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Ribbon Quilts: The Finished Products
This is what happens when I get bored in the middle of the summer and start asking questions like “How does one make a ribbon quilt, and can I do it?”
The large quilt is about 44×48 inches and has 115 or so printed ribbons in it (and various unprinted ribbons). The center block and the outer border are Zone and State awards and a few show Championships/Reserve Championships. The pattern is a modified Courthouse Steps.
The smaller quilt is about 18″ square and uses 19 printed ribbons (and various unprinted ribbons). The horse head is appliqued on–I sewed the brown ribbons together to make a block, cut out the shapes, and used iron-on fusion to hold them in place. Then I machine quilted with a zig-zag stitch over the edges of the applique. No seams to turn under or anything like that. Since the quilt is so small, I wanted to do something unique with it–hence the applique instead of a regular pattern.