Flower Appliqué Pattern

Instructions

[Update] For Secret Garden Quilt: Download and print the complete ready-to-stick-on applique fusible web pattern in mirror image here:

1. Small Flowers, print 8 copies.
2. Medium and Large Flowers, print 2 copies.
3. Leaves, print 1 copy.
4. Stems, print 1 copy.

More Details On How To Sew Flower Applique

1. Since the Secret Garden Quilt requires a lot of appliques, I used a fast and easy method to make a large number of fabric appliques.
   Or, use your favorite method to cut out iron-on fusible applique pieces.
   
   
   
   
2. Make a small mark on the base fabric where you wish to place the flower.
   
   
   
3. Peel off the fusible web backing paper of the chosen flower stem pattern, and stick it on the base fabric.
   
   
   
4. Followed by the flower’s petals surrounding the marking. Make sure the base corner of the petals just touches each other but does not overlap.
   
   
   
5. Then stick the circle to the center of the flower.
   
   
   
6. Repeat the process to position and stick the stems and flowers, then complete the flowers with leaves.
   
   
   
7. Set the iron to medium heat and press on the appliques for about 2-3 seconds.
   Lift up the iron as you press part by part; don’t glide your iron across the appliques that are not securely fused to the base fabric.
   
   
   
8. Sew along the raw edges with straight stitches. I did 3 rounds to make the stitch lines bolder. You can also use a zig-zag stitch, blanket stitch, or other decorative stitches suitable for this applique.
   Repeat the same to the stem and leaves.
   
   
   
9. Since I am making this flower applique for my daughter’s “Secret Garden” blanket, which is a trapunto quilt, I layered the bottom of the applique with high-loft batting and then sewn 3 rounds around the raw edges.
   This picture shows the back of the sewing work of the single flower without the stem. I didn’t layer batting on the stems as they are too thin to get the “pop-up” effect.
   Do the same to the leaves if you want to “pop-up” the leaves too.
   
   
   
10. Trim the extra batting away with small sharp point scissors, just slightly outside the stitch lines.
    The picture below shows the finished flower applique with trapunto quilting, aka part of the “Secret Garden” Quilt Blanket.
    Read more on the Trapunto Quilt method.