is best for no-sew felt crafts? It will depend on the specific project and what it will be used for. For example, if you make a flower wreath, you can probably use synthetics or combination felts since no one will handle the wreath that much.
However, if you want to make flowers or other toys for children to play with, investing in natural felt like wool is better.
How Do You Make Felt Petals?
I have found some AMAZING no-sew felt flowers tutorials for you guys, which we will check out shortly. Before we do, I want to offer a few suggestions for making your own felt flower petals if you can’t find a tutorial for the exact shape you want.
- Search online for flower outline clipart. You can easily find thousands of different floral clipart options that you can download and print out as a felt flower template.
- Search online for simple flower coloring pages. Like the clipart, you can download, print, and cut out the flower outlines and use them as templates for different felt crafts.
- Draw your flower petal templates. If you can draw, you could create your templates and be in complete control of the size and shape of the flowers.
Once you have the templates you want to use picked out, all you have to do is trace the outline onto the felt and cut the petals out! Pretty simple, right?
13 No-Sew Felt Flowers Ideas For You To Try
I am super excited to look at these beautiful felt flower ideas with you! Most of these options are free tutorials that amazing designers have shared with us, and all of them are no-sew options, making them perfect projects to make with the kiddos. Let’s take a look!
Here is a free tutorial and pattern to create these beautiful realistic daffodils. The designer takes you step-by-step with photos to make the felt daffodils of your dreams. You could add these to a bouquet with other felt flowers or have them stand alone as a table centerpiece.
Emma created these lovely felt lavender stems at Make and Fable. She has put together this free tutorial with excellently detailed images for you to be able to recreate these lavender flowers easily. These would look so cute mixed with other flowers on a wreath.
How cute is this wall art? Melissa Mortenson from The Polka Dot Chair created these super cute felt flowers to embellish some fun applique wall art. Her tutorial is straightforward, and she also sells the patterns for all the flowers in her Etsy shop.
Oh my goodness, cuteness overload! This free tutorial will walk you through the process of creating these lovely hypericum berries. Instructions include directions for those who own a Cricut machine and cutting tips for those who will cut the pieces by hand. These will look amazing with other flowers or by themselves in a modern vase.
The same designer from #4, Jen Causey from Something Turquoise, wrote this tutorial, and she has done a fabulous job of teaching us how to use the Cricut machine to make some gorgeous flowers. Don’t worry; if you don’t have a Cricut machine, she also provides a free downloadable PDF with templates and cutting instructions.
Here is a free pattern and tutorial to make these sweet little felt flowers with no sewing required. This is an easy-to-follow tutorial with beautiful photos illustrating each step. You could use these flowers to embellish a canvas, add them to a headband, or create an adorable wreath for your front door.
I don’t know about you, but I think succulents are GORGEOUS! What better way to appreciate them than to create your own using felt, right? With this free tutorial, you can create several different types of succulents to adorn a wreath or centerpiece.
Here we have another excellent tutorial by Jen Causey from Something Turquoise. This time she made beautiful Gerber daisies (my favorite flower) and showed us how to make them. You can quickly put these flowers together using felt, a glue gun, and wire. That’s it!
Tulips are lovely flowers that represent perfect love. With this tutorial, you can create a beautiful gift for someone you love. Lia Griffith, the designer of this tutorial, has made a bunch of different kinds of flowers that you can follow on her site.
These sweet pea flowers would look gorgeous in a bouquet for a tablescape or centerpiece. This free tutorial offers downloadable Cricut and printable patterns for cutting. This pattern will be a great choice if you are a beginner felt crafter.
Melissa from Melly Sews designed a fantastic tutorial to make a felt flower bouquet with five different flowers: rose, peony, chrysanthemum, dahlia, and ranunculus. The tutorials for each flower are free, but you need to purchase the patterns. Her tutorials are easy-to-follow and well-illustrated with step-by-step photos and instructions.
These beautiful flowers are beginner-friendly crafts that look great alone or with other types of felt flowers. Laura made this free tutorial and pattern from The Yellow Birdhouse. She also has a free tutorial for the eucalyptus in the bouquet above. These flowers would be perfect for summer decorations.
If you are looking for a simple, quick, and easy flower tutorial (that’s free, by the way), this tutorial and pattern are for you! The flowers are an effortless design layered to add depth and dimension to the flower petals. This would make a great afternoon project for you and the kids, don’t you think?
These tutorials were so fun to hunt down for you guys. I hope you enjoyed this compilation of no-sew felt flowers and it has inspired you to pick up some felt next time you are at your local craft store. Which flower is your favorite?
Thank you so much for stopping by, and happy stitching!
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