I started the piecing yesterday on my first Dahlia attempt. I'm using the Marti Michell templates. It's not as hard as I thought it would be but it is also very exacting. It takes a lot of marking, pinning, and careful sewing. The templates have marking holes to make dots where to stop and start stitching and where critical points need to line up. It's a lot like hand piecing to me. When I do that I put pins in exactly along the line of the finished size so that they are aligned.

I guess I'll see if it all lines up when I start to put the curved pieces together! Since I didn't know what I was going to make when I got 1/2 yd of each fabric I don't have enough of the last two large pieces of fabrics and I ordered more.

That is amazing! It looks great so far.

It looks great! I made one years ago when green & apricot were popular colours....does yours have a pattern around the outside edge of the quilt?

The Marti Michell directions have the pieced diagonal square/HST border but I'm not going to use that. I've been playing with designs and I want to do an applique border.

This picture is based on the yellow with vines fabric that I did a screen shot of and used the vines, buds, and a blue flower to make the border and the design on the pillow area. I ordered some hand dyed green that matches it for the vines and leaves.

Oh my. That is going to be wonderful. Please keep us posted. Can't wait to see it finished

Oh wow! It is gorgeous! I can't wait to see it completed!

Don't you just love the french country blue and yellow? I had my whole last house done like that. It really brings the wood furniture and accessories to life.

This quilt is so pretty. I think it will be perfect in your yellow room. Nice work.

Wow...it's looking good, keep up the good work :D

Awesome!! Can't wait to see this one get finished! So far it looks beautiful.

Yes, I like the french country colors, they just seem to glow and they are so bright. I wanted to do a feminine looking quilt and when I saw the fabric then the dahlia it was exactly what I had in mind.