Felt Flowers — October 10, 2023

Felt Lotus Flower

Felt Flowers — October 10, 2023

Felt Lotus Flower

Intermediate

60min +

The lotus is a beautiful flower that roots itself in the mud and rises up to bloom above the water. Unlike most flowers, you can’t keep this one in your home as a cut bloom. So the only way to enjoy it is to craft your own version! Since we have already made a paper lotus, Krista has designed a felt lotus flower for this month’s collection.

When you’re ready to make this flower, just check out our supplies list below. Then follow the tutorial at the end of the post!

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Lotus be at peace

While we do a lot of crafting for fun, we also like to look at the origin of and meaning behind what we make. The lotus flower is symbolic in Buddhism and meditation practices, representing non-attachment and enlightenment. It's also an important symbol in Hinduism, standing for purity and peace.

Our pattern and tutorial below will show you how to make a felt lotus flower as well as the leaves and pod. Once assembled, you can arrange them altogether in a pretty vase with a wide neck or a low planter.

Skill level: Intermediate

Crafting tip: We recommend using a cutting machine if you're making more than one felt lotus due to the amount of petals needed for each flower.

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How to Make a Felt Lotus Flower

Gather your craft tools and materials. Then download the pattern on the right hand side at the top of this post.
Cut out felt according to template using a cutting machine with a rotary blade (recommended) or scissors.
To make the flowers: Wrap and glue the lotus center pod piece around the tapered end of a thick stem wire, forming a cone shape. Stuff with a bit of fiber filling and glue on the top piece (the top edges do not need to match up).
Fringe the stamen strip piece. If you used scallop scissors on the top edge, carefully cut down between each scallop.

Full tutorial available for members to download on the right hand side at the top of this post.

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14 Comments

Maria July 31, 2025 at 8:21pm

Meu sonho era poder ser membro mais eu moro no Brasil. Não tenho como enviar dinheiro para pagar. há muitos impostos. Queria apenas me escrever para fazer os trabalhos pois preciso fazer algo para me destrair pois tenho problema sério de depressão.

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1. Lia August 1, 2025 at 8:56am
  
  @Maria
  
  I sent you a direct email if you can look in your inbox.
  
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Maria July 27, 2025 at 2:41pm

Gostaria de mais informações. Eu não posso ser membro por varios motivos. Um motivo é que eu não tenho como pagar por motivos de impostos do Brasil ser muito alto. Meu sonho é fazer parte do grupo

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1. Lia July 28, 2025 at 9:57am
  
  @Maria
  
  Olá!
  Muito obrigada por compartilhar sua situação conosco. Entendemos completamente as dificuldades com impostos e câmbio – sabemos que isso pode tornar as coisas muito complicadas para nossos amigos no Brasil.
  Seu sonho de fazer parte do nosso grupo nos toca muito. Embora não possamos oferecer descontos especiais no momento (ainda estamos aprendendo a equilibrar nossa paixão criativa com a realidade dos negócios), temos muito conteúdo gratuito que você pode aproveitar:
  
  Nosso canal no YouTube tem muitos tutoriais completos: https://www.youtube.com/@Liagriffithx
  Nosso site também oferece recursos gratuitos: https://liagriffith.com/search/?offset=0&orderby=date&order=desc&per_page=12&search=&relation=and&tax-category=1383
  Você sempre pode fazer parte da nossa comunidade nos comentários e redes sociais
  
  Quem sabe no futuro possamos encontrar maneiras de tornar nosso conteúdo mais acessível globalmente. Por enquanto, esperamos que você aproveite todo o conteúdo gratuito disponível e se sinta parte da nossa família criativa.
  Muito obrigada pelo seu carinho e interesse!
  
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  1. Maria July 31, 2025 at 8:26pm
    
    @Lia
    
    Obrigado por tudo. Um dia nada vai impedir de eu ser um membro do grupo. Amo seus trabalhos. Entendo sua posição. Vou entrar nas redes para fazer o melhor de.seus trabalhos.
    
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    1. Lia August 1, 2025 at 8:56am
      
      @Maria
      
      Enjoy!
      
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      1. Mari October 27, 2025 at 5:36am
        
        @Lia
        
        Hola minha querida. Como você está? Tenho visto muitas coisas.lindas que você tem postado. Tenho feito muitas flores. Minha casa parece um jardim kkkkkkkk. Espero em Deus que voce esteja cosando de boa saúde. Um beijão.
      2. Lia October 27, 2025 at 12:10pm
        
        @Mari
        
        Thank you for the sweet note. Happy crafting!
Shannon September 14, 2022 at 2:06pm

HI Lia, I looked at the SVG file again, and the piece of the pod I previously wrote about is still missing. If you look at the PDF file, the piece that I cannot locate in the SVG file is called the Lotus POD – X1 (Juniper). Please take another look at the SVG file and tell me if you can find this particular piece. Thank you, Shannon

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1. Lia September 14, 2022 at 2:26pm
  
  @Shannon
  
  Hello Shannon. I just got on the phone with Krista to see if we could solve this issue as we both see that it is in the SVG file. It looks like Design Space is still having issues with dropping pieces from uploaded SVG files and we had hoped they had solved this issue before now. Krista suggested that until they do you can make that piece by creating a 1.75″ circle in Design Space. As long as the artwork is sized at 24″x12″ as noted at the top of the file, this piece should match the mysterious disappearing circle.
  
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Shannon September 13, 2022 at 7:43am

Hi. I am currently attempting to make the lotus flower, and one of the pieces is missing from the svg file. The green pod with the holes is missing the solid green round piece (without holes) that you need to make the pod. Can you please add that piece to the svg file?

Thank you,

Shannon

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1. Lia September 13, 2022 at 1:46pm
  
  @Shannon
  
  Hi Shannon. I did double-check the file, and they are all there. I do know that Cricut was having issues last week with deleting pieces in Design Space. When I just tested the file in DS, it looks correct. I recommend you restart Design Space and upload the SVG again.
  
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Joyce July 27, 2022 at 1:18am

Hi Lia,

Can I use crepe paper instead of felt with this SVG file? Thanks!

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1. Lia July 27, 2022 at 9:29am
  
  @Joyce
  
  You could do that but might not need the slit on the petal as you can stretch for the shape.
  
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