A pinwheel in the garden

February's block for the Quilt Doodle BOM mystery quilt:

This one's called Garden Pinwheel. There's a tiny bit of hand stitching involved, on the applique flower. There's supposed to be a yo-yo/suffolk puff attached to the flower's centre as well, but I was unsure if it needed it. Maybe it does, but not in the colour I chose - my palest shade of turquoise. Perhaps something more dramatic, i.e. darker instead of lighter.

This quilt won't be getting put together until late in the year, so there's plenty of time for me to make up my mind about that. And change it (several times!).

Another Mystery

My third 2013 BOM is by Cindy of Quilt Doodle Designs: the Quilt Doodle Mystery BOM. There's a new block on the first of the month, 12 blocks total, with some fancy sashing to bring it all together.

Here's my fabric selection:

 

Can you guess which one's the focus fabric?!

It's an interesting print which I bought only because it was discounted, and was the best out of what was left. I've always wondered what I'd use it for. I really like it with these other prints and plains.

This is the first 12" block, Monkey Wrench:

 

I've always loved this design.