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Myosotis or Forget-Me-Not Felt Flower Pin

The story goes something like this: A young knight in Germany is walking with his sweetheart along the river banks. He reaches out onto a rocky outcrop to pull some pretty blue and white flowers for his girl when he loses his footing. As he is swept downriver he throws his boquet to her and calls out "vergiss mein nicht!" or "forget-me-not'*. Using this pattern, you can get some forget-me-nots for your sweetheart with far less risk to life or limb.
*Although it should be noted that the story seems to have originated after the flowers already had this name

Materials:

    * Less than 1/4 yard each of two colors of felt (wool felt holds up the best)
    * Embroidery thread
    * A small sew-on pinback


Download the pattern (PDF format)

Click here for text-only printable instructions.

More varieties of flower pins

Getting Started
Step 1: Cut out one large petal set and one small petal set
Step 2: Line up one on top of the other.
Step 3: Use a satin stitch to attach the small petal set to the large petal set. .
Step 4: To raise up the satin stitching, slide the needle under the stitching and pull through. Do two or three times around. Then take the thread to the back and secure.
Step 5: Use a dark color embroidery thread to fill the center.
Step 6: Attach the sew-on pinback to the flower, stitching it to the backside of the satin stitching.
Also try making a bunch of forget-me-nots with the leaves from the daisy pattern.