Do Something Different With Your Next Rose Quilt

Its simple to fall into a habit, doing the same familiar things time after time. Its the security of knowing that you can do whatever it is and do it very well. The downside of this is that you can start getting into a routine that becomes uninteresting and you finish up wondering why it is that you are doing what you are doing.

This is something that can happen a lot with rose quilt designs, you can wind up making numerous quilts that end up looking the same and finally lose motivation to do another one. Well, now's the time to break that cycle and the simplest way to do that's by working with with a fresh design, so here's a few:



Checkered Roses Pattern

Like a patchwork style quilt, a chequered rose pattern is something that isn't commonly done with roses. So why not incorporate a few into the squares and add a little bit of color and style to your next one?

Linking Vines Pattern

This one will take a bit of planning. Get some paper and draw out a path for your vines to follow, making absolutely certain that they do not bunch up in one particular place. Then, when you have something that you like, add a sprinkling of roses!





Wreath of Roses

Why should the festive season have all the fun with wreaths? A wreath of roses makes a great centrepiece for a rose quilt and has a fresh and inviting appeal that