7Jun | 2011

Felt Rose tutorial and pattern

Hello everyone! Today I am going to share the last felt flower pattern, a lovely rose =] I am also very excited because for the first time I made a video tutorial, sadly Ken had the video camera so I had to make the video with my laptop, so I am sorry if I am a little far – I tried!! Next time I will practice and with the tripod and camera I am sure it will be easier =]

MATERIALS

  • Your color choice of felt (I used 3 9″x12″sheets in different colors, and used a little bit more than half for each flower)
  • Thread, needle and scissors.
  • Hot glue gun.
  • Download the pattern in case you need it (You will find 4 different sizes for you to play with! )

**The download on the left is a PDF format file, so you will need to have Abobe Reader installed on your PC or MAC. Without the program you will not be able to download or preview the file. If you have trouble please visit this link, because each browser works differently. If you are having trouble downloading the PDF file try the .ZIP file on the right, you will need Winzip or a program that can read .ZIP files to open it.

THE PROCESS

Just like the other flower patterns I shared before, in the Downloadable file you will find 4 different sizes, but in this case you will need to make 2 layers of petals (pattern 1) if you decide to go with the smaller petal option you can just use one (pattern 4)

You can see the pieces you will need to make one rose in the image above. For the instructions you can just see the video below, If you can’t see it, go to Howjoyful Rose how-to on Vimeo.

You can also make them with a hot glue gun instead, it all depends on what you want to use the rose for, I wanted mine to be able to wash in the washing machine, so that is why I sewed it.

I hope you all enjoy and let me know if you make some of these! I will be showing you how I ended up using all my flowers soon =] Have a great day!

* This tutorial is provided for personal use only. If you wish to sell items made with this tutorial please purchase a limited production license.
Check the Site policy at the bottom for further information, Thank you!

Joy
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Joy Kelley is a Chilean Designer. Wife. Crafter. IMac dependent. Pattern lover. Color obsessed. The girl behind the HowJoyful Design Studio. Mrs Poodle at Weddingbee.

  1. 1

    These are beautiful! Love them :o )

  2. 2

    • Beth
    • June 7th, 11

    SO, so adorable! I am always amazed at your tutorials – you’re such a talented crafter. Thanks for sharing!

    • 2.1

      You are welcome Beth, you made me blush a little =]

  3. 3

    • Adodia
    • June 7th, 11

    Great Blog. I add this Post to my bookmarks. Thank you!

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    • Anni
    • June 8th, 11

    I think this are my favorites – I loved your video, great job for the first one! It’s so cool to put a real voice to your face :)

  5. 5

    it’s so beautiful! I will need this for my birthday dress :) thanks so much Joy! :)

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    • creativejewishmom/sara
    • June 13th, 11

    love, love love these roses! And I’d be so happy to see you contribute some of your flowers on my international linking party, Craft Schooling Sunday.

  7. 7

    This one is also lovely!
    Too bat it was the last one

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    • Rebecca
    • June 24th, 11

    Those roses are so beautiful!!! I’m thankful that you have such a detailed pattern with instructions! I’m going to make some for my sister’s birthday and make them into hair clips. Thank you!

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    • Sherry
    • July 12th, 11

    I just finished sewing a pink rose following your instructions ^^ It’s not as pretty as yours but it’s not too bad for a first try either :P

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    • Arleide
    • July 13th, 11

    Maravilhoso!!!

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    • Miriam
    • July 19th, 11

    Parabéns!!!!As rosas são lindas!!!

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    • Edna
    • August 1st, 11

    I love the roses. I am going to dress up some tee shirts. Don’t know what else.. Love it. thank you.

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    • Léa Salomoni
    • August 8th, 11

    Obrigada por compartlhar esta flor maravilhosa.
    Receba meu abraço de gratidão.

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    • melanie
    • August 10th, 11

    I’d love to try this but sadly my computer has problems with videos a lot of the time. If possible do you think you could write out a step-by-step tutorial for this one?

