Sew Simple Shapes - Another Scrappy Happy Flower Tutorial!!!

Today's tutorial is a 

few additional 

scrappy happy flowers 

for easy appliqué:)

As I've said before...

here are 24 different shapes

 in the BLOOM set and today

 I'm working with 5 of them.

CLICK HERE

to get your own set of 

BLOOM

Sew Simple Shapes

Here is the cutting for each shape;

A-18 - 2 1/2" square

A-19 - 2 1/2" square

A-21 - 3 1/2" square

A-1 - 2" square

A-5 = 2" x 2 1/2" rectangle

You will need to cut a piece of

 Sew-In Pellon 

the same size as each 

fabric piece as well.

Trace around each

 Sew Simple Shape

 by placing it in

 the center of the Pellon.

I always use a 

.05 mechanical pencil 

for a nice thin accurate line.

Pin to the right side of the fabric.

Stitch directly onto each traced line...

securing your stitch when you stop and start.

Trim an approximate 

1/4" seam allowance

 around each piece.

Use a small sharp pair of

 embroidery scissors 

and cut an "X" 

in the Pellon ONLY.

There is one "cleavage" area

 in the heart Sew Simple Shape

 that you will need to clip

 right to the thread...

 but not into it or past it.

Clipping will allow the heart

 to lie flat after

 it's been turned right side out.

I like to use the

 Clover turning tool 

to GENTLY push out the

 corners and curves

 after turning.

Press each appliqué piece

 flat from the fabric side.

I think that the oval

 and the circle look cute

 "tucked under"

 these two little flowers...

 don't you?

The heart is cute on it's own 

but a small circle

 tucked under it 

would be cute as well.

I could go on and on

 making even more flowers 

to appliqué

from my

BLOOM

Sew Simple Shapes

 but I think that I

 probably already have

 too many for 

what I'm making...

but it's so hard to stop!

They really are 

fun and addicting:)

My next post 

I'll do a few more leaves

 with some of the shapes

 we haven't played with yet

 and then for the stems!

See you then...

xx

Lori