Thanks everyone (and Pepe), it's getting better by the day.  I didn't want to make them over frilly and lacy but the next lot most likely will be a little more embellished with pins rather than cutting into them if I can figure  out an easier way.  Will get the foam larger diameter this time, small makes it harder to push the fabric around.

look on youtube for tutorials, i know i have seen some.

i'll post links if i can remember where i saw them.

edit;  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ou50tdNYpa8

here are a few of mine, sorry if the image is too big.

I just picked up a nice lot of fabric to make some more.

Very sweet, clever people 🙂

wow i really like that!!  and the granite bench reflecting it too lol.

that fabric is really effective.

i found the trick to getting them even is to use rubber bands to mark iff the sections, fiddle with them until you are happy then press them into the ball then cut along the grooves they leave behind.

its easier to cut a straight line that way.

Do you mean press the rubber bands into the balls themselves?

yep, i press on the bands with the back of the scalpel so they actually dig into the foam and leave a groove.

then remove the bands and make your cut in that groove.

i found my lines were straighter than if i drew on it with a marker