    • 14.1

      Hi Melanie, I am sorry your computer has issues with video, maybe you can try to watch it at someone else’s computer? I don’t think I will be making this tutorial again, I’m sorry.
      I hope you have a lovely day!

  15. 15

    very nice. gonna try this out :)

  16. 16

    Thank you so much.These are the most beautiful Roses I have ever seen.♥EVELYN♥

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    • beldighah
    • August 14th, 11

    Hi, thanks much for the tutorial.
    Cant wait to make roses felt. :)

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    • Sahily
    • August 19th, 11

    This is such a beautiful flower!! Thanks for the tutorial :-) !!

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    • Yeny
    • August 21st, 11

    nice ;) Thanks

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    • Donna Godfrey
    • August 27th, 11

    I LOVE all your felt flowers!
    Thanks so much for sharing. I am going to cut some out now. I think I will add them to my tea pot cover. Thanks again!

  21. 21

    Your puppy is adorable! Thank you for the tutorial. I’m going to use it to make a halloween flower arrangement.

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    • ODETE DE CASTRO
    • October 1st, 11

    NÃO ENDENDO SEU IDIOMA MAS ,GOSTO MUITO DAS COISAS QUE VOÇE FAZ…PARABÉNS
    UM ABRAÇO ODETE

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    • Hieu
    • October 6th, 11

    thank you very much for your very detail tutorial. I will try to make some for my daughter. she must love it very much, thank again.

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    • Elssy
    • October 13th, 11

    Gracias -desde Colombia

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    • Lydia
    • October 15th, 11

    I thank people like you for your generosity to share such awesome creations. Thank you.

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    • jasmijn
    • October 28th, 11

    geweldig leuk ook deze site trouwens deze site heb ik van een vriendin

  27. 27

    love those roses.. i gonna make them i just have to search for the right colour
    thanks
    greetings
    Anita

  28. 28

    I was looking for a pattern to make some white feltroses for a winterwreath. These are the most beautiful feltroses I´ve found.
    Thank you very much für sharing.

    • 28.1

      Thank you so much! So happy you like them =]

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    • haana
    • November 15th, 11

    it’s so cute!!!!
    thanks a iot :)

  30. Merci beaucoup,

    Elles sont très jolies… Bravoo

  31. 31

    Very pretty!! I posted a link to this on my blog
    Thanks!
    Jennifer

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    • Taya
    • January 12th, 12

    Thank you so much i have been looking everywhere for a good flower like that

    (p.s your dog is soooooooo cute)
    Taya

  33. 33

    Found this on Pinterest – they are gorgeous!

  34. 34

    all the roses are so adorable !
    i love it (^___^)
    good tutorial

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    • Jessica
    • January 22nd, 12

    Oh I love this! What a great tutorial, my little sister would love a little rose like this!

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    • Melody R.
    • January 31st, 12

    I am so going out and buying me some felt. How absolutely gorgeous! Thank you for sharing with us all.

  37. 37

    Wow! Great tutorial. I’m trying to plan some romantic fun for my wife for Valentine’s Day and this is a perfect addition to my plans! Thank you so much for sharing it.

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    • maud!
    • February 21st, 12

    i like it!

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    • designline
    • February 28th, 12

    Great Blog! Bravo! Thank YOU!

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    • Jude
    • March 8th, 12

    I’m a total beginner, but even my first flower turned out great! Thank you for the patterns and instructional video:D

    • 40.1

      So happy they turn out good Jude! =] and you are very welcome!

  41. 41

    Love this tutorial as well as the other felt flower tutorials. Will definitely be making these! Thanks for sharing your talents with everyone!

    • 41.1

      You are welcome Charmaine =] so happy you will be trying them!

  42. 42

    Thank you, Joy. I have been wanting to make some felt roses for my living room and this is the best resource I’ve found.

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    • Jamey Breerwood
    • April 21st, 12

    I absolutely love these flowers. Thank you for sharing.

  44. Amei vou tentar faser agora mesmo obrigada amiga por compartilhar com a gente beijos.

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    • julie
    • May 10th, 12

    I did a google image search for felt flowers and noticed these beautiful roses right away. I was struggling on my own and was pleasantly surprised to see a tutorial and pattern. How sweet of you to share this and the video is great Love the doggy cameo. :) Thanks so much!!

