Hurray…. I’m Ready to Sew!

When I left you last week, I had finished preparing 2 flowers, ready to be sewn onto the background.

But first, I had to put them into their proper place!

I got impatient one night and did a bit of sewing, appliquéing sets of petals together…

I glued the sets together, so I had a complete flower to start with.

I placed my pattern on top of the backing….

….and put my first two flowers in place, including the stems….

Now I had to get the flowers UNDERNEATH the paper…..

I added a dab of glue to hold the flowers in place….

…..and finished off with a few tiny applique pins to hold everything in place….

WOO-HOO……

I’m finally ready to start sewing….at least the first two flowers!!