Comments on: Incorporating Silk Flowers into Your Quilts

By: BOBBIE BARTOLET

BOBBIE BARTOLET — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 16:59:58 +0000

I have lots of silk autumn leaves that I want to sew on 6X6 inch squares can I hand sew the leaves onto each square or maybe a couple of leaves in each square it seem like it would be easier to do than on a machine.

By: Victoria

Victoria — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:14:25 +0000

Too cute!!! will definitely be trying this …

By: Rhonda Phillips

Rhonda Phillips — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:57:33 +0000

Love the tutorial and would love to try it! Just cold in my neighborhood but expect snow at any time. Love keeping warm with a quilt. I have 2 that are just for that purpose. We have wood heat that is always a plus. Would love to join the inlaws in Texas for some warm weather. I look forward to retirement and hope a warmer climate is possible then. .-= Rhonda Phillips’s latest post: Are you ready for a winner? =-.

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Friday Give-Away – Bobbin Wraps / Quilting Gallery — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:07:18 +0000

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By: Ebony

Ebony — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 01:52:11 +0000

Betty: The tulle is really there to protect the edges of the flowers from fraying and to make the flowers lie flat. (They take a fairly good beating underneath the needle). I am all about rule-breaking when it comes to quilting… Experimentation is great, otherwise we’d never know what works & what doesn’t. I like the effect of the tulle, so I keep it. If you don’t want to use it… don’t! :) Let me know how it goes & take a picture!

Allie: You’re welcome!

Wandell: You can treat the silk flowers top like any other quilt top – cut the backing larger than the top so it can be trimmed after quilting & bastings. For my smaller quilts (under 20″), I usually cut the backing about 1″-2″ larger on each side. Over 20″, I cut about 2″-3″ larger (it’s harder to center a larger quilt, and heavy quilting will shrink the back a bit.

You can absolutely use the vase of flowers as the center of a larger quilt – you just have to remember the layer of tulle can be a little delicate and could tear under heavy use, but if your quilting is secure, and it’s not going to turn into a dog or cat bed, I think it would be very lovely as a quilt center.

And no matter what everyone: Please post a picture of your finished project to my Flickr group!

By: wandell

wandell — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:49:10 +0000

I love the 3D flowers you showed us. approximately what size do you recommend for the backing, and would it look ok to use this completed vase of flowers for the center of a larget quilt? I’m new at all of this and I love it! thanks, wandell

By: Allison Aller

Allison Aller — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 19:38:51 +0000

I am loving this!
I like to make 3 D flowers on my quilts too and have been thinking about doing this…but to see yours has really lit my fuse!
Thanks so much for the tutorial….
Allie

By: Betty

Betty — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 18:40:06 +0000

I love the vase of flowers. I am going to try to make one. Wouldn’t it be OK to leave off the tulle? Just remove the pins as I stitch down everything?

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By: Ebony

Ebony — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:18:26 +0000

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I’ll be sending an email to you both shortly requesting your mailing address. Your kits should ship within 4 days.