DIRECTIONS
A rotary cutter with a wave edge blade was used to cut the flower petals. The cutters and blades are available from Fiskars and Olfa. There are many special blades available for scrapbooking which will not cut through fabric cleanly. Use a blade designed to specifically cut fabric.
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1.Each flower is made up of a large petal and a smaller one stacked on top of each other. Using the templates as your guide, cut out your petals with the rotary cutter. We used seven flowers and ten leaves for our shirt.
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2.After cutting the petals, fold them with right sides together along the fold line. Snip shallow “v” shapes out of the edges where indicated with regular scissors. If the “v”s are too deep the petals will flop over too much and lose their shape.
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3.Stitch a line 1/8” from the petal fold, about 3/4” long. Set aside the petals.
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4.Cut out the leaves with regular scissors.
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5.Sew a basting stitch down the center of each leaf and gather just enough to cause them to ripple.
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6.Assemble the flowers by opening each folded petal flat with right side up. Stack two petals with the larger on the bottom and the smaller on top. The seam on the bottom petal should be horizontal and the seam of the top petal vertical when placed on the shirt.
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7.Pin flower petals and leaves onto the shirt until you find an arrangement that appeals to you.
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8.Permanently attach the leaves to the shirt by sewing down the center of each leaf, then removing the basting stitch.
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9.Attach the two stacked flower petals by stitching down the vertical seam, stopping 1/2” from the top and bottom.
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10.Finish by attaching seed pearls near the centers of each flower.
