Rose of Sharon Ohio Rose Wig Rose Quilt Top Dimensional Applique Kona Cotton

Description

Great Ohio Rose Quilt Top Dimensional Applique Eleanor Burns Design Kona Cotton 82 x 104
I am selling some of my collection of quilt tops. I am no longer able to hand quilt so someone else should enjoy them.
I made this quilt from an Eleanor Burns Pattern using Kona Cotton Solids and a print fabric.
The applique is button hole stitch done by machine. I used Eleanor's method to turn all the edges.
The roses have double petals with a handmade yo yo in the middle.  The buds are made with a folded fabric technique.
A brief history of this pattern:
One of the patterns that have a rich history and have been favored by quilters is the Rose of Sharon, Ohio Rose or Whig Rose. This is one of the oldest applique floral patterns.  It is a stylized rose that has its roots in the Tutor Rose used by the aristocracy in Europe. The English and Dutch brought quilting to the colonies as a way to make warm under garments.  What they also brought was traditional floral patterns of their regions.  We see them in the quilts of the 19th century. They saw this rose carved in wood, chiseled in stone and in cathedral stain glass windows. It was a common motif of the English aristocracy coat of arms that was displayed on their possessions.
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