As we all wander around the Internet, we often see something that just stops us in our tracks. You know the kind, the DIY or exciting new item hot off the production line that is sheer genius. I saw just that but did not take a moment to Bookmark it. To make matters worse, it was (I thought in Spanish), it was actually in Portuguese. I do have some limited Spanish, but Portuguese? - that was beyond me.

I found it and you are going to love it!!

Start with a small piece of gingham. I started with a quarter yard by 45" to test my skill. I do recommend your first project to be with 1" squares for simplicity and the WOW factor. Any color will do.

Leave an inch or so on the edge, I started from the right edge of the fabric. Start hand sewing, using a double thread, in one corner and moving clockwise, make tack stitches in each corner returning to the original corner. Leave a little slack between stitches.

 
Don't knot anything up to this point.  Take the end of the thread and pull to gather the fabric together.  As it comes to the end of the gathered thread, you will have a configuration that needs to be adjusted a little so it ends up looking like the second photo.

Be sure to make a knot the first corner on the next block. That will keep the square in between from gathering with the next petal.

This is just 6 flowers in two rows and I think it makes a very large impact. It took about 10 minutes. As noted, the author does go on further, but I am happy to stop here. I will be stopping here because I like it.

In light of the events in Dallas, just last night, please accept this additional freebie, you may check out the blog about it as well. While it is a repeat, it is well worth repeating. Here is the link to send to a friend, or use this:
https://bit.ly/embroidery4nonviolence