Mystery to Me Quilt - flower blocks

Every now and then I am sorely tempted to do a mystery quilt, especially when Bonnie Hunter starts one of hers as they always turn out amazing and everyone made is so different. Sadly I never make the commitment and I'm never short of things that I want to sew anyway.

I do think though that it's about time I made another bed quilt as it's been a few years since my last. I'm just having a great time making small things - the smallest so far being Twinchies - I haven't yet made any inchies! :) The bed quilts that I've enjoyed making the most have been those that just start with a block that I like, but with no definite idea as to the overall plan or even the next step. Of course it has to be a scrap quilt as I don't know how much fabric I shall need so I want to be able to add new fabrics as I go along.

So that's where I am at the moment with my "Mystery to Me" quilt. These are the first nine blocks:

These measure 10.5" square ( + seam allowance) and I think that if I make all my blocks a multiple of 1.5" I shan't go far wrong!!??? :).

The blocks above are sewn by machine apart from the centres of the flowers. The background circles are reverse appliqued using freezer paper by this method, but sewing with my blind hem stitch,

and the flowers are made with the background fabric which was cut out when making the circles. The flowers are marked on the fabric with a frixion pen and then stitched around with machine applique stitch, (no fusible web). I carefully cut away the excess fabric after sewing, as close to the stitches as I dare.

To me, each of my flower blocks has it's very own personality, which changed a little every time I sewed on another border of fabric - I find myself talking to them as I sew! ...... oh dear, lockdown is finally getting to me!

- Anita xx