My First 2019 Sew Along

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For the last couple years, I have participated in Bea and Cecile's Quilt Along's on Facebook, so I was looking forward to finding out what the theme would be for 2019.

In 2017 we did log cabin blocks...this is my Idaho Square Dance (pattern by Bonnie Hunter) that I made from my challenge blocks.

Last year it was baskets...and this quilt is the result of that Quilt Along--Cherry Baskets (pattern by Bonnie Sullivan). 

And this year the theme is flowers.
 I spent a lot of time paging through my books and magazines before settling on these Jo Morton books. I had made a small wall hanging from the original book for a "crayon" challenge several years ago. The Encore book has all those patterns, in addition to a large central floral applique as well as some new small blocks. 

The challenge is to post at least 2 blocks each week for eight weeks--a minimum of 16 are required for the Quilt Along challenge. These six blocks have been stitched down, but all of my blocks have been prepped and are ready for stitching. Well, sort of....

Some of the blocks are a bit boring lacking in interest, so I have been adding little bits of applique to them. 

Like this--nothing over the top.

 I added the V shape to these flowers.

This block was still is a problem.
Originally the pink flowers looked like peppers to me, so I made the green sepals and placed them at the top of the shapes. The flowers became strawberries--and they were so cute!. But, duh--strawberries aren't flowers. So I removed the sepals and put them at the bottom of the shapes. Now I'm not sure what kind of flower these could be, and I think my additions are way too big, so I am still pondering what to do with this block. For now, it's at the bottom of the "to be stitched" pile---lol!

This is my most favorite block of all--a bird, of course.
But----not a flower in sight.
Oops!

I hope this is going to count as a flower block!!