Monday 27 May 2013

Say it with Flowers.

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I love flowers, any size any colour is all right by me. So this hop is perfect for me.  Over the winter there is a sad lack of flowers  (except for expensive blooms in the flower shops).  So as Spring arrives I love to watch the flowers in the garden gradually come into full bloom. This spring has been very cold here in the UK with the weather folks telling us it's the coldest spring for 30 years. Because of this the flowers have been late and winter has seemed to go on for months. So have we got any spring flowers?

Yes we have but not as many as usual. First the miniature cyclamen, 


then the Camilla,

and of course primulas


and spring pansies.


Our two apple trees had lots of blossom but that is now over and the roses are in bud but not yet open and we also have quite a lot of bluebells. So lots of flowers to see outside.

There has also been flowers in my sewing area as I prepared for this blog hop organised by Madam Samm at Sew We Quilt and with Carol from Just Let Me Quilt as our cheerleader. Thank you both, you have done another great job.

I started by gathering all my floral fabric together, I really didn't realise I had that much! Most of it went back into the cupboard ready for another project. I then started thinking about my design. I wanted to make a pieced block as most of the flowers I have done in quilting have been appliquéd. I knew I was going to be making a mini quilt and that I wanted it to be 18 inches square when finished.  I also found that I needed to piece  my batting as what I had left wasn't quite wide enough. However this is easy using a zigzag stitch and isn't noticeable when you quilt .


This is what I came up with as my design. I must have seen the flower block somewhere before but I couldn't find it so sat down with some squared paper and worked out how to sew it. Now I definitely remember how much bigger I need to make the squares for half square triangles. I managed to get three of my floral fabrics into the quilt.






I used a variegated thread for the quilting and my backing fabric was the same as the outer border. The flower blocks are quilted in the ditch and the outer border has a random trail over it


This mini  was made to be swapped and has gone off to its new home in Canada. I hope she  likes it. Now you need to go and see what everyone else has been up to for this hop. Here's where to find them.

May 27th

Sew Many Yarns (You are here)

It's been lovely to see you and I hope you'll come back to visit soon. Take care and I hope you have some 'me time' today.

Lyndsey


84 comments:

  1. Just love your little quilt! Thanks for sharing.

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  2. So pretty and I am sure who ever receives this little beauty will love it.

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  3. Very pretty mini and really love that sweet print in the border/backing.

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  4. Loveley Quilt, thank you for sharing !

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  5. Your mini quilt is so pretty. Thanks for sharing your creativity

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  6. I really enjoyed your flower quilt and I am sure the person receiving it will enjoy it also...thanks for sharing.

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  7. Such a lovely mini. I'm sure your swap partner will love it.

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  8. What a lovely project, your swapfriend will love your work. Thanks for sharing!

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  9. Very sweet miniquilt.:-)

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  10. I haven't made a mini in quite a while! Now you made me wanna try it again :) Great project!

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  11. Love your mini quilt!(as well as your 'yorky')
    Cheers,

    Jeanneke.

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  12. Such a pretty quilt!
    Roll on the warmer weather - it's cold again today in my part of the UK!

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  13. Very cute little flowers block. Great colors.

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  14. What a sweet little quilt; great job!

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  15. What a beautiful design! Love your fabrics. Thanks for sharing.

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  16. Fantastic mini....she will love it!!

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  17. Lovely mini quilt. Great way to use some floral fabric in the border too.

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  18. Cute tulips thanks for sharing!

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  19. Your mini quilt is just beautiful...I love the tulips! I'm so glad you hopped with us! :O)

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  20. Lovely project - thanks for sharing.

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  21. Lovely pattern, and cute fabric background.

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  22. Good day my dear...and what pretty flowers grow in your heart and hands..

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  23. Love the pictures of your flowers. Love your fabrics choices. Your mini turned out great.

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  24. Love your beautiful tulips! And love your garden, those cyclamen, wow! :D

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  25. Lovely mini quilt. You put the batting together "sew" neatly !

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  26. I loved seeing your floral pictures as much as your wonderful mini quilt. The camellia is the Alabama state flower and because of our rather wet, odd winter ours was in bloom for months and months this year.