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    • Vrushali
    • May 27th, 12

    Thanks a lot! Amazing flowers!!

  47. l am l good painter and sculptor l like to make roses and

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    • Stanislava
    • June 14th, 12

    I love to make hairclips for my little daughter and I want them to be different every time.I was so pleased when i found your amazing roses.They are very inspiring and i made some for my little treasure.Thank you for sharing this flowers to us :)

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    • Andrea
    • June 30th, 12

    Could you do this with duct tape too?

    • 49.1

      I have not tried these flowers with duct tape, but I don’t see why it should not work, just be careful when gluing with hot glue because some pieces are small, good luck!

  50. 50

    so cute

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    • Emilia
    • August 10th, 12

    I saw these on eBay where there are charging alot of money for these same felt roses. Just beautiful! Thanks so much for sharing I really appreciate it!

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    • Emilia
    • August 10th, 12

    Oh yeah, I forgot to say that your puppy is so cute…I have two of my own just like yours…God Bless and thanks again!

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    • Peg Patricia
    • August 17th, 12

    In your video you use three pieces but the pattern only has two. Where is the pattern for the third piece?

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    • Kathy
    • September 2nd, 12

    I soooo love it! Thanks for sharing! :)

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    • Priscilla Flores
    • September 22nd, 12

    ¡Muchas gracias por compartir el tutorial y hasta el patrón! Definitivamente las rosas más hermosas que he visto. <3

    • 55.1

      De nada pues Priscilla =] que bueno que te gustaron

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    • Sorcha Burgess
    • October 1st, 12

    thanks i needed these flowers for ,my 1950 style dress i need to make for my GCSE work thanks again!!!

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    • Sally
    • October 1st, 12

    please could you write a step by step its for school work and im comfused!!!

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    • Sara
    • October 4th, 12

    Love your blog Joy!
    I was thinking of making a picture for my wall, but then I looked around in here, and after seeing your flowers I took a little box with a glass shield in, and then put four flowers in there and hang that on my wall instead.

    I’m telling you Joy, people love it! It really looks cute, and it’s refreshing diffrent instead of just another painting. :D

    Thank you for sharing your knowledge. You’re helping me being more creative. :)

    Sara. :)

    • 58.1

      I am so happy you got to make that shadowbox instead Sara, I can imagine how pretty it must look =]

  59. Thanks a lot! I wanted a felt rose on my Hallowe’en wreath and couldn’t find one the right colour! Thanks to you, I made my first rose all by myself last night! It’s not perfect, but it was the first one! Thanks! If I show it on my blog, I will link back to your post!
    By the way, the cats tried to interfere with my work, just like your dog did, which made me laugh!

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    • Joanna
    • November 29th, 12

    Hello,
    These roses are so pretty I’d like to try to do some for Christmas presents! (we’ll see if I’ll be successful with that…) I’m not very experienced with felt so I have a question. There are two kinds of felt – 1mm and 2 mm thick (I don’t now how it is in iches…) – could you say which one is better?
    Thank you!
    Cheers

    • 60.1

      I would definitely suggest the 2mm as long as you dont have problems cutting it, if the felt is thicker it will hold the shape of the flower better =] wishing you good luck with your Christmas presents!

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    • D0tted
    • November 29th, 12

    Found this on Pintrest.
    I made one and WOW! I soooooo love it.
    I looked for all kinds of felt roses and your is the best of what I found.
    I used Silicon Liquid glue instead of sewing. and plain ole poly felt. I can only get the cheap stuff where I’m at.
    Beautiful and easy.
    thank-you

  62. 62

    Thank you for tutorial beautiful felt roses. :)

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    • Angie
    • January 8th, 13

    Thanks for sharing – so cute!! x

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    • Katie
    • January 14th, 13

    Thank you for the tutorial! I just wanted to share that I cut the tops of the petals a little differently, added a couple more stitches, and wrapped it a bit looser (the extra stitches hold it together) and made a really pretty gardenia for my maid of honor’s sash! I even used the same concept to make big leaves for it. I think she will really love it – gardenias were her mother’s favorite flower and it will be so unique! Thank you!!

