Flowers Joanna Henson May Meeting 2021

Ikebana flower arrangement

 Sandra decided to make an Ikebana arrangement for her flowers. The flowers and leaves were made from silk and the branch was a machine made braid. The basket was raffia with curly wool to represent moss.

 

 

Tulips  Mary 

Mary has just finished embroidering her tulips in the style of Nikki Parmenter. They look super with beautiful shading on the flowers. She has finished off the piece by binding the edge.

 

 

Thank you Mary they made me think back to Spring when the tulips in the garden were in flower.

 

Baltimore Quilting - applique flowers 

Mary has made her flowers by using an applique technique used in Baltimore quilting. This form of quilting did not use scraps but new fabric for the applique.  You can see her beautiful panel below which has been machine stitched, but can be stitched by hand.

The result produces a beautifully vibrant picture of flowers in a pot, so whole quilts made with this technique must be wonderful, especially if each panel is different.

Thank you Mary for your beautiful flowers and introducing us to Baltimore Quilting.

                                      

Flowers in many ways

 

 

 This month Joanna has sent out an activity based on flowers which can be made in as many different ways as you can think of.

Using your own creative thoughts you can decide if your are going to put them in a basket, vase, corsage or anything else that inspires you.