lindaschipper

I'm another one who bought the pattern and foam to make one....never got around to it yet!

susie-susie-susie

I bought the pattern and the foam squares. I had a very hard time figuring out which side of the foam squares was the sticky side. I called the shop and she didn't know so I called the manufacturer (bosal) and they didn't know either. She said she would find out and call me. Never did. I decided to try a small corner and guessed right. Trouble was the glue didn't hold, so it didn't matter anyway. I had a devil of a time figuring out the instructions. Never again. I will never use the foam filler--too stiff for my tastes. Lesson learned--it's not as attractive as it looks in the picture. imho
Sue

sewnclog

I JUST finished making one of these. And I too was confused by the directions. Consequently I made the base 1 inch smaller than it was supposed to be. The applique is the part that is sewn on the top - to cover the X you cut in the fabric under it so you can turn the base. The stiff interfacing/Bosil is in the base. When I did the first one I cut the base the size of the applique hence my 'smaller' fold and stitch. I also made the fold and stitch blossom; that one I did correctly. The lines that you mark when finished are your sewing guidelines.
Fiery Phoenix does one extra step; she also does a topstitch on the entire thing on the back side. Like the front seams that used to be on double knit pants eons ago. Then she turns it over and sews the sections together on the marked lines. I would think sewing through all that fabric on the back on the fold would be difficult.
Good luck.

Stashelf

The wreath is really easy to make. I used deco-bond and heat and bond. You put the deco-bond on the wrong side of the backing. Heat and bond is used on the appliqué piece and base fabric. I cut an X on the base before I sew the base and back together. You turn it right side out. The appliqué piece is ironed onto the base fabric and covers the X cut. I do a blanket stitch around the appliqué. You use the template to sew the squares together. You sew the flaps you created by sewing the squares together by hand. I added spider and ghost buttons to the Halloween one I did. The deco-bond gives it stiffness without the bulkiness. The cutting of the fabric takes longer than the sewing. I've made 5 of them. I helped teach a class to make them. If you pm me I'll email the notes from the class.