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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.
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Thanks! And feel free—I love Bridlepath!
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You are awesome. Our 16 granddaughter has tons of ribbons and had ask me about making a ribbon quilt. I was and still am afraid to. What if I destroy her prized ribbon!!
I may try now.
Thanks
You might want to consider using class ribbons in the quilt itself and NOT using championship or year-end awards, which tend to carry more meaning.
I’ve seen quilts with little tabs sewn on them after they were finished, and then you could use the tabs to hang the championship and reserve championships on them—so you can still display the important ribbons with the quilt, but you don’t have to cut them apart to do so.
On Oct 14, 2006, Doe said:
Those are gorgeous! If it’s OK with you I may mention them on Bridlepath.