I’m crazy about this art quilt, Hollyhocks, created by Nellie of Nellie’s Needles. Especially interesting is the technique she used to create the blooms. She says,
The blossoms are made from cut apart and reshaped silk flower parts. It is detailed with pastel oil sticks and paint. Many of the leaves are reshaped from the silk plants. The small ones are shapes cut from interior decorator fabric samples.
Gotta try that! Go to Nellie’s blog post.
Still looking for more patterns? Check these flower embroidery patterns out on Etsy and these designs over on the DMC blog.
Denise, thank you for sharing my hollyhock quilt. I’ve made quite a few quilts featuring flowers in this technique. I like that the “silk” fabric used to make commercial flowers stands up against fading, plus doesn’t fray when I reshape the petals to create my own posies.