The Boutonniere

March 15, 2016
Boutonniere, Free Motion Quilting, Lori Kennedy

Boutonniere, Free Motion Quilting, Lori Kennedy

Good Morning, Quilters!

By the time you read this I should be winging my way to Denver to film at Craftsy!

I didn’t want YOU to be bored while I was away…

Here’s an adorable flower for YOUR next quilt!

Boutonniere, Free Motion Quilting, Lori Kennedy

THE BOUTONNIERE-MACHINE QUILTING TUTORIAL

This adorable flower can be stitched in any size from small to large.  Use the Cute as a Button Tutorial in the center of the flower or keep it simple by stitching a plain circle center.

Begin stitching a straight line stem and a large circle.Boutonniere, Free Motion Quilting, Lori Kennedy

Echo stitch the circle and add the button detail. (Optional)

Stitch out of the circle near the stem…

Boutonniere, Free Motion Quilting, Lori KennedyStitch five to six scallops around the circle.
Boutonniere, Free Motion Quilting, Lori KennedyClosely echo stitch the stem and add two leaves.

Stitch to the bottom and over to begin the next flower.

Boutonniere, Free Motion Quilting, Lori Kennedy

Such a happy flower!

 

Boutonniere, Free Motion Quilting, Lori Kennedy

Change the look of the flowers by changing the petals…

Be creative!

Boutonniere, Free Motion Quilting, Lori Kennedy

Have fun quilting because when you do–your quilts will be fun!

Happy Stitching,

Lori

PS…All tutorials, images and information are the property of Lori Kennedy at The Inbox Jaunt and are intended for personal use only.  Feel free to re-blog, pin or share with attribution to The Inbox Jaunt.  For all other purposes, please contact me at lckennedy@hotmail.com.  Thanks!

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