Love the colors! Seems like a basket should have something in it...but I would use solid or solid look fabric for the flowers and leaves to tone down the busy-ness.

I would do some with and some without...

I like the flowers, maybe a vine in the border?

Very pretty, I like it without. Perhaps you can do some pillows with the applique.

I like the flower, but maybe not on all the blocks - just a few scattered here and there for balance.

Beautiful blocks and colour selections!

I love it with the flower, but both are beautiful!

ABSOLUTELY add the flower!

I think if you alternated between the two it would look good.

Both look great, but the applique makes it more interesting.

I Love the flower applique. I think it looks great.