Kowhai square

This square was inspired by the kōwhai tree (Māori pronunciation: [kɔːɸai] or [kɔːfai]). It is one of my series of “birds’ eye view” squares. The word ‘kōwhai’ is the Māori word for ‘yellow’ and it gets its name from the flowers of the kōwhai tree which are a bright yellow and attract native birds like the Tūī. I wanted it to look like the flowers were in full bloom where all you can see is the flowers. This square is 10” but you can stop after round 10 to give a 5” square. I have used the 5” and 10” squares together to create a granny square bag (longer sides with the large squares and shorter sides with 2 smaller squares joined together and a plain base).