My Small World Flimsy Finished!

This week I finished the flimsy (top) of My Small World quilt.

I made some changes to the hills in the far left bottom section.

The Dresden hill was the only one I did not change.

The hexagon hill was made from cheater fabric.

The rainbow hill was done by appliqué instead of sewing pieces on the curve.

The crown hill was also done by appliqué. 

I looked at all the small pieces that were to be sewn together and knew I was not precise enough

to do it correctly.

My alternate method was to first cut four semi circles from light green fabrics.

Largest below.

Second and third below.

Fourth semi circle is a cute plaid.

Next I cut out the pointy parts on double sided fusible.

It took some measuring to get them the correct size.

Below shows the fusible pieces on the fabric semi circles.

I changed my thread from off white to black.

I thought the contrast looked better on this hill.

Below is the reverse side of the hill.

I started with the largest row.

The second row was sewn on top of the largest row.

The third row was sewn on top of the second row.

Then the plaid was sewn on last.

I cut out the center to reduce the bulk for later quilting.

I tried to get a variety of small bits of fabric for the points.

The last part was to appliqué the block in place on the flimsy.

Another in progress photo.

Finished top featuring the first sections.

The last sections together at last.

The whole world with variations by Janice.

It hasn't been pressed so some seams are not flat.

The next step is making the quilt sandwich and hand quilting it.

I'm surprised I finally finished this top.

If I were doing it again (and I'm not), I would start on the sky to make it more continuous.

The pattern has some errors. I tried to find corrections but had trouble since the pattern came out first in a magazine and then as a booklet. I cannot recommend it to a beginner.

It was fun and I'm glad I did it.

What about you? Any finishes?