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Jennifer22206 04-25-2011 10:54 AM

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I posted a few pictures of my first English Paper Piecing flower from scraps a few weeks back. I got the idea to use a jelly roll to make flowers! I've had this jelly roll for about a year and had no idea what to do with it - it's the fabric line Odyssea by Momo. I've cut up each strip into squares and am starting to baste the hexies.

I'm using a fabric by Jim Shore for the center, and for the ring around each hexagon is going to be a white on white paisley. I don't want huge flowers, so I'm only doing the one ring (6 hexies) around the center, then there will be the white on white.

The first ever hexies made from scraps and will be into a totally scrappy GFG quilt
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Back of one of my hexies
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how I keep my cut squares and EPP organized
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My "finished" flowers kit - it held a cloth book for my 2 year old.
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stack of completed one ringed flowers
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some of the completed flowers
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more flowers done
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even more flowers that I finished
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I got a bunch of 3x3 baggies from my moms garage - each one has 6 of the same basted hexagon in it to be made into flowers
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needing the centers
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needing the centers on yet more
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needing the centers on yet more
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how I've been making the flowers - put 3 pieces together, then the next 3, and unfold.
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charismah 04-25-2011 10:57 AM

I love it! You are doing great!

Jennifer22206 04-25-2011 11:04 AM

thank you so much! :) This is really fun - I get to take it everywhere with me. I basted a ton of hexies in the car ride my mom, DH, DD and I took that was 2.5 hours one way! I think this is going to be one of those for me only quilts.

tealfalcon 04-25-2011 11:06 AM

Great job....love all your fabrics and colors.

babyfireo4 04-25-2011 11:08 AM

Great Job! Someday I'm going to try this. Love your blocks!

Jennifer22206 04-25-2011 11:11 AM

oh you should! I've been afraid of it for so long, but I've found that it's a ton easier than it looks!

Grama Lehr 04-25-2011 11:16 AM

WOW!! Your flowers are so cute!!
Looks very time consuming!

Jammin' Jane 04-25-2011 11:17 AM

WOW! You're on a roll now!
Sure makes a long car ride go fast!

caliquocat 04-25-2011 11:17 AM

You are off to a great start! Lovely fabrics, it will make a unique quilt.

Jennifer22206 04-25-2011 11:21 AM

Thanks! I love the Jelly Roll idea, I know everything will match! :)

Each of the flowers takes me about an hour from basting to putting into the 6 together. Adding the center takes another 20/30 minutes. I don't even think I want to know how much time is going to go into this quilt, but I am keeping a journal


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