French Roses Quilt Top Finished

The borders have been added onto my French Roses Quilt top and it is now ready for quilting.  The pattern I used is French Roses by Heather French.  It came together very quickly using raw edge applique.  The roses consist of four layers of fabric sewn on top of each other.


Before adding each layer, the backing is cut away from behind leaving only a quarter inch seam allowance on the back side–this eliminates the bulk you would normally encounter when sewing four layers of fabric on top of each other.

The edges of the roses will fray after washing–I sewed approx. 1/4″ away from the edges. I’ve decided to go with fleece backing again instead of the traditional batting/backing combo. Since it’s a raggy type of quilt I think that should be perfect.

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24 Responses

  1. Dawn Hendrix says:

    OOO SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL… wow… that is just sooo pretty.. the border is PERFECT!

  2. So cute!! I cant wait to see it quilted! Nice work.

  3. Laura Jane says:

    So so cute! And I LOVE the colour scheme!

  4. Karen Lange says:

    This is really gorgeous! The borders are great. Good idea using fleece as backing!

  5. Jessica says:

    That is so pretty! I am in awe!

  6. wendy says:

    Absolutely stunning! Will you show us again once the roses have started to fray?

  7. Rene B says:

    Beautiful done up in this fabric!

  8. Ruthann says:

    We used this pattern in a couple of block exchanges. It worked great! Everyone brought 12 squares of each size and we exchanged them with each other. It turned out varied and beautiful!

  9. terri says:

    WOW! That is stunning

  10. It’s gorgeous and it’s going to be so snuggly.

  11. Rhonda says:

    Love these fabrics! Such a beautiful quilt.

  12. CJ says:

    This is sooo pretty! I am anxious to make my own French Roses quilt now!

  13. Very Nice ,very pretty, very Oooooooable

  14. Barb says:

    Just fabulous!!

  15. Carla V. says:

    Love how your quilt came out! Great choice of fabrics. I made this quilt but used very bold colors/patterns: http://sewitupbaby.blogspot.com/2010/03/sew-tell-7.html

  16. Great idea for the flannel back, Corey. This is a gorgeous quilt!! And that border is perfect! It really sets off the flowers and is a nice contrast and a perfect frame. Lovin’ it!

  17. Sarah says:

    I love this! So when you use flannel for the back, do you still have a middle layer? Just wondering what others do. I recently made one with batting and flannel on the back, but made it hard to quilt. Maybe I should try spray basting?

  18. Debbie says:

    It is beautiful, Corey. I just want to curl up with a cup of tea and wrap the quilt around me!

  19. Carol D. says:

    I love your quilt. My saturday sewing group had decided to use up stash and this was the quilt pattern we all selected. One of us is finished, the other 3 are not! Seeing yours gives me motivation to finish it up!

  20. Such pretty colors–very YOU.

  21. Tracee says:

    Oh I do like that quilt top. Very Very sweet.

  22. Kate says:

    I have that pattern and have been collecting fabrics for it. Ill look forward to seeing how it behaves after you wash it. I was also thinking of making the flowers without cutting the centers out, 1 cause Im lazy and it would be easier, and 2 it might be a cool 3D effect. Yours is darling!

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