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How to Craft Basket Flowers
We have walked through the steps of creating
the May basket, now it is time to craft your flowers. We have
added handles, basket, etc., to your quilt, which at this time
you should have created six blocks to make your basket.
How to create flowers:
We are quilting flowers. On the left side of your fabric, you
will have invented pink squares. You can trace your pattern to
start your project. Trace at least one flower (Choice), use your
outside solid lines, and repeat your steps to create the
foliage, or leaves. Use the variety of green patterns and use
the yellow narrow pieces to create the center of your flower.
You can design roses if you like. Use a variety of greens, red,
pink, white, etc, if you intend to create roses and petals.
Along the lines, you have marked, cut the fabric strips sewn
onto your fabric, the shaped patterns that form your design,
cutting only near the lines. Use freezer paper and turn it over
so that you reveal the side that does not have a shine. You want
to create a starting line for the six centers of your flowers,
and the flowers also. Once you mark the 12 parts, mark the
leaves (12), marking them inside the dash lines. Now you are
ready to cut your shapes.
You will need an iron and board. Use your hot press, or iron to
press the flowers on your paper, pressing in the middle of your
flowers on the left side and in the middle. You want the glossy
paper turned in the direction of your fabric flower at this
point. Do the same with the center of the flowers and foliage.
Next, collect your yellow filament/thread and tone it with the
center of your flower. If the colors do not match, try another
shade of yellow. Run lines of stitches into your cloth, which
encloses the ring of the freezer paper. You want to congregate
your material around this ring, so pull your filament up at the
end. Now, tie your thread, press the ring, and use your starch
bottle, spraying the region. Do the same for the center of your
flowers.
Next, use your variety of green filaments that match your leaves
and collect the allowances at the seam. (1/4 inch) Collect
around the foliage and streamlines of stitches along your
fabric, about the enclosed region of your ring that is designed
on the freezer paper. You want to collect your textile about the
ring. Pull your filament/thread up at the finish and tie it,
pressing the ring. Again, spray with starch.
When you congregate your allowances at the flower seams, snip
the inner points of the flower corolla/petals where the flower
collectively forms a ring. You will need to collect your thread
that matches the color of your petals, such as pink. Just as you
collected the edges of your leaves, do the same for your
corollas. Once you finish running stitch lines in your fabric,
which you have enclosed freezer paper about the ring, you will
need to gather your material about the ring. Next, pull your
strands of thread up at the finish. Next, bind your filament and
then press the ring. Press, and spray the region with fabric
starch. Now seam your allowances, i.e. snip the central points
of the leaves, flower center, etc where the flower collectively
forms a ring. Press and starch to complete your crafting task:
Now you are ready to assemble the top of your quilt. After you
assemble, you can move to finish your craft.