French Roses Question
 

Have any of you made this quilt without cutting out the backs of each flower as the patterns says? I have seen tutorials which look like that have not. Would this make it too heavy? If any of you have made this block without cutting out the backs I would appreciate your commenting on the results. Thank you. Dixie

I haven't made the French roses quilt but I love it! It's on my bucket list but am working on too many higher priority projects currently. I'll be watching here though to see what kind of answer you get.

I've done a similar pattern, with fewer layers. It isn't quilted yet, but my old machine had issues stitching down 4 layers of fabric and 3 layers of fusible. It was a UFO for years until it tried it out with my new dsm and it had no issues at all with all those layers.

Well, I haven't made that particular quilt, but I've done my share of applique, and I think you're better off cutting the backs out. Try a sample block - cut scraps, sew them together, put it on a 12" block and see what you think. :thumbup:

I agree with Peckish. Spending a bit of time and some scraps now would be a good idea to be able to see and feel how heavy the block would be.

I made this quilt sometime ago. I think I cut out the backs. I Stitched around the edges and made them like a rag edge. It came out great.

Thanks for the replies. I think I will try to make a sample block using scraps to see what method I want to use. I want to make a table runner using this patterns. Wish me luck!

Is there a link you could share that shows the quilt? Would love to see what you are talking about.
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Quilt in a Day forum had a swap years ago. I joined the swap and got mine hand quilted last winter. I love it. We machine, raw edge appliqued each layer of the rose. We trimmed the back on each layer of the rose. It needs to be trimmed since the finished rose would be thick and hard to quilt. I haven't used my quilt yet, but am told when it's washed the raw edges ruffle and become soft. This pattern is still online on several sites.. Google French rose quilt pattern and you will find it including pictures. Some are free.

ube quilting--Go to www.pinterest.com and search French rose quilt. There are plenty completed quilts to see. There are pictures of the patterns pieces--you could make a pattern from the pictures. The rows of the flower doesn't have to be exact. When I swapped blocks on QIAD, everyone's rose wasn't exactly the same My quilt is beautiful.

Thank you for the info o this quilt.

Whenever you want to see an image, Google.com is a good way also. Input the question like "French Rose", click to search and then choose "Images" from the list of choices. I am always amazed at what pops up.

I've made 2 different ones . quilted it on my domestic quilt .my machine handled both w/no trouble

I have to say I have never seen this pattern before....but if I were to do it, I think I would do from bottom up, trimming as I go, to eliminate bulk, then applique to background, then again trim background out too...hmm, maybe that's the actual instructions? Don't know, as this one is a first for me!

I saw a French Rose Quilt completed at a local quilt show and they used fleece between each layer. They cut the rose layer and a matching layer of fleece and it was magical! Each rose layer popped! The layers were sewn to a background, batting added with a backing and quilted When completed the roses looked beautiful.

Was it fleece or was it flannel? I've seen them done that way with flannel. Kinda fascinated about the effect fleece would have.