Apple Blossom Quilts: Berries

Let's Make Berries - continued

With the wrong side of the berry up and a strong thread in your needle, stitch short, running stitches around the perimeter of the berry about 1/8" inside the outer edge. Do not pull the thread up tight against the berry when you start. Instead leave about 3" of thread. This will be used to pull the berry tight around the mylar circle.
	Continue stitching around the berry.
IMPORTANT: The most important stitch is the last stitch. Place your needle under the first stitch and take the thread through to the front of the berry. This small overlap will help keep the berry from opening in the next few steps.
	Place a Mylar circle inside the stitching on the wrong side of the berry. Firmly hold the Mylar circle in place while pulling on the threads to gather the circle.
Once the Mylar circle is in place, separate the threads and overlap once and pull tight. Do not make a knot. We will be loosening these threads in a later step.

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