I've been working on the appliqued fans for my Fan Flower blocks.
I now have 11 out of 14 fans.
More Fans of a different kind.
Remember a week or so ago when I asked WITB? What's in the bin? What's in the bag? The bin had some small rose print scraps and the bag had some small valentine/heart prints.
I was inspired by Linda's (Kokaquilts) Fantales blocks. My largest scraps in the bin and bag were about 3.5 inches in width so I cut some fan blades from those, made a few fans and appliqued them to some 6 inch squares I cut from some larger scraps that were not in the bin or bag. I then cut some 1.5 inch scraps and added those to two sides of the Fan. I think I am going to take those 1.5 inch strips off. They overwhelm the little Fans. I might try adding some low volume strips but if those don't work I will just not use any sashing. Or I might sew four blocks together to make a Dresden Plate with no sashing and see how the busy sashing strips look between Dresden Plates.
But now you know a little more about WITB!
I have a whole bunch of fan blades cut and the tops to the blades sewn so there is no turning back now.
I need to add some little circles to the body of this Fanciful Flower but otherwise the applique on this 18 inch block is finished. Now I need to make 5 more Fanciful Flowers. I'll be using different blues and oranges for the flower but keep that gold for what the pattern calls "pollen".
Fanciful Flowers is a Kathy Doughty pattern found in the book Material Obsession.
And sew on...
