If Friends Were Flowers . . .

Our Guild recently had a challenge where we swapped 5" charm squares and were challenged to make a one-patch quilt.  We cut 50 5" charm squares from yardage (all the same fabric), and then brought those 50 charms in to swap with other participants and went home with 50 different charm squares.  I chose to do two, for a total of 100 charm squares.  I figured I wouldn't be able to do too much with just 50 squares without adding too much of my own stash, so 100 it was.

This is the result of my challenge:

I used all 100 squares and cut them into a tumbler shape (using my Accuquilt GO!) and half of them I made into dresden "petals" and the other half I used as the border.  The finished quilt measures 34" square.  I had made a "test" dresden flower to see how wide the center would be and if it would even work.  I used my scraps for the test flower because I didn't want to take a chance with the swapped charms.  I actually had an Accuquilt GO! die big enough to use for the centers, so that made my life easier.  I put the "test" dresden on the back as the label.  :o)  

As a bonus, the backing fabric I used was one of the two yardages I used when I swapped my charms.  I named my quilt "If Friends Were Flowers..." because it reminds me of all my quilty Guild friends each time I see their fabric in the quilt.  I quilted this one myself, as it was on the smaller side and manageable.  :o)

If Friends Were Flowers . . . I'd Pick You!
Suzy