wip wednesday~~~ quilted bathmat

My first WIP is another rose bud hexagon, but this beauty is destined to be a star : )  I am going to add a few more petals to this one to make the rose star block.  This hexagon is larger than the one I am using here, making it easier to piece the smaller sections of the rose star block.

I am also working on a quilted bathmat.  The fabric squares are from a Moda Etchings charm pack and the backing will be white terry cloth.

It appears that I will have to cut the terry cloth another day : )

piece,

elizabeth

more rose buds

I am enjoying making these rose buds : )  I haven't decided how I will use them yet, but I know that I will figure that out eventually.  For now I will just keep making my little rose bud hexagons.

It is fun to watch a garden grow in the winter!

piece,

elizabeth

rose bud hexagon

I plan to make a rose star block using the tutorial found here.  There are already so many darling ones showing up on flickr and different quilting blogs.  I started out with my hexagon of either 2 1/4 inches or 2 1/2 inches....which is correct?

Then I drew the lines on my hexagons for the rose star pattern.

I cut them apart and started my English paper piecing  and decided that some of the pieces were entirely too small for me to fiddle with, so that is when I decided to make rose buds instead : )

I am using my heather ross fabric for these and I think I am going to have lots of fun making rose buds!

I will try the rose star pattern again with a larger hexagon, but for now I am content with these cuties.

You may notice that I don't sew with the thread on top like the tutorial.  I learned to sew on the back, not go through the paper, and then I just leave the thread alone when I take the paper out.

piece,

elizabeth