Bowl of Flowers |
She suggested, "The bowl might be made of two shades of blue, the flowers of yellow or rose-pink, and the leaves of green on a natural background. Or the flowers might be cut of yellow fabric, the bowl of green, and the leaves of a darker tone, stitched on a foundation of delicate yellow." I went with her first suggestion when drawing my block.
The original Bowl of Flowers pattern by Nancy Cabot can be seen here. Since this is an applique pattern, I did not make it. In the pattern she shows setting the block on point but in her newspaper column, she shows it like I have it drawn above.
A quilt made according to her pattern might look like this- .
Though I did not find any quilts made from Nancy's Bowl of Flowers pattern, I did find this one that is similar and quite interesting to me. The quilter used an unusual color scheme of green and pink.
Tomorrow-Flying Squares
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