Fabric Flowers

It's suppose to be spring! However, today we had a light sprinkle of snow, then freezing rain and finally rain. Certainly not weather for growing flowers. My poor crocuses! I noticed that one of the houses further up my street set up their Christmas lawn ornaments again - yes, the weather has been that bad.

So, I figure, if the garden isn't up to producing blooms yet, why not make some from fabric.
I found a few ideas to check out.

• Zipper Flower Tutorial
• 20 Different Fabric Flowers
• Felt Fun
• Fabric Daffodils
• Frayed Fabric Flower
• Embellished Flower Tutorial
• Tissue Paper and Tulle Flower Tutorial
• Felt Flowers
• Rickrack Flowers 
• Rick Rack Roses
• Easy Fabric Flower Tutorial
• Sheer Blooms
• Sheer Blooms ll Tutorial  (check out the other flower tutorials)
• Organza Flowers
• Chiffon Flowers
• Crinoline Tattered Roses
• Wired Ribbon Flower
• Rolled Ribbon Flowers
• Velvet Blossom

Here's a small wall hanging I did a number of years ago called Thistles. It's from Fabled Flowers by Kumiko Sudo. I believe this was my first attempt at Sashiko stitching.