What to do with a Hawaiian Applique block?

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I declare my Hawaiian applique block a success. At first my applique stitches felt a little rough. As I forged onward, I found my grove. I really enjoy applique. I can’t believe that I haven’t touched applique in over a year. I need to correct this. Here is the finished block:

A close-up of my work:

I realize that it isn’t perfect. Regardless, I’m fairly pleased with my work. Now I need to decide what to do next. I thought about making 9 blocks for a small lap quilt. I threw that idea out the window when I pictured my fine work being manhandled. Plus where would I put a pink & yellow quilt? It doesn’t fit with my home decor. I settled on a small wall quilt.

Idea #1: Applique 4 small blocks for cornerstones. I could easily reduce the pattern on a copy machine. In the book, there is an example of small corner stones. I like the look. The border would be a coordinating print.

Last week at quilt group, my friends quickly tossed Idea #1 out the window. Now I have Idea #2, a slight variation of Idea #1

Idea #2: Applique 4 blocks for cornerstones. The corner stone would be just one leaf of the block. I love this idea. The leaves will point towards the larger block, I maintain design continunity, and I don’t have to applique a small design.

I purchased the fabric last Saturday. Today, I prepared my blocks. This is the first block: