Here is a tute on how to make a folded rosebud.
Attach the rosebud to the background fabric inside of the calyx placement
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closeup
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drawn a circle on fabric, in our case I drew a 3" circle
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cut out on drawn line
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fold circle in half
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fold in one side to middle, align lower edge
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fold in other side, overlapping a bit
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close to lower edge, take a couple of tacking stitches.
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Tack the rosebud down along the bottom and inside of the folds of the bud, opening up the folds to hide the stitches
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place calyx over folded rose & stitch in place, tucking the fabric around the rosebud.
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