    I have seen the bud block part of your pattern but never with the leaves. Lovely! THX for sharing, Lyndsey.

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  27. Lovely flowers in your yard and on your mini quilt.
    Blessings
    Gmama Jane

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  28. Your project is very pretty! The flowers in your yard are great inspiration for you!

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  29. Je hebt een mooie quilt gemaakt!

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  30. Your flowers outside are so beautiful. I love spring to see things come alive and the green is a vibrant green. I too have many flowers around and love to watch them. I can see where you got the idea for your mini quilt. It is so cute, I know whoever gets it in Canada will sure enjoy it.

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  31. Very pretty flowers! I like the colors and design in your mini quilt. Thanks also for including the photos of your garden flowers ... :) Pat

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  32. Beautiful outside flowers and the quilt is so pretty. That variegated thread looks so nice on your quilt too. I really enjoy using the variegated thread but don't often have the right colors. So it was especially nice to see how great yours looked.

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  33. Adorei sua publicação, está maravilhosa! Lindas flores! Um abraço.

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  34. How pretty I like your tulip block.

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  35. Pretty! I like the tulip twist!

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  36. Sweet wallhanging:)
    Great job!

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  37. Lovely wallhanging, as a Dutch woman I can only love tulips (and I do!).

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  38. Your swap partner is going to be very happy! Love the tulips!

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  39. Hi!!! Very beautiful flower quilt!!! I love it!!!

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  40. Lovely these tulips. Thanks for sharing.
    Frederika

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  41. Love your block. Your mini quilt is so pretty for spring.

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  42. Love your mini flower quilt! Thank you for sharing.

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  43. I think you made a mistake- I don't live in Canada!

    LOVE this!

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  44. Lovely block. I can just picture this as a quilt.

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  45. Sew pretty. I love your fabrics.

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  46. Beautiful quilt, Lyndsey. I love it!!!!
    My best,
    Gosia.

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  47. Beautiful flower quilt, Lyndsey. You did a great job. This block would make a beautiful bed quilt!

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  48. Really like the block, want to try it myself. Thank you.

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  49. love your mini quilt. beautiful

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  50. Beautiful pictures of the flowers and an amazeing mini quilt too.

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  51. I loved the flower, Camilla, that you pictured; one that was new to me. You made a darling mini quilt-I'm partial to tulips. Fantastic that you can graph a block on paper - that's a real talent!

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  52. How very clever. What a neat visit with flowers. Colors are good too.

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  53. Very cute, thanks for sharing the lovely flowers.
    Bente

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  54. lovely work thanks for sharing

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  55. Such a pretty spring floral piece! Your fabric choices really say spring flowers to me!

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  56. Sew very pretty! I love the colors you used.

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  57. Love your little quilt it is so nice and springy, love the fabric. Thanks for sharing with us all the way from UK.

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  58. It's a very pretty block design and I like the fabrics that you chose.

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  59. Wonderful mini quilt. Love the fabric choices. Thanks for sharing.

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  60. Very pretty, thanks for sharing. vickise at gmail dot com

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  61. Super cute mini. Spring time flowers are the best-nice photos.

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  62. Nice blue wild flowers! Lovely fabrics of the wall quilt:-)

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  63. What a lovely little quilt and great fabric choices :)

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  64. So very lovely. Thank you for sharing with us!

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  65. Cute, cute mini project! Love your fabrics and your flower pics. Thanks for sharing.

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  66. I love your choice of fabrics for your mini quilt. I especially like the fabric in your close up shot. That is a beautiful fabric. It's amazing how one can look at the picture of the quilt and admire the quilt and then when one sees the quilt in another picture, one sees a totally different perspective of the quilt. For example, when I first looked at the picture, I saw four flowers with stems. I even noticed the square for the center of the block. Then after I looked at the closeup of the fabric and your beautiful quilting, I scrolled back up and then I noticed that the stems are formed from a pinwheel. How clever! I really like that. You are not only a great piecer of the quilt but also a great designer. Thank you for participating in the blog hop and sharing your creativity and great work. I hope to see you in more hops very soon.

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  67. Lovely flower project! Thanks for sharing!

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  68. Ohhhhh you picked my favorite colors for the bouquet!

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  69. Love your flower photos and your mini quilt is adorable

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