How to Embroidery Stitch a Sunflower

 

This is a step by step "photo tutorial" on how I make (stitch) my sunflowers. I even flip over my flower and show you the backside of it.

I start with the pre cut raw edge applique pieces from my kits that are available in my ebay shop (CraftyQuilting). You can purchase my pre cut sunflower kits at very reasonable prices. 

At this time, I only ship in the United States on ebay.  If you contact me via email craftysewing@gmail.com I can mail the pre cut kits to you if you don't live in the United States. I can email you a PayPal invoice to pay and ship it out via PayPal. 

OR you can download my pattern template for free at www.craftysewing.com --- I ask that you please donate to UNICEF for helping Ukraine or a charity of your choice that will help the people of Ukraine. Thanks in advance from me for doing that.

View and read all the instructions before you start sewing.....

I center the bottom layer of the sunflower and stitch the petals with a straight stitch. I use the clips to hold it in place. You can use pins too. The batting piece is under the top fabric, but not the back piece of fabric --- keep viewing and reading.....

You can use pins or clips to hold the next layer in place as you stitch the center onto the flower. I stitched a couple French knots in the center with the violet thread.

 I stitched more French knots with the lavender thread and a variegated thread in the center of the flower.  

Time to carefully trim the batting on the backside a little bit. See photos.

At this time, add the backing fabric and stitch a border. See the photo below of the Blue Sunflower and I stitched a chain stitch for the border.

See border on the blue Sunflower.

Enjoy! Marcia

May for Me!

Starting today, I will be sporadically sharing posts about the May for Me Celebration and how I find 5 minutes a day or more to take time to create and make you smile.  

I will be sharing here and on Instagram and on facebook and on Twitter and on Pinterest! Join in the fun of sharing about creating 5 minutes or more a day for a whole month!

Creating with fabric (simple sewing and quilting), creating with paper, making healthy food choices and displaying it on your plate, creating with plants, and more....

Several years ago, I teamed up with a few bloggers and hosted a May for Me Celebration on my blog, but after hosting it for a couple years, I decided to discontinue hosting as it was a lot of work for me and I wasn't enjoying it.

This is the logo I used for it.

I was sharing how to take time for yourself and not feel guilty about enjoying the moments or smelling the roses, or just taking time to play each day - just for 5 minutes or longer. 

I will be doing it again, but on a smaller scale and I might share every day and I might share several posts a day and I may skip a day or too! #mayforme2017

I would like to invite you to join in on the fun, please hashtag your posts on social media with this:  #mayforme2017

It is so important to me, to take time to create a little each day....makes me smile.

I love to smile each day and to feel good, so join in the fun and take time to create and share a post about what you are doing.

Let's start off the May for Me Celebration with a FREE PDF Downloadable Pattern for you!  If you are regular follower you may already have this pattern. It's not just for Valentine's Day!

I scaled it down on my printer and made a mini quilt for a loved one and included it with a sympathy card. I selected some hand dyed velvet pieces to add in with a few embroidery stitches to top it off.

Enjoy your day --- the first day in May!

Marcia

#mayforme2017