You know it’s almost Spring in Vancouver when thoughts turn to Cherry Blossoms. I’m working on an entry for the textile art exhibit Cherry Blossoms: A Textile Translation which will be at the Silk Purse Gallery in West Vancouver.
I was in the mood for bright colors and a modern look. I wanted to use a hexagon shape for my flowers. Since cherry blossoms are typically 5-petaled, I made a pattern which subdivides 6 triangles into 5 petals and 2 leaves, which I’m using to paper-piece the flowers.
Here’s my pattern, and my version of a bright, modern Cherry Blossom. I’ll make a few more blossoms, then piece them together with triangle and/or hexagon shaped pieces of the background fabric.
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This is a fun way to make Cherry Blossoms. Very nice.
Pretty!
Love this!
Love your modern twist to the hexie and cherry blossom.
Very nice pattern, love the colors and the use of white pollca dots on black in various sizes.
Thanks! The polka dots are actually gold, not white.
Great idea Terry! This will be stunning! Can’t wait to see the finished work. We have NO cherry blossoms here just now, alas!!!
These are awesome! I really can’t wait to see what else you add to this – keep us posted!
Wonderful design Terry! Looking forward to the finished quilt. Like the mix of small and large scale polkadots.
Fun and funky!