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| Lotus Buds |
She wrote, "It's theme, the lotus, which the Egyptians and the Chinese considered a sacred flower, and its unusual treatment give today's quilt pattern a definitely oriental quality."
The Lotus Buds design combines applique with piecing. Nancy said that "since the natural lotus comes in a variety of colors, it is possible to use your favorite color scheme with no loss of suitability." Her drawing shows two buds being dark and two buds being light as I have shown in my drawing. Her pattern which can be seen here confirms that this is how she intended the pattern to be made.
I can not find any quilts made using the Lotus Buds block so here's my interpretation of Nancy Cabot's pattern-
Tomorrow-Iowa Rose
I think if I were to make a quilt with the block, I would try turning it on point.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea! That would look very nice.
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