Cirque de Zinnias

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Created for the Project Quilting Focus Through the Prism snowball challenge.

Since red was the only Focus color I had not used yet, I started by making a background using lots of different reds.  I incorporated free form snowball blocks to  the conform to the snowball challenge requirements, then proceeded to layer and quilt the whole thing.

On to the fun part.  I've had zinnia's on my mind ever since making shredded flowers last moth for Cirque de Shreds.  So I cut some strips of fabric, folded them lengthwise and snipped the edges, and formed them into circles for rows of petals.  A button in the middle finished the flower.

 

Then I got to thinking.  I could make a snowball to go in the center of the zinnia.  A little fabric folding later and I was good to go.

Created by Diane Lapacek near Poynette, WI.