Appliquilt Strippy Flowers
This post may contain affiliate links which won’t change your price but will share a commission.Remember this little teaser? Well here are the 4 completed blocks.
I really want to do some free motion quilting on them but I need to decide how I want to lay the blocks out and what color of sashing………any ideas?
This one is done with a blanket stitch and pebbling in the center of the flower.
This rest of them are done with a free motion stitch – looks like I took this photo before I finished the center of the flower.
I first did some appliquilt about 14 years ago when I was sewing little heart ties to put on Longaberger baskets. I cut a heart shape out and then put it on a larger heart of muslin, added batting and backing and free motion quilted it. I didn’t want to zigzag around the small heart so tried catching it in my free motion stitches.
I will have to see if I can find one and show it. I have seen it done quite a bit anymore and it is fun.
It is really fun just playing with the flowers, leaves and circles.
The last one for today, I couldn’t resist adding that extra squiggle in the pink polka dot.
Last week I won a Accuquilt Go! Baby from Laura at Artfabrik and have received it already!
Unfortunately I didn’t win any dies so I can’t use it until I buy a cutting mat and a die. Thank you Laura!
Now I just need to find a good sale. I really want the 3.5″ Drunkard’s Path, the 4″ HST and the Rose of Sharon dies…….oh shoot….I want them all!
Can’t wait to try it out!
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What a neat idea for using scraps.
Oh so pretty – I definitely have flower envy!
Very interesting points. Thanks!
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I gotta try this applique stuff soon. What do you have besides the blanket stitch in place. Any backing or anything?
Gorgeous work!
Hi Connie! Thanks for stopping by my site and checking out my rainbow quilt and my City Weekend tote bag! I love your strippy flower squares…so pretty!
MGM
You are so creative. What a great way to use scraps.
Lucky you on winning something! Quilting has come so far!
I love your applique flowers. They are stunning.
I love the excitement that the pink suiqqlies gives that block! Great idea!
Lucky you for winning a GO! I have been signing up but still haven't won one. One of these days though…
Thanks for playing along on the Sew Along!
Awesome flowers! I look forward to seeing this one finished, I too go with on point.
Your blocks are beautiful. Congrats on your win!
http://ihaveanotion.blogspot.com/2011/08/ihan-blog-follwer-special-up-to-40-off.html
here is the link for the dies on sale.
Ihan blog is having a super fab sale on their dies… go and check it out.
No ideas for your sashing, but I love the pink and yellow together, such cute flowers!
Love this idea of the flowers on the strippy block , really looks sweet and your free motion treatments look great . For some reason pink popped into my head for sashings and I like them on point.
These are really cute – love them on point! You could surround each one with different scrappy colours and then join them on point or alternate them with other scrappy strip blocks of colour – how many are you making? The four you have would make a great table runner or cushion or table topper – more would make a lovely quilt! Nice work!
I love your flowers! And congrats on winning the GO! Baby. As far as dies are concerned – I got some generic ones for strips – squares – triangles – and circles. I figured I would make more quilts from those shapes than any of the other "one-trick pony" dies. Just how many "Drunkard's Path" quilts are you going to make anyway? Just sayin'…..
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I loved the flowers last week, but with the extra stitching they really POP. Congratulations on winning a GO cutter. I love mine, and collecting dies for it has been a long slow process.
Ditto to all the other comments. I am inspired!
Lovely flower blocks! I like them on pointe and maybe a green sashing? I would probably outline quilt the flowers.
I like the idea – strippy background for applique… and you have done it so well.
Your flowers are all so wonderful. I really need to spend more time working on my free motion quilting.
What a great idea. I like them on point and I think green or pink for sashing.I can't wait to see this finished.
I love your flowers…I would set them on point; I think…but other than that….???? lol
I so want to win a Go Cutter!!!!
Anxious to see how you like it.