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Old 05-28-2011, 08:34 AM
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sfguimaraes
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Originally Posted by Gramma Deb

You are right, a petal shape gives you a much lager petal shape when u fold it to the front. Just a plain circle doesn't give as much of a curved petal.
DONE! Thanks to my son!!! ;-)

I'll post 15 pictures... lets see if it is understandable...

The continuous line is the one to be followed...
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Pay attention how small would be the petal, if we only have folded the circle in 6 parts... (it only works with the traditional 4 petals...)
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You can print this picture, to have your template...
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I hope it is understandable... but if you don't want to deal with all this geometry stuff, you can only print the 9th picture! Now, let's look for the fabric!!! LOL We still need the seam allowances, of course! :)
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