FRENCH BOUQUET QUILT” - Rosemary Youngs

The Nancy Page club figured print. It needs a one for each side border
members had done a
fine piece of work on the small center strip and a pair of them
cosmos. But it had not
been the easiest flower embroidered in satin for the bottom.
in the quilt to make. As
a rest from hard work stitch in deep yellow. Following general
Nancy brought forth this
star flower. This flower is the directions the members

“Now here’s an easy eleventh one down the completed appliquéing
one. Why, a mere child
could make this little sides and appears again and pressing today’s star
blossom. If I were you I
would use a blue small in the bottom. It is the flower.

fifth flower from the And now eleven of the

corner as it nears the fifteen flowers which

center of the bottom adorn the border strips

border band. That were in place. Without

means that four of these doubt the end of this quilt

flowers must be made, is coming into sight.



”Oh I am so glad you “Shame on you, when these, Ivy, for we have
have the daisy in the you had such an easy all the bottom border
border. It was one of my one last week.” flowers done. And the
favorite flowers in the daisy is not on that
bouquets. I hoped you The members ranged bottom strip.”
would put it in.” themselves on the sides
of the two opponents, The daisy petals were
“Well, you may have but even so they did not made of a soft yellow.
wanted it Marge, but I, forget to set to work and The center was of
for one, hoped Nancy get this twelfth flower henna. Pink daisies with
would forget this ready for appliquéing on pale green centers could
particular flower. It has the side border strips. have been used instead.
too many petals for me.”
This from lazy Ivy. “You won’t have to
make more than two of



The next flower in the striking ragged looking of the flower and keeping
border of the French the lightest tone for the
bouquet quilt was the striped prints. The lines large petal almost
tulip. This flower lends directly in front.
itself to many colorings of the strips had been
and materials. Other members found
roughened a bit in checks and plaids that
There were two of they liked.
these tulips required – drawing so that the effect
one for each side border Since we have parrot
strip. was not as regular and and picotee tulips it is
quite possible to choose
When it came to even as found in quite a variety of
choosing the color and colorings and prints.
material for the tulip, the ordinary striped shirting,
members found some
let’s say.

Other members

wanted to make the

tulips in plain colors

using the deeper shades

for the petals at the back