spaghettimom

Purchased a sunflower bowl pattern along with the needed moldable stabilizer from Keepsake Quilting. These are cutest fabric bowl just perfect for my daughter's Aug wedding. Have any of you made these bowls??? Directions state to sew petal front and back along w/ stabilizer right sides together then turn right sides out. Well, that stabilizer is like balsa wood with very little give. I can't bend it enough to get through the flower center. Any suggestions? Thanks! Judy