Wednesday, November 2, 2011

In which Madi's Mom Makes....A Country's Flag into a Quilt Block


Ah, Hungary.

I know very little about Hungary, but when the Our Great Expatriot Challenge came up (Take any country's flag EXCEPT THE USA'S and create a quilt block based on it) I knew what country I had to do.

My grandmama, who I was named for, came from Budapest, the capital city of Hungary, and I grew up greatly admiring the woman I never was able to meet. So, in honor of the day of the dead, this quilt block is for Annie.

Hungary's flag, in case you don't know, looks like this:
But I think it's a little boring to represent straight, as is, so I decided to take my inspiration from the colors instead. Looking through my stash, I realized I had very little white fabric, but that I did have a neat whitish-tan flower patterned fabric that I enjoy a lot. So, with that, I decided to add the appliqued flowers to the corners of this block.
The flowers are based off a Hungarian apron I loved growing up, and turned out this way:


I'm happy to say this whole block has been cat-approved...


 



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