Sewing with Eva
I’ve been sewing with Eva, and we’ve made something cute to show you. Many of you will remember Eva, who joined in the Stay at Home Round Robin and made this quilt. Eva and I have become good friends through our love of fabric and quilting. We have never met in person, and we live oceans apart, but we chat with each other by email often. I hope that maybe someday the two of us can meet face to face!
One day Eva sent a pic and said that maybe we should make this fun little sunflower block. I said sure – and off we went. We were using this free pattern from The Crafty Quilter. Now, before you pass over it thinking it’s just another sunflower block, take a look at its construction. There’s an interesting little twist!
Here’s Eva’s version:
Isn’t Eva clever, using sunflowers in the center square, and little sunflowers in the corner blocks? It’s such a happy, sunshiny flower!
Here’s my version:
I thought the Kaffe center was fun, and those psychedelic green squares made me chuckle.
The blocks measure 14-1/2″ square unfinished. Eva has ideas of what she’s going to do with her block. I’m still thinking about mine – I’m considering a pillow, but I may end up with a mini quilt. You’ll have to wait a bit for the finished product, but I’ll post them once they are done.
I hope to be sewing with Eva again soon – she comes up with some fun ideas!
Wendy
Thursday Thoughts
15 Comments
Katherine Duquette
Those are cute little sunflower blocks.
Thank you for sharing.
nanacathy2
Your sunflower really pops against the purple. Lovely block.
texasquiltgal
I do remember Eva’s magnificent SAHRR quilt, all the African vibes. How fun you did this cute sunflower block together! I love both blocks and am off to print off the pattern. 🙂
vicki schlimmer
Gotta love a sunflower in any shape or form!
Diann@LittlePenguinQuilts
That’s a great sunflower blocks, and I love the interesting method for making the flower petals! You’ve got me wanting to go off task and try one of these. It will be fun to see what you do with yours!
Barbara J Stanbro
Both blocks are very cute. I do like that sunflower fabric.
Rochelle Summers
How wonderful to sew with a friend even long distance. I do hope you two get to meet in person someday. And both blocks are so cool. Those are definitely happy sunflowers.
Laura
I recognized the block right away! How fun to see you and Eva blossoming together! 🙂
Helen
As you and I found out, meeting in person is not impossible!
Kate
Both blocks are really fun. Enjoy stitching with your buddy. There’s nothing more fun.
Karen
neat block – love those colors
Quilting is in my Blood
I agree with Helen! Lovely sunflower block that I may need to make someday. I have a collection of sunflower placemats, and this block would work well as the center of another placemat or two.
marissthequilter
Two very different but equally beautiful sunflower blocks. Well done both of you.
Kathleen McCormick
I loved this block when I first saw it and love your version and Eva’s version. What a great little sew along and so much joy in a beautiful block with a little flang-y piecing!
joymcd305716439
I love that block! How lovely to be able to sew along with Eva across the miles! That is one of the best parts of being a blogger – the friends we make 🙂 xx