“Blooming” Chrysanthemums

Boy, did I have fun creating this pillow using the three-dimensional designs in OESD’s Chrysanthemum Premier Collection #017!

Parts of the designs have very heavily stitched areas — the instructions indicate which ones these are — and when the design has finished stitching, you simply cut through the area with a very sharp Exacto-type knife. The stitches then “bloom.”

Scratch the threads with your fingernail and they bloom even more! Click HERE for my Chrysanthemums Pillow instructions.