Yes butterflywing, everything is seamed...no applique and you have the right idea. Imagine a line exteding from each petal. That is the shapes that are seamed together. I bought templates to cut each "section" when I took the class. When I started it took over an hr to piece each block, minus the center circle. I got into a "rhythm" and was able to do one block in 45 minutes, minus the center circle. I pieced those all in last.