My neighbor took pictures while I made one of the quilt blocks. A couple of comments:
I used a double strand of thread--you do quite a bit of pulling on the thread and you don't want it to brerak.
Color scheme is up to you. A light/dark scheme works well. My neighbor (the artist) thought one in a dark rose batik or a light background would look really good and use the same color for all the petals. Be fun to see what people come up with!

I just posted a tutorial on making these flowers. I didn't know how to get this onto the first posting so it would be at the top. Hopefully, those of you who wanted to know how to make those flowers will see this posting.
The quilt block is 10 1/2 inches square. The leaf pattern is fused onto the block then stitched around the outer edge.
If you have questions I'll try to answer them. I hope the tutorial is understandable.
Happy flower making!

ps My friend was using this technique with much smaller squares and putting a magnet on the back. Hers looked like sunflowers. I don't remember how she covered the center.

THAT is so clever!! I love it! :D Will have to break down and try it soon...

Thanks for the lesson. Sure makes a pretty block.

Very nice tutorial. And the flowers are so pretty. Will have to do something using this type of flower.

Thanks you so much. I was one that wanted this tute. I can't wait to try it.

Thank you so very very much for this Tut. and for sharing it with us I also was one who wanted this and can't wait to
try this out :D

Excellent tute! Thanks so much. 5" squares too - can use some of my charms!

Thank you for this tutorial. I am gonna make this for my granddaughter. What size was your circle template? It looks like you folded the 5" square and stitched the two sides, then gathered right? It is just darling. I love it! You did a good job. Thanks! :)

I used the JetSet bottle to draw around for the circle. I also have just folded a square into fourths and then cut a circle freehand which worked fine. I just tried one--it measures 4 inches across the circle--the yo yo finishes at aprox 1 3/4 inches. This part is not a particularly exact science--the yo yo needs to be big enough to cover the open part of the petal unit.

Okay, another thing to add to my list. Question. I notice that the yo-yo centers seem to be finished. Mine are always raw in the center, and I can't seem to get them to turn under. suggestions?

Thanks for the tutorial! You did a great job! The pictures are so clear. :thumbup:

Duh........ saw that you turn down the raw edge BEFORE you do the running stitch. I have the yo-yo maker and never thought of that. Gotcha ya now.

Thank you so much for this tutorial :D:D:D
This would make a very fun quilt!!!

Thank you so very much for showing us how to make these, it will work well for my granddaughter quilt that I am gone to make her for christmas, butterflies and flowers. Penny

I love flowers, and with all the snow we have had in the last two months, it might be a while before I see real ones. Hmmm, maybe I can make some fabric flowers, the next best thing. Thanks for the tutorial.

Where did you find the leaf pattern?????? I love these flowers and will definately give it a try. :thumbup: :thumbup:

Lovely tute. Thanks

Thanks for the lesson! Great !

So beautiful!

I bought the original pattern so the fused leaf pattern came from that. One could free hand a pattern pretty easily. It was was just a four leaf pattern with the stems joined in the middle. The pattern had them cut that way but when you are ironing on the leaves it seems to me it would be just the same if the leaves were separate--the center gets completely covered with the flower.

Thankyou! Those are really pretty!

Oh, how cute!!! I'm going to experiment. I think this is something my granddaughter might really like doing!

Cool thanks so much for the tute. You did a wonderful job :thumbup:

oooooohhhh! I like those! :thumbup:

I think when I get to making one I would leave the center edges undone and I would turn it upside down and hand applique it to the flowers and hand applique the flower to the block also.Thanks for the tute.

That would be a possibility, but the flower loses a lot of it's dimension that way. I started out with the center yo-yo's upside down but liked the look of all the gathers better.

That is one of the joys of quilting--we can get ideas from each other and then develop them to suit our own tastes. Isn't it great?

Thank you for the famous dimension, you guys are so amazing :thumbup: Hope they done have a limit on bookmark 8-)

oh thats pertty

very nice Rachel. i will try that, thank you.

thanks for the cool lesson

My daughter was thriled with the flower I was trying so I made one for her hair! I turned the yo yo upside down lader stiched it sew on some beeds and atached it io a scrunchie! Wow I will not run out of cool scrunchies for a while as long as I have thred in hand! thank you!!!!!

How cool is that!!!!! I love it. :)

:thumbup: very nice- is it your pattern?

that is so nice, can't wait to make one for my great niece.

This is so pretty and your so smart . I am getting fabric out now to make a few . thank you so much for shareing . :-) :-)

I have made lots of these , omg they are addicitive, sometimes i lightly stuff the center yo-yo,with bits of batting or fiberfill.

Love this,,,will work great on a quilt I am making...thanks for the tut... :thumbup:

I used to work for a place that had to wear plain t-shirts, ah well I started making these bigger and bolder. . Cheery. Everyone would say let me see. They are a blast ugly, prettr or cutisey.

This is great! I would love these on pillows! I would put a big colorful vintage button in the center!