These tutorials will be posted soon... Thanks! - Kim
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Saturday, February 25, 2012
Friday, February 24, 2012
Purple Flower Tutorial
Start with 6 large petals. Take each petal and fold in half along the straight edge. Stitch.
Pull stitch tight and stitch again to secure.
Take another petal, fold in half, stitch.
Take another stitch to secure, stitching through first and second petal.
Repeat with 3rd petal.
Take another stitch to secure, stitching through other petals.
Repeat until all 6 petals are folded and stitched.
Flip over to back, stitch first to last petal forming flower.
Knot thread and you're done with one layer.
Repeat this process on the small petals until you have one small petal flower and one large petal flower layer.
Next we create the center.
Take circle center and start a running stitch around the edge.
Stitch all the way around.
Start to pull the thread until you form a bowl shape.
Take little scraps left from cutting flower pieces and cut into tiny pieces to use as stuffing.
Take tiny scraps and stuff into "bowl".
Pull thread tight to form a ball shape. Run needle back and forth through edges pulling tight to secure the "ball center".
Don't cut the thread at this point. Stitch through a small petal layer and a large petal layer to form the finished flower.
Pull thread tight to secure.
Go back up and down through all layers to secure the flower together. Knot and you're done.
Pull stitch tight and stitch again to secure.
Take another petal, fold in half, stitch.
Take another stitch to secure, stitching through first and second petal.
Repeat with 3rd petal.
Take another stitch to secure, stitching through other petals.
Repeat until all 6 petals are folded and stitched.
Flip over to back, stitch first to last petal forming flower.
Knot thread and you're done with one layer.
Repeat this process on the small petals until you have one small petal flower and one large petal flower layer.
Next we create the center.
Take circle center and start a running stitch around the edge.
Stitch all the way around.
Start to pull the thread until you form a bowl shape.
Take little scraps left from cutting flower pieces and cut into tiny pieces to use as stuffing.
Take tiny scraps and stuff into "bowl".
Pull thread tight to form a ball shape. Run needle back and forth through edges pulling tight to secure the "ball center".
Don't cut the thread at this point. Stitch through a small petal layer and a large petal layer to form the finished flower.
Pull thread tight to secure.
Go back up and down through all layers to secure the flower together. Knot and you're done.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Large Blue Flower Tutorial
Start with 6 large petals. Take each petal and fold in half along the straight edge. Stitch.
Pull stitch tight and stitch again to secure.
Take another petal, fold in half, stitch.
Take another stitch to secure, stitching through first and second petal.
Repeat with 3rd petal.
Take another stitch to secure, stitching through other petals.
Repeat until all 6 petals are folded and stitched.
Flip over to back, stitch first to last petal forming flower.
Knot thread and you're done with one layer.
Repeat this process on the small petals until you have one small petal flower and one large petal flower layer.
Stitch together green center petals in pairs of 2.
On the last pair, stitch through small petal layer and large petal layer to form flower.
Pull thread tight to secure. Bring needle back up through to the top of the flower and attach another pair of green centers.
Stitch though center to the bottom of the flower. Bring needle back up through the flower center to the top and attach the final green center pair. (Try to stitch each pair in a different direction to get a more realistic looking flower center.)
Stitch through all the layers again. Fluff, knot and you're done.
Pull stitch tight and stitch again to secure.
Take another petal, fold in half, stitch.
Take another stitch to secure, stitching through first and second petal.
Repeat with 3rd petal.
Take another stitch to secure, stitching through other petals.
Repeat until all 6 petals are folded and stitched.
Flip over to back, stitch first to last petal forming flower.
Knot thread and you're done with one layer.
Repeat this process on the small petals until you have one small petal flower and one large petal flower layer.
Stitch together green center petals in pairs of 2.
On the last pair, stitch through small petal layer and large petal layer to form flower.
Pull thread tight to secure. Bring needle back up through to the top of the flower and attach another pair of green centers.
Stitch though center to the bottom of the flower. Bring needle back up through the flower center to the top and attach the final green center pair. (Try to stitch each pair in a different direction to get a more realistic looking flower center.)
Stitch through all the layers again. Fluff, knot and you're done.
Small Red Flower Tutorial
Start with large petals. Fold petal in half. Stitch. Stitch again to secure.
Fold second petal in half and stitch.
Stitch again through first and second petal to secure.
Repeat process until all 6 petals are secure.
Flip flower over and attach last petal to first petal to form flower layer.
Take small petals and use the same process, folding in half and stitching to secure.
Stitch small petals together using the same method in groups of 2 or 3.
Once all petals are sewn into groups of 2 or 3, attach to center of large flower layer.
Come back up through the center of flower and attach another small petal set to center of flower.
Repeat with all sets of small petals.
Secure to finish flower.
Fold second petal in half and stitch.
Stitch again through first and second petal to secure.
Repeat process until all 6 petals are secure.
Flip flower over and attach last petal to first petal to form flower layer.
Take small petals and use the same process, folding in half and stitching to secure.
Stitch small petals together using the same method in groups of 2 or 3.
Once all petals are sewn into groups of 2 or 3, attach to center of large flower layer.
Come back up through the center of flower and attach another small petal set to center of flower.
Repeat with all sets of small petals.
Secure to finish flower.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Crochet Flower - How To
Click here to view the tutorial to crochet a flower for the Crochet Garden Quilt.
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