Fun-to-Wear Fabric Flowers

Fashionable fabric flowers seem to be blooming everywhere these days, creating stylish accents on bags, belts, hats, jackets . . . any item of clothing imaginable. They're easy to cultivate, with this hip little guide on making a bouquet of eye-catching versions in exactly the colors and fabrics you want. Most don't even require machine stitching; just a little folding, gathering, and hand sewing, all explained in a handy introductory section. The projects range from refined to funky, and include a blossom in luxurious burgundy silk; loopy flowers with bias-covered cording and centers made of coiled zippers, and pretty roses and daffodils.