Upcycled Valentine's Day Wreath

After I made my winter wreath, I knew I was going to do the same thing for Valentine's day using

red and burgundy sweaters.

In case you missed it, here is the winter wreath.

And you can find the tutorial on how to make one for yourself here.

When I made the winter wreath, I used four different sweaters and I ended up having plenty of fabric left over so this time, I wanted to try to use fewer sweaters.

I found a perfect burgandy sweater at the Salvation Army for 2.99 on half off day, so I paid about $1.50.  Then I found a red fleece for the same price.  I was hoping that two women's sweaters (size medium) would be enough fabric to complete the wreath but I wasn't sure if two would be quite enough.

I followed the exact same steps to make this wreath as I did the winter wreath except this time I made all of the flowers first because I wanted to make sure I had enough to cover the wreath form.

I do need to emphasize how important it is if you do this project to felt the sweaters first before making your flowers.  To felt a sweater, it must be 100 percent wool.  You need to put it in the washing machine on HOT water and then dry it at the highest setting.  When it comes out, it will be a shrunken up version of
its older self.

If you don't felt the sweater, your flowers could come unraveled and will look sloppy.

I ended up having a bunch of little flowers left over, so two women's sweaters (size medium) were more then enough.

Any suggestions as to what I should do with all the left over flowers?

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