I wanted to work with the print in this and the only flower that I thought it would work for was a chrysanthemum. So I chose batiks to go with it… …and here’s the chrysanthemum block for the Gardens Gone … Continue reading
Chrysanthemum Block
Tag Archives: Ribbons of Flowers Garden Quilt
Sweet Pea Ribbon Flower
There were so many variations in colours of sweet pea flowers I found searching on the Internet that my sweet pea block could have been many different ones, but I couldn’t resist this variation. It was the fastest I’ve sewn … Continue reading
Printing and Printing Some More
I got completely off schedule this week with posting mostly because, I think, Monday was a holiday here. Plus I have been spending countless hours on the Internet looking up images of flowers and choosing fabrics for more Ribbon Flowers. … Continue reading
Wisteria Ribbon Flower
The next flower for my Ribbons of Flowers Garden Quilt is wisteria. I absolutely had to have that in my garden. I loved picking out the fabrics for this one – and made changes as I sewed it together as … Continue reading
Decisions, Decisions
After I finished the marigold block, I decided to try to prep at least two blocks so I could just pick them up and start sewing. As of right now, I have the pieces printed and ready to sew for … Continue reading
The Marigold Ribbon Flower
It’s finished. Finally finished. The number of needles that were bent, dulled and even snapped in two in the making of it are too numerous to mention! I don’t think I’ve ever gone through so many needles making just one … Continue reading
Late Bloomer
The first of the orange flowers is definitely proving to be a very late bloomer. It’s still not done. Yes, two of the batiks have proven to be incredibly hard to sew – sort of like trying to drive a … Continue reading
Orange, Orange and More Orange
While I”ve gotten started on the next block, which is going to be orange, I’ve not managed to get much sewing done. In fact, this is about all there is to show so far – a little stack of pieces, … Continue reading
Anemone Ribbon Flower Block
I’ve found some great websites over the past week or so with fabulous pictures of flowers and it has been to those websites that I refer when trying to name the blocks of my Ribbons of Flowers Garden Quilt. Particularly … Continue reading
Is It Half a Violet?
I’ve got half of the next Ribbon Flower together – but I’m not sure yet just what flower it is. Is it a violet or clematis or verbena? Maybe salvia? Perhaps a pansy? I know it’s not wisteria, as I … Continue reading
Quilt Obsession 