I have a new quilt pattern in Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting Magazine. The design is called Spinning Flowers. The fabrics in the quilt are from two collections by Quilting Treasures called Petals and Matrix. Petals is a pretty group of calicos that come in a variety of colors, textures and values. Matrix is a group of blenders that has a cross hatched texture printed on it. The two together make a great combination. The pattern can be made using precut 2 1/2" strips. You could use an easy-angle ruler for the half square triangles.
I used a block that I found in 100 Great Quilts Blocks by Maggi McCormick Gordon. The block is called Formal Garden and it's a nine patch block. Below is the original block with the value placement shown in the book. Next to it you can see what it looks like when you join four blocks.
When I looked at the four blocks together, I saw a flower at the point where the blocks meet. So, I proceeded to change the value placement to make the flowers the focus of the design.
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