If you can find the right color and the size of single fold bias tape is right use that, or use a ribbon. Ribbon are especially pretty as stems, just use very small stitches along the edges to gather the inside of curves. Make the shape before you sew them down. Grograin ribbon will last longer than the rest of your quilt top! Many quilters embroider the stems instead of appliquing them.
Last edited by TanyaL; 02-22-2012 at 08:50 AM.