Françoise’s Garden was designed to accompany my fabric collection, ‘Mariakerke’ by Henry Glass Fabrics. Mariakerke was inspired by fabrics within two antique quilts from the 1830’s & 40’s which were purchased at the European Patchwork meeting held in St Marie aux Mines, a village in the French Alsace, in 2022. I attended the show with my Belgian friend, Françoise, who lives in Mariakerke in the city of Ghent, Belgium.
Françoise’s Garden features a central whimsical floral vase from which a symmetrical vine meanders featuring bouquets of Broderie Perse flowers. The central block is surrounded by 4 each of 2 different vases with Borderie Perse motifs. The two coloured ‘Twisted Ribbon’ border is an original design. In the sample quilt the twisted ribbons were first hand pieced and then appliquéd onto the border, however they can be totally appliquéd if desired.
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