Perfect Petals Revisited

After all these petals I’ve been doing I thought it might be time to re-do this tutorial for those of you who are newer to the blog. I just love this way of doing petals…it saves TONS of time.

First, cut out a petal template using heat resistant Mylar or Templar.

Trace onto the wrong side of your fabric and mark. Cut ¼ outside marked line.

Make a small running stitch in the seam allowance. I’m just using regular thread here, nothing fancy.

Place onto your pressing surface.

I hold the corners in.

Pull thread until the seam allowance wraps around to the back…make sure you keep holding the corners down.

Dab on some starch and place your iron on top of it. Leave iron on until dry and remove.

Here is your petal, just pop out your template and you are ready to use it to make another.

See how perfect it is?

Now you can use it to make your scrappy daisies.

Photoshop Elements tutorials are coming next week…I haven’t forgotten.

Comments

[Teresa in Music City]

PERFECT!!! Thanks for sharing that little tutorial. I can't wait to try it!!!

[Dianne]

Great tutorial! I really need to just dive head first into applique...even though i'm SO scared for some reason! Seems like it should be easier than piecing...because there really is no right or wrong...no seam allowance...

[SueS]

Erin, would you show how you make the yellow tulipy flower in this week's block? Do you cut the bottom petals as one piece? I had a hard time covering the bottom petals when I tried to do them singly in the center block. Can't wait for Friday as I'm all caught up!

[kaholly]

Oh, thank you, thank you!! I'm going to get started right now!

[Sherry]

Thanks for sharing this info. What sweet flowers!

[Kris S]

I love your tutorial. I started using the starched edge technique a few years ago and I love how crisp the edges stay. So much easier to appliqué than needle turning. Enjoying your blog.

[diane i]

I like the fabrics in your pink daisy. What perfect way to keep your flower year round. I like the startch making it look so crisp.

[Connie]

Great tutorial Erin, you make it look so easy!

[Susan]

I love the tutorial. I do very much the same thing but I use freezer paper insteaad of mylar. I ress the FP to the wrong side of the fabric, cut with a seam allowance and gather, starch and press. I leave the paper in the piece until I am ready to start sewing.

[encarna]

muy bueno el tutorial nunca lo hubiera imaginado que fuera facil o eso imagino

[Triciasquilts]

I love your tutorial for perfect edges...I have tried several ways to applique and do one similiar to this. Question, do you use your method for the stems or do you use a bias strip maker for those? This little flower is so cute. I just bought a pattern for a table runner at a quilt show yesterday where I think I will do this technique!!

[Loreci kipper]

Obrigado por compartilhar esta informação, Adoro novidades.