Patterns from Circles folded into Rhombi and Coloured

 

First make the rhombus from a circle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tuck in the folds

 

 

 

 

Then colour like this.

 

 

 

 

Lifting the flaps  will make it easier to colour each part separately.

 

 

Combine three of the coloured rhombi to make this hexagon

 

 

 

 

Combine hexagons to create this tessellation