Poppies' graphic outlines are a cinch to block-print onto fabric: Brush strokes of textile paint in saturated tones. Start with the stem and leaves to help map out the composition. 

Print the Poppy Block-Print Templates

Corn poppies, in regal reds and rose pinks, wispy whites and flushed creams, exude a careless abundance as they tumble with tree peonies from a vase.

Fabric poppies -- to pin to belts, dresses, and hats, or to tuck into hair -- are a snap to gather and stitch from silk or another bright, shiny fabric.

These buttery cookies capture the flower's graphic outline, the curvy form of its petals and its pollen-flecked center. And with a delicate glaze of royal icing, they take on the timeless lemon-poppy seed combination.

A field of P. commuatatum shows the blooms in various life stages, from fuzzy new buds to full-blown, red-hot beauties.

Poppies are as fetching in the form of icing on cupcakes as they are in nature. The beautiful buttercream poppy is dotted with poppy seeds and flavored with fresh orange juice and zest.

The petals of these pastries are made by cutting the dough in a special way and folding the edges over; cherry preserves top the center of a cream cheese and poppy-seed filling.

A close-up look at the blooms (red Papaver commutatum and two examples of pink P. rhoeas) reveals their familiar whorled cups and contrasting, pollen-rich centers.