One of my favorite signs of an immanent Spring is the many trees which burst into blossom around this time. First the fruitless pears become a froth of white and then the peach and prunus trees shower us in pink confetti.
This hexagon based quilt is appropriate for the season with its pink flowers backed by salmon colored sepals and buff colored connectors.
Although the crease patterns look complicated this is not a terribly difficult model to fold. Nor is it particularly time consuming, as modulars go. The example was designed and folded in a day.
When I get around to making Step Folds and a set of diagrams it should be within the reach of all but the novice folder.
The quilt follows my usual practice in having a carrier module (with the salmon colored sepals or outer petals), a central flower which is tucked inside the center of the carrier module and connecting units which are folded over the edges of the module and tucked firmly inside.
The model does not require glue and is quite sturdy. It sits flat because of the hexagonal shape of the basic modules.
I am currently working on a pentagonal variation which, of course, does not sit flat and will form itself into another in my series of flower balls.
The hexagons which form the carrier case and the flower are derived from a sheet of American Letter or A4 sized paper. See previous entries for links to instructions on how to make a hexagon from a sheet of copy paper. After folding, the bottom and top flaps are cut off to form the hexagon shape.
The connector units are derived from a similarly folded sheet which has been cut to size according to the pattern shown here. This time the bottom and top flaps are retained.
