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Jam Jar Felt Daffs A pattern by thesloehome.co.uk

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Jam Jar Felt Daffs

A pattern by

thesloehome.co.uk

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Tools and materials (enough to make 6 flowers)

Felt* in 4 coordinating colours:

Colour 1: at least 20cm x 30cm

Colour 2: at least 20cm x 30cm

Colour 3: at least 20cm x 30cm

Colour 4: at least 20cm x 10cm

6 florist wires (I used 22 gauge; the lower the gauge the thicker the wire)

Green florist stem tape - optional, but gives a nicer finish if your wire isn’t already wrapped in

paper

Hot melt glue gun and sticks

Scissors

Jam jar/vase and fabric/ribbon scraps for decorating

*I prefer to use 1mm 30% or 40% wool blend felt as it has a much softer feel than the acrylic felt you will

usually find in craft shops. Wool blend felt is widely available online in a huge range of colours. The

colours listed below can be purchased at paper-and-string.co.uk

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Choosing your colours

The flowers work best with at least 4 coordinating colours. I chose:

Colour 1 - lemon: cut 12 petal pieces and 4 trumpet pieces

Colour 2 - yellow: cut 12 petal pieces, 2 trumpet pieces and 2 inner pieces

Colour 3 - white/natural: cut 12 petal pieces, 2 trumpet pieces and 1 inner piece

Colour 4 - mustard/orange: cut 4 trumpet pieces and 3 inner pieces

Inner Trumpet Petals

Flower 1 Colour 2 Colour 3 Colour 1

Flower 2 Colour 4 Colour 2 Colour 1

Flower 3 Colour 3 Colour 4 Colour 2

Flower 4 Colour 4 Colour 1 Colour 2

Flower 5 Colour 4 Colour 1 Colour 3

Flower 6 Colour 2 Colour 4 Colour 3

Cutting your shapes

Templates are available at the end of this pattern. For each flower you will need:

6 x petal pieces

2 x trumpet pieces

1 x inner piece

1 x floral wire and tape

not actual size

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Making your flowers

Heat your glue gun whilst you wrap your florist wire in tape, allowing an overhang at each end; neatly

trim the overhang.

Cut two vertical slits into each inner piece, stopping about two thirds down (1).

Squeeze a vertical line of glue down the centre bottom half of the inner piece and glue your wire firmly

into place (2). Wrap and glue the sides around (3). This forms the centre of your flower.

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Squeeze a horizontal line of glue along the bottom of one trumpet piece and wrap around the inner

flower piece, aligning the shapes at the bottom (4 & 5). Repeat with the second trumpet piece, on the

opposite side (6). Place a small dot of glue at the top corners of one trumpet piece and stick to the other

to form a tube shape (6).

Squeeze a horizontal line of glue along the bottom of one petal piece and glue to the trumpet, taking

the bottom of the petal slightly lower than the base of the trumpet (7). Pinch each side of the petal at

the base. Repeat with two more petals, making sure you space the three petals evenly around the

trumpet (8).

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Glue the remaining three petals in the gaps between your first three petals, this time not pinching the

shapes. And there you have it – your daffodil is now finished. Cut or fold the bottom of the wire to give a

good fit inside your vase/jam jar. Repeat the steps above to make your other flowers.

Decorate your jam jar however you like. I cut a strip of fabric with pinking shears and finished with lace

ribbon, baker’s twine and a handwritten tag.

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Templates (actual size when printed on A4)

Enjoyed this pattern?

For more patterns, tutorials and other crafty musings, visit my blog at thesloehome.co.uk

This pattern must not be copied or reproduced without permission.

petal (6 per flower)

w: 28mm h: 41mm (approx)

trumpet (2 per flower)

w: 32mm h: 34mm (approx)

inner (1 per flower)

w: 15mm h: 20mm (approx)