I started this quilt in 2018 in Berlin. While I was walking through the city, I found a fabric store called „Frau Tulpe Stoffe.“ Frau Tulpe Stoffe – Frau Tulpe Stoffe I bought some of the fabrics which are featured in this quilt. I liked going to that store. I was visiting my friend, and we would sit in her apartment and sew together. It was like a little sewing circle. We had a lot of fun.

It might seem like it is too much „flower“ for you, but I liked the idea. It emphasizes the power of colors, flowers, and love. Now, many years later, on November 4, 2024, I finished the 20 blocks. The flower petals have different shapes of roses. There are roses from tiny to large. I tried to match the flower colors to the inside square. On the photo are just four represented, but in the finished quilt it will show one other colored square. For example, the large flowers have dark red colored roses, so I chose a dark red square. I chose green for the leaves, just like in nature.

Another name for this quilt pattern is „Prairie Flower.“ I was inspired to make this quilt from the „Prairie Flower Quilt“ from the Missouri Star Quilt Company. When I started this quilt, I was not a beginner, but did not know all the tricks. Because there is a way to keep the point on the flower petals, but I chose to keep going this way so it matches the other blocks which I had already done. I still need the white fabric to finish the quilt. Hopefully I will have enough…

So my Quilt is finally finished!

I bought some more fabric. The green for the boarder and red for the binding. I bought the fabric at the store in Saarbrücken called Nähapartment. It is a lovely little place hidden between a bakery and a store for shirts and vinyl Music. The green fabric was not enough for the backing, and I added some in between to stretch it. Some areas of the binding I sewed by hand, because the sewing machine did not get it all. I like it, but I still need to practice my quilting (top stitching).