Decision time

Last week, I talked about the overthinking that I was doing on the graduation quilt I am making for my friend Claire….

Where do I go from here?

At this point, I was “letting it rest” to see if I came up with any more ideas.

While I was waiting, I went ahead and basted it, then started quilting. I figured that I could do what I KNEW first and then make this final decision!!

I started out by pinning on flower designs that I thought might work. I also rough-cut one flower and pinned it on too….

None of those truly inspired me!

Next. I QUILTED a flower on a scrap piece and added it to the quilt….

That was cute and less overwhelming than the fabric flowers.

Then, I wondered what would happen if I quilted the petals and added a fabric center….

DING…..DING…..DING…..DING……DING!!!!

I FOUND my solution!!

I cut out a flower template and an inside circle template.

Once traced onto the quilt….

….I was ready to start quilting.

The first thing that I realized was that I needed each stitch line to end INSIDE the center….

…and once I got the hang of it, they were fast and easy to do…..

Next, I will appliqué a yellow center over the messy quilting and add some quilting over the center.

The back of the quilt will not be PERFECT, but this is a fast and easy way to finish these flowers.

And since her graduation party is next Saturday, FAST and EASY is what I need!!

I will keep you updated!!

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