Love Blooms Table Quilt

Love Blooms

My first table quilt for my

daughter's wedding is

Quilted and Ready

and looking very bridal!

The Bride's Choice Fabrics

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I am making flower table quilts

for my daughter's wedding reception tables. 

I need 8 done by the beginning of August.

I started with a white center,

cut from a 2.5" strip with my

Stripper Rulers from Marti Mitchell

I cut 2.5 inch strips for the next 4 colors.

I sewed the rounds only to the thee outside edges

of the white petal shape.

I pressed, shaped and trimmed after each round.

I used my Hex n More ruler to shape and square.

sewing the last 4th color

my first competed petal

This one is made with all 2.5 inch strips.

It has the distinctive "jewel" shape of the Hex n More.

I like it but I am not sure this is the effect I want.

Hmmmm.

I am thinking I want a wider dark purple band around the edge of the flower which will also be bound in the dark royal purple.

Back to the cutting board ...

to give the petal a wider, rounded edge...

 For the last round this time,  I only added

two triangles on the side with scraps from my strips.

Then I cut a 5" strip for the last piece.

 Adding the last strip is now 5"

this is the idea ... combining the

Hex n More shape

with my

Quick Curve Ruler

to make a rounded edge for the flower

curved or no?

(This looks  a lot like a half of a butterfly to me. Eureka!

This means there is a Butterfly Hex N More quilt in the queue.

But that is for another day ... or blog hop ;)

I think I like the second one, but decided to defer to The Bride.

The Bride says, "I like the curved petals."

I used my Quick Curve Ruler

:)

Time to make 6 petals for the 1st flower!

When making the petals to assemble the flowers,

press three inward and three outward

so the seams can be nested when sewing them together ...

Butterfly is on watch for suspicious birds while I press.

just keep sewing

Butterfly says, " You keep pressing. I got rid of those birds.  

Now I'll just rest up for the next invasion."

trimming

Butterfly says, "You got this. Cat nap time."

Six Petals!

Time to sew them together!

Katniss is now on quilty helper duty.

detail of back showing seams pressed for nesting

nest and pin seams

 sew, removing pins as you go

 first two petals

sew 3 petals together to form two halves,

press center petal outward to find center point

pin center seam

 nest seams outward, sew two halves together

ready to sandwich and quilt!

 quilting around the flower shape

pin marking and adding the decorative stitch

Katniss inspects my work

keeping the lines straight

Butterfly checks my tension

cutting the flower petal shaped edge

with my Quick Curve Ruler

binding the curve

handstitching the binding to the back

close-up of quilting

back

front
One done and seven more of this design to go!

For an Alternate Flower Quilt ...

My daughter asked for two smaller quilts

 for her guestbook table and cake table.

Hexagon Flower Table Quilt

 For more pictures and how to
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More table quilts to make!

Time to sew!

Thanks for visiting my Flower Scrapatch today!

~<3 ~