Now comes the fun part. All the details are the best part oif making a quilt. Actually the quilt you just made is fine the way it is, but I want to do something else to give it sme zap. I pulled out silks and laces and pearls and made roses galore. Going to show you how I make them...very useful....can use this technique on any fabric.
Cut out wide slices of silk. Doesn't matter what wideth, the strips can all be different widths...makes it more interesting.
Cut this strip of silk 3 inches. All of the thicker fabric will be folded.
lace I cut in thin widths because it will not be folded. All of the strips are about 12 inches long, the longer the strip the bigger the rose. The shorter the strip the smaller the rose.
Found some left over bridal lace....going to join it at the sheer end o make a fan shape.
Took some green/gold brocade silk and cut out leaves.....leave the rough edges alone, makes it more real looking.
Sew a running stitch along raw edges of strips. Pull the fabric to make it gathered , as tight or as loose as you wish.
Start rolling with fingers......
Roll completely tight.
Sew the nub end to secure the edges.......you may have to do this by hand if the fabric is too thick.
This is one of the finished roses....ready to be attached to the quilt......
Take the green/gold leaves and sew a running stitch, to gather in the middle.....
This is what you start with ................in next part, the last one.......I'll show you what you can do with all of this.........so fun, so pretty.....
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