    • 64.1

      Oh wow that sounds super cute! I would love to see a picture if you take one! I’m so happy this helped you =] have a lovely day!
      X

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    • Lydietta Piti
    • January 17th, 13

    I am impressed, they are a few precious roses!! I like so much that I am going to do them for my bridal’s bouquet. If you are interested in it I can show you a photo when I list this one. Thank you very much for sharing this tutorial

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    • Sarah
    • January 28th, 13

    Thank you so much for the great tutorial! I wanted to add some felt flowers to my wreath and although these were more complex than others– they were so worth it! Really really beautiful and nothing I would have come up with on my own. I ended up sewing one and gluing the others–both methods worked great. Love them!!

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    • Naomi
    • January 30th, 13

    these are amazing just made these and the Camellia flowers, simple, but have a big impact, I am going to make them into hair clips for my daughter to ware in her hair.

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    • di
    • January 30th, 13

    I work at a place called Rosie’s and want to make some for the employees for Valentine’s Day –so cool. Thanks

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    • Clare
    • January 31st, 13

    Wonderful made my first one today girst ever felt flower love your blog :)

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    • Daisy
    • February 4th, 13

    Hello! these are lovely! I was thinking bigger roses could be made to be a cushion for my room. Do you think that would be a good idea?

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    • Geórgia
    • February 11th, 13

    Hello Joy!
    Well, thanks for your tutorial, the roses came out just perfect!
    We’ll teach them to a group of women here in Brazil, it’s a volunteer work, I’m sure they will love it!
    Could you pls let us know how you ended up using them? We would like to show them…
    Thanks again for your beautiful work!
    kisses from Brazil!

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    • Lee
    • February 15th, 13

    Hi Joy, Fabulous…I’ll be makeing these to put on top of a hand made plastic canvis wedding favior box, for my son’s up comeing wedding…Very sweet of you to show us all how you make them and the pattern…A huge Thankyou, from a life time crafter…When I’ve made them if you want, I’ll send ya a picture…Thanks again, Lee

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    • Mari
    • March 15th, 13

    Hello Joy!

    I like so much these roses, they are so cute!

    I’ve tried to download the pattern because I’d like to make some of them, but it doesn’t work :(

    I just met your blog yesterday, and I loved it; it’s great. I’ve read almost the half blog!! I like your designs, all of them!

    Belated congratulations for Conner Mateo!!

    Kisses!

  74. 74

    These roses are beautiful, and I appreciate the pattern, but could you give some insight in to how you are cutting them? It took me a very long time to cut the paper part out, and even longer on felt. The little tedious spaces between petals are pretty much impossible on the felt, and even cutting finicky little squiggly tops of petals doesn’t come out very visible in the felt (which makes me more inclined to just cut strips the right length and freehand cut the petals, they look just about the same without the gaps between them and the squiggly petals). I used a sharp pair of sewing scissors – tried a rotary cutter briefly when it was taking very long, but the cutter can’t do those small spaces or squiggles or tight curves at all, so that was worse. I was going to try the camelia flower next, but for the life of me can’t figure out how I’ll neatly cut the center part out, especially when it gets down to the teeny tiny ones.

    Not only that, but when I take the cut out piece of paper and pin it to my felt, there’s no way to position pins such that they’re not in the way of some part I need to cut, so I had to reposition them many times. Those both wore the paper out quicker because I punched extra holes in it, and also made it time consuming to keep lining everything up again.

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    • Christy
    • May 4th, 13

    I think your tutorial was SO helpful! I do things much better when I can see them being done,,, you definitely made it look easy :) We just had our first little girl in January, so I am going to attempt to make dozens and dozens of these roses for a DIY wisteria roses mobile for our sweet girl’s room. I’m planning on putting some light catching beads or charms or something inbetween and under the roses to give it a little bling… Thank you again for such a great tutorial!

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