Rolled Fabric Flowers

I have taught 2 different women's groups about how to make fabric flowers.  At both I taught Kanzashi Fabric Flowers (like HERE) and at one I also taught the Fabric Roses for home decor.  At both classes I happened to be wearing a magnetic flower broach - here's the latest one: (pic from my 3 -year old - I have going to have to direct her in how not to shoot up at a subject and remind myself not to lean back weird - and I don't know what's up with that red line)

And a classic mirror shot:

Anyways, after my segment in the classes, both times several people came up to me wanting to know how to make the type of fabric flowers that I was wearing.  I just assumed that they were so simple to make, that everyone knew how and no tutorial on them was needed.  But maybe that's because I live in craft-blog-land, and normal people don't see fabric flower tutorials on a daily basis.  Anyways, here's for the normal people - how to make a rolled fabric flower - I even made a video:


So basically, you get a strip of fabric - I like to rip mine so there are frayed edges - tie a knot in one end, then just wrap the strip around the knot, giving a twist here and there as you go.  Wrap til it's as big as you want it, then glue the end down and then glue the whole flower onto a circle piece of fabric/felt. You can even make the middle one strip of fabric and then wrap a different strip around the outside.
I like this type of fabric flower for headbands and broaches because they're flatter than the gathered fabric flowers.  Anyways, super easy, just try it - and don't aim for perfection - each is unique and cute!

(LOVE those 6 for $1 cheap-o headbands at the Dollar Store - great for wrapping in fabric, plus they're the ones my girls wear because they're not too tight and don't have those pokey teeth things.)