I have made so many of these I think I can make them with my eyes shut, they are for a Raffle for the RSPCA (Royal Society For the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) hope they bring a few dollars, my last cushions raised around $600 for Ovarian Cancer Research.

They're beautiful! How nice of you to do this work for others.

Those are very nice, love the color. I have made a couple of practice dahlias but haven't finished anything yet. Like the buttons in the center, good idea!!

They're lovely.

Those are so pretty!!

Very nice and a wonderful cause!!!!

beautiful pillows. and with zippers for washing. should bring in some good money for RSPCA. great job.

They are beautiful!

Beautiful

Wonderful. Thanks for sharing.

They are beautiful! What great work for a good cause!

Carol they are really beautiful!! I think you have a 'production line' going there!!!!!! Well done on raising so many $$$ for your Charities!! We made £234 for Help4Heroes last weekend with our cushion Tombola!! Makes all the hard work worthwhile!!

Beautiful!!!!

Most elegant! Great cushions for a great cause.

Magnifiqueeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ee

Beautiful! A wonderful donation.

Wonderful! I know I would buy them. Thank you for sharing.

Wow Awesome!

those are beautiful

Lovely, hope you raise lots of money.

These are beautiful!!

WOW gorgeous! I would love to make them, could you tell me where you found the pattern?

Beautiful. I haven't had enough nerve to try that pattern.

Absolutely beautiful! Love the colors!

These are lovely - my mom would have been crazy for them, she loved Dahlias. :)

Beautiful design and fabric. However, I think you should do them with your eyes open because you could end up sewing over one of your fingers and that hurts! (LOL) :lol:

Love these! Someday I am going to try them.

The pattern is on the Board, just use "Search" and type "Folded Dahlia", look for my post from Carol Wilson I have worked out a way to use strips 3 1/2 x 6 inches.

If you have a problem finding it get back to me, like everything else it is easy when you know how.

Very pretty. I'll bet you feel good knowing your talents are used for such a worthy purpose.

Carol,

I found your posts and one says you were going to post a tute on it but I never found that one. Did I overlook it?

Thanks

It is there, first find the main tutorial for "Folded Dahlia", instead of cutting squares for the petals, cut strips 6 x 3 1/2 inches, fold over 1/2 an inch on the long side wrong side to wrong side (this gives a neater finish) and then press the 3 inch side to the 3 inch side (right sides together) to give you your centre fold.

Follow the main tutorial for assembly, I would advise to do a few tacking stitches at the bottom of each "Petal" to hold it firm and I always do a row of top stitching around the last "Petal" to stand up to laundering.

Thank you so much! I'm looking for fabric right now!