It's a flower to make up a charity quilt that will be raffled in Germany. My very good friend Birgit hosts a Quiltfest every year at her shop in Schoenaich, Germany. It's next Saturday and I am so sad that I won't get to go this year. One year BC (Before Children) I was able to fly over and helped out by cutting fabric. I put the pins back in the fabric the wrong way and for a long while afterwards Birgit would know which fabric bolts I had cut LOL. I have been to Quiltfest the last 2 years running, but this year I just couldn't afford to go. SO I wish Birgit every success and hope that I can make it next year!
Anyway, back to the flower. This is what the finished charity quilt will look like:
And here's the blurb, with a link to download the pattern from Birgit's site as long as you adhere to the copyright conditions...:
"LET THE FLOWERS BLOOM!"
"It’s a tradition that every year Birgit Klein and Ula Lenz offer a pattern for Quiltfest available as a free download. This year it’s a flower. You can find the pattern here (scroll down to arrow).
The finished size is 20x20 cm (8x8 inch). Not neccessarily that easy to sew, but a lot of fun to make.
The flowers will be collected by Patchcom and we will be putting them together to make a quilt for „Aktion Lebenshilfe“ in Böblingen that will be raffled at their Christmas celebration.
Just a note regarding Copyright:
You may download the Flower pattern for private, non-commercial, use to use as often as you like, but you may not offer the pattern on websites or Blogs without express consent of Patchcom-Birgit Klein. It is not permissable to use or distribute this pattern in any form for commercial purposes."
And, I'd love to see them if you make any :-)
7 comments:
This looks like a wonderful quilt project. I think I will stay focused on the Linus project. I got 10 blocks done tonight and will be back at it tomorrow evening - as soon as I get some more red fabric!
What a pretty quilt this will turn out to be - your flower is beautiful - you are so patient with fiddly foundation piecing - somehow or other the mirror image thing does my brain in and I have to concentrate extra extra hard to make sure I don't put fabric on back to front or colours in the wrong place hence I seldom can be bothered
What a lovely flower. Paper piecing really lends itself to blocks like this!
The colours you've chosen really enhance the gorgeous pattern to make a very realistic (yet obviously fabric) flower. I'm going to have a go at the pattern myself, and expect Birgit and Ula will have loads of success selling tickets for a lovely quilt.
Wow! That block is beautiful! And it's pink!
I look forward to seeing the finished quilt!
Hallo Karol-Ann,
Deine Blume ist wunderschön.
Ich hab sie mir gleich gemopst und in die Slide-Show eingefügt.
Grüßle
Birgit
Oh that's lovely ! I hope they raise loads of raffle money for the quilt. You are so good at paper piecing !
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