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Sunday 12 August 2012

Flower Power...

Spurred on by making KatCam's Retro Flower blocks for Brit Bee, I decided I might as well bite the bullet and get on with mine at last!  I can't believe I made my first four way back in May.

I have been working on lots of little projects lately, such is the lure of sunshine, Olympics and children underfoot, and so time at the sewing machine has been somewhat limited, but these were top of my 'Big' list...


These are not enjoyable blocks to make; I hate pressing seams on a good day, and these are a blinking nightmare.  It's the extra sashing between the petals - I could crank out simple drunkard's path blocks all day, and I probably will, someday soon, but these - never again, if I can help it!

However I love, love, love how they look; I love that these are made using my precious Denyse Schmidt stash and I love that I can now visualise the quilt I will be making.

I see many happy hours ahead arranging and then re-arranging these blocks!

26 comments:

  1. Really love the single pink flower!

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  2. These look great and the pink one is my favourite too. Have fun with the arranging.

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  3. They maybe buggers to sew but they rock all made up! Happy arranging x

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  4. Just one pinky then? Or are there more to come? Great fabrics - enjoy the arranging!

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  5. But they are so pretty, and that pain in your ass will go away soon!

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  6. hahaha well for all the problems and trouble, they're stunning -- I remember thinking the same thing when I worked on my retro flowers, but they fabulous, great work! :)

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  7. Oh don't tell me that they are a terror to make. I was going to start mine this weekend but am holding off. Love them though. They do look great!

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  8. They look amazing! The pink works well with all the blues =D

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  9. Sometimes the thing that cause us the most grief give us the most pleasure! Great retro flowers!

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  10. They may be a bugger to make but they look great!

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  11. They're beautiful. Please keep plugging along. It will be so worth it in the end!

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  12. They do look fantastic though, keep at it :o)

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  13. They look so beautiful together!

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  14. Well, glad you pushed through because it is beautiful! I love the combo of fabrics you chose!

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  15. I am glad you carried on because these blocks are stunning

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  16. Looking fab, but definitely not something for me to copy!

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  17. Think it's going to be worth all your efforts tho.

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  18. they are gorgeous though! Thank you for making this quilt so I can see how pretty it is without having to do it myself ;-)

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  19. I am loving this! I can't wait to make one.

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  20. They look so lovely! Too bad you didn't like to make them!:))

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  21. these are gorgeous, love the one pink block. and I think those sashing bits are why I never got more than 2 sewn.

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  22. Seems fine to me how it's shaped like a four-leaf clover. Sounds like a good idea for flower pattern designs. I've chosen some personal favorite and they all come in good flower art.

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  23. love love love that odd pink one! I may have totally pinned this as soon as I saw it ;-)

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