Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Southwest Sunflowers

64 x 64

So here is Hard to Use Fabric #4.  This one was hard because of the colors in the sunflower print.  I started out to making a square with a 1 inch border with the sunflower in the center.  I was going to alternate the yellow and the brown.  I guess I was very uncreative that day, because it was terribly boring.

Edited to add:  original sunflower print was cut at 5.5 inches, sashing cut 1.5 inches


After letting it set for a while, I decided to cut the squares down the diagonal and see what I could do with that.  Then I put 4 halfs together to form a new square, set it on point and added some of the original squares back in.  The original squares needed to be bigger so I added the cream around each block.  Finished it off with the triangles and there you go.


Still not my colors or my style, but it is better than what I started with. The sunflower print had to be used and now it's gone!  Brown meander and a matching back and binding to keep it cohesive.

Linking with Freemotion by the River.

6 comments:

  1. YEOWEEE, I think it is really pretty, I love those colors for fall. I think it was just brilliant your method on this one, seriously I think it is very striking. I might have to try something like it some day! So what size sq. did you start with in the very beginning?

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  2. It may have been "hard to use" fabric - but WOW! You've used it beautifully! I think this quilt is absolutely charming....in every possible way! Congratulations.... :o)

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  3. Love this quilt! That's a really neat design, and I love your colors. Great work!

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  4. Your design is amazing. This quilt turned out perfect. You are doing such a great job using up these undesirable fabrics.

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  5. You really are so good at finding and making the perfect patterns for the fabrics you have. Congrats on this great finish.

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  6. You are writing the quilt pattern, right? :) It would sell well.

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