More Before and Afters

The remaking of blocks from my grandma's quilt top continues, and I am enjoying the process, surprisingly, more than I thought I would.  It is very relaxing to take the pieces apart, and satisfying to re-stitch them together as well.

There were two of this particular block with red centers.  Funky orange and pink flowers with cobalt leaves on a drab olive-brown background?  Makes you wonder what they were smoking, those fabric designers back then, doesn't it?  Luckily, I've got a soft spot for fugly fabric, so it's all good.

Before (1 of 2 identical)

I hadn't considered replacing the red with a blue center until the pieces were in the sink along with parts from another block (see above).  But that looked good together, so I remade one with a blue center from scraps left from a FQ.

After #1

And the second was remade with a pink dot, as was the initial plan.

After #2

Here's the blue print block before and after:

Before

After

I thought this would be more of a "now and then" type of thing to work on, but with no other major sewing plans at the moment, and having found this endeavor quite pleasant, on we go!