Flowers & nature · Step-by-step guide
Flat Four-Petal Violet
Fold a flat flower with four rounded petals around a small pinwheel center.
What you’ll need
- One square of paper
Origami · Creasing, collapse folds & shaping

Make it, step by step.
5 steps · Original diagrams with English instructions
Fold a pinwheel base
Open image at full size ↗Crease the square into quarters, bring the long edges inward and open the end pockets into the boat-like form shown.
Open the four arms
Open image at full size ↗Fold the end flaps outward one at a time, turning the model as needed, until the four pinwheel arms are visible.
Fold the petal edges
Open image at full size ↗Fold the small inner edges of each arm inward, following the four-panel sequence around the center.
Round the outline
Open image at full size ↗Fold the pointed outer corners behind. Turn over and flatten the four broad petal faces.
Refine the center
Open image at full size ↗Fold the remaining small edges inward around the middle, then adjust each rounded petal.
Follow the diagrams alongside the step-by-step English instructions.
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