Saskatchewan is home to some of the nicest Canadians I've ever had the fortune to meet. The provincial flower, the Western Red Lily, an exotic large flower that dramatically pops up amount the tall grasses.
Supplies:
- red, yellow, orange and green felt
- wire
- fabric covered wire
- red and brown paint
- brown and yellow embroidery floss
- glue gun glue
tools
- wire cutters
- scissors
- glue gun
- needle for embroidery floss
- paint brush
1) Cut out felt pieces
2) To form the stamin, cut 3 pieces of fabric covered wire around 20 cm long. Bend wire pieces in half, then bend each tip to form the stamin. Paint the stamin ends brown, and the filament base red. Allow to dry.
3) To make the 6 petals, cut wire pieces around 15 cm in length. For each petal, place one wire piece in the center, leaving around a centimeter gap at the top. Apply glue to the felt along side the wire and firmly press the thinner petal backs overtop. Set aside all 6 petals
4) Focusing on the pistil now, blanket stitch one "pointy" end of the orange felt with yellow floss.
5) Cut a 15 cm piece of wire, place in the center of the orange felt, 2cm down from the embroidered end. Apply glue along the wire and fold felt in half (like the wire is the sausage in a hotdog) covering the wire. Set aside.
6) Moving on to the petal details, embroider brown spots on the yellow felt pieces.
7) Glue the yellow felt to the lower half on the "top" side of each petal.
8) Wrap the bases of the stamin pieces around the lower half of the pistil.
9) Attach the petals to the pistil, just below where the stamin bases are wrapped.
10) Cut a piece of wire around 20- 25 cm in length. Wrap the flower wires around one end.
11) Apply a dab of glue to one end of a green strip of felt and attach this to the base of the flower. continue wrapping the felt around the stem wire.
12) Attach some leaves with glue, half way down the stem, then continue wrapping the remaining wire to the end of the stem
13) Bend petals to form the flower as desired.
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