With or without yellow roses - your advice please
 

Below is the block I made for my stitchin sister exchange. My person's block was anything TX. I digitized this block and paper pieced the flying geese. The question is, do you think I should also add the fabric yellow roses or leave it alone? If adding roses, which placement do you like best?

Thanks for looking.

The block is lovely, without the roses. But they do add a nice punch of colour (helpful, right? :) ) If you add them, I like the second layout best. It looks like they are supported by the flag stand that way.


Edited to add: 3rd picture. Second layout with roses. I like the 2 on top and 3 clustered in the lower left.

What about one yellow rose in the star in the middle of the state?

without roses

No flowers. I like it without.

Good idea except it would cover up my bluebonnets - u probably can't see them in the pic.

oh gosh, perhaps the first one without them is best. if not, the last placement would work all right. so cute though!!
no body remembers The Yellow Rose of Texas song. of course, I do!

Oh, don't cover up the bluebonnets!! :) I vote for leaving the rose off. Your stitchin sister is going to love this!

Dina

It's THE yellow rose of Texas, so I'd see how just one looks - maybe at the top left corner of the support. And add a little green leaf or two. Are the three smaller ones separate - maybe one of them??

I agree - just one in the upper left would give it the "pop" you mentioned.
I so love it without as well.

Aren't we helpful? LOL

I like it with out, or my second choice would be just one....feeling more mixed up now??

I'd put three in the lower right corner and omit the other two.

I prefer it with no roses. If I had to pick, I'd go with the last photo.

I do like the punch of color that the rose adds. Have you thought about putting one rose inside the circle at the top right corner? It would like framed that way.

Prefer no roses.if you want colour one rose top left corner only. 3 together definitely too many.

I love the block...but not the roses... Very nice work!

Did you make the roses?i love them. However, I would prefer your block without the roses. Would love to know how you made them

Skip the roses. It is great the way it is.

i agree with this one. and the song came into my mind the first thing i saw the pics... and i've never even been to tx!

i like the second picture with the 3 bunch roses to the right as you are looking at it... leave the 2 off the top..:thumbup:

Nice job. My vote is the first one without the yellow roses.

Ditto! I would not use the roses. It's a beautiful block. Perhaps another block could be for the yellow rose of Texas.

I would put one rose or one cluster of roses in a corner of the main emblem. The rose is meant to be a symbol, not to interfere too much with the overall structure. JMHO.

Without....I vote for leaving the rose(s) off. Can't wait to hear how pleased your stitchin sister is when she receives it.

Love the block, don't care for the roses on it. there just doesn't seem to be a place for them.

My vote is to leave the roses off. The block is great just the way it is. I'm sure your quilting sister will love it no matter what you decide.
Sue

You have created a fantastic block!!! As others have said, the addition of the yellow is a good thing and the roses do look nice but your original plain block is also great on its own. Have you considered appliqueing a yellow rose? You might have a piece of fabric in your stash with a yellow rose on it that you could carefully cut and applique. I like the dimension of the roses you've added but depending on what she does with this block that will either be a good thing or maybe not. Whatever you decide, she will surely LOVE this block!

I am a born and bred Texas girl and the yellow rose is one of my absolute favorite flowers. However, for your question, I like the plain block without the roses best. I like things simple and am often of the opinion that "less is more". I personally think the roses detract from the rest of the block. But that's just my opinion.

How about putting the roses in the four corner squares of the border?

No roses!!!!

The roses seem to be distracting.

Without looks much better.

Very helpful as I had not thought of just ONE...lol. I will let you all know what the stitchin sisters say tonight! Thanks for all the feedback!

I like the idea of a couple of other replies of taking the two roses off the top and leaving the cluster of three at either the left or right bottom corner. I know from watching decorating shows that groups of 3 are more pleasing to the eye for some reason. If you have the time, try setting it up in a room you don't go into all the time, walk away for at least an hour, walk back in and look at it then repeat for a couple more set-ups. You'll know which one you like best after you take a break from it. (By the way, thanks alot! The song will be in my mind all day!:p)

How about 1 tiny rose marking the city where she lives?

Great idea but the star interferes as Dallas/Ft. Worth would be right on the satin stitching. Wish I had thought of this before hand...lol.

Going to put this in the kitchen today just to look as I pass in and out! I know what you mean about the song....sorry.

I also prefer no roses - "less is more" as they say. If you want roses, I like the first one with the roses on each upper corner with roses in the lower right as it balances the curlicue in the upper left corner.

NOW...please tell us what you mean by "digitized"? Thanks a lot, Cathy

I think the block is great without roses but #3 if you're going to add them.