more zinnias

Hope you aren't too tired of my zinnias. I tried Mary's idea out and it seems to have worked well. Thanks again! I ended up using 1 1/4 in. strips for the petals - not too skinny - not too fat.
This isn't the setting I'll use but wanted to see how they would look in the background.
Sarah mentioned that Jan Mullen has something similar called daisiez. She sure does! I found her website (stargazey.com) and sure enough, what we came up with looks a lot like her daisiez.
It's interesting - doesn't bother me - hope it doesn't bother her :)

Zinnias in the snow

I used the asterisk tutorial and Tonya's center square suggestion to make my zinnias. Neither version looks especially like a zinnia, but I do think they have a flowery look and I like them. Any suggestions or other ideas? How do you like the background? I like the color because it has the greens and blues of summer, but am wondering if it will be too dark looking or not enough contrast. The blocks are 4 1/2 inches sq.
These were so much fun to make :)

ZZZZZZZinnias

Thanks for the input, the zinnias and z's were a clear favorite. Tonya, I like the zzzzzzzinias and will use it maybe as a border. What fun.
I probably will use greens and some blue for the background, with bright, hot colors for the zinnias. Of course I may change my mind once I get going.
For the zinnias, I have a few ideas: the asterisk could work well, especially if I appliqued a circle in the center. I also like Lisajo's flower and will try something like that. But, what I would really like to try is a fan shape. Does anyone have ideas about free-piecing a fan shape?
I will definitely try some z's first though to start getting the feel for things.

I'm thinking flowers

Hi all ~ I just joined the group (thank you Tonya) and am looking forward to playing with you. I've quilted for about 30 years but free piecing is new to me and I can't wait. My inspirations are Tonya, Gwen Marston , Gee's Bend Quilters and everybody out there who is trying this. I have a t-shirt quilt that I will be machine quilting in the next few days, so it will give me lots of time to think about my project.
We have about 2 feet of snow here so I am thinking flowers.....maybe zinnias (I could use the asterik tutorial) with the letter z (it's such a great looking and sounding letter) OR sunflowers OR a whole garden full of different flowers. I'll keep you posted :)