Well I finally finished the tutorial for making this giant, gorgeous bloom!
This is a really big flower, but of course you can scale it down in a variety of ways:
Make the pieces smaller
Sew the petals together closer together
Only use the small petals
It would make a big statement on a bag. Or you can do like I did, and add an eyelet to the back and hang them on the wall.
Here are some other versions using the same basic construction:
You can download the pdf here:
Download Big Bloom Sewing Pattern
Important Printing Information
When printing set scaling to “none” or “100%” in your print properties.
A 1” (2.5 cm) test square is included with the pattern pieces.
Approximate Finished Dimensions: 6" (15cm) diameter
Recommended Fabrics: Instructions are demonstrated using silk dupioni. Quilting cotton, cotton
velvet, light weight wool, or other light to medium weight fabrics can also be used. Heavier fabrics
may not need to be interfaced. The interfacing is used to stabilize the fabric & make it easier to sew.
Supplies:
• 1/4 yard flower fabric
• 8" x 9" scrap of fabric for leaves
• 1/4 yard fusible interfacing
• 4" x 4" piece of felt or wool
• button
• fabric marking pen or chalk
1. Cut Pieces
Note: Pieces A - D are templates that will be drawn on the fabric pieces cut out below.
Flower Fabric
✔ (1) 22" wide x 8" high (56cm x 20cm)
✔ (1) 20" wide x 7" high (51cm x 18cm)
✔ (1) 18" wide x 6" high (46cm x 15cm)
Leaf Fabric
✔ (1) 8" wide x 9" high (20cm x 23cm)
Interfacing
✔ (1) 21" wide x 3.5" high (53cm x 9cm)
✔ (1) 19" wide x 3" high (48cm x 8cm)
✔ (1) 17" wide x 2.5" high (43cm x 6cm)
✔ (1) 7.5" wide x 4" high (19cm x 10cm)
Wool or Felt
✔ (1) circular shape about 3.50" (9cm) in diameter
2. Interface
a) Apply the interfacing to the WRONG side of one half of the corresponding flower fabric pieces.
b) Apply interfacing to the WRONG side of one half of the fabric piece for the leaves.
3. Draw Petals & Leaves
a) Fold the four fabric pieces in half, RIGHT sides together, from top to bottom.
b) Draw the (6) petal outlines on the longest strip of fabric. Each petal should be facing the same direction for efficiency during sewing. Leave 0.5" - 0.75" (13mm - 19mm) between each petal piece.
c) Draw (6) B petal outlines on the medium length strip of flower fabric.
d) Draw (6) C petal outlines on the shortest strip of flower fabric.
e) Draw (2) D leaf outlines on the leaf fabric piece.
4. Sew Petals & Leaves
a) Sew the petals on each strip of flower fabric. Stitch directly on the petal outlines, but don't worry about going outside the lines here and there. Backstitch well at the beginning and end of each petal.
b) Sew the leaves on the leaf fabric. At the point of each leaf, sew one stitch across the tip of the point (see photo in next step).
5. Trim & Turn
a) Cut each petal and leaf from the fabric leaving an allowance of 1/8" - 1/4". The small allowance means you don't need to clip the curves (yay!).
b) Trim the points of the leaves.
c) Turn all petals and leaves RIGHT side out.
d) Use a crochet hook or other implement to gently push the seams out neatly.
6. Sew Darts
a) Fold each petal in half and sew one dart on each. These don't need to be perfect, so just start the dart about 0.5" (19mm) from the fold and end the dart about 0.75" (13mm) from the top.
b) Fold each leaf in half and sew one dart on each. These darts can end about 1" -1.5" from the top point of the leaf.
7. Create Flower
a) Position the leaves on the base where you would like them. Machine or hand sew them in place.
b) Position the A petals in a circle overlapping the leaves, and pin in place. Sew the petals to the base, by hand or machine.
c) Position the B petals in place on top of the A petals, overlapping the edges of the petals if necessary.
Sew the B petals to the A petals. At this point, hand sewing might be necessary.
d) Position the C petals in place and pin. Sew in place as close the center as possible.
e) Sew a button to the center.
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