Behold, the Confederate Rose. You have heard of a grey hibiscus rose, right?!
Again, another challenge for me to keep within my color scheme as there is no rose in my palette. This project is proving to be a good challenge in many ways. For this week not only was there the question of how to get around the rose colorway suggested but also another of those patterns where there surely had to be an easier way than piecing those Y seams. I went for an approach that not only eliminated the Y seam but called for careful trimming down with the result that my block is exactly the prescribed 8" finished (8 1/2" currently) size.
And I decided to add in some fussy cutting just to make sure I had met the challenge.
Earlier this morning I was looking at a quilt magazine and saw something that reminded me to think about the setting options for this quilt. So I really must start writing some notes and sketch the ideas and put them in the box with the blocks to help with the decision making process. In an ideal way I would also make some mockups but who knows if that will happen?
And now I must go put my camera battery on the charger as it is not feeling very happy with the current battery level.
2 comments:
Another beauty. You and Cheryl made completely different blocks, but they both are so beautiful. Again, I love the monochromatic color of the block. "black and white" in "color"!
Great solution to the piecing issue Dorry - you get the prize for the week for this block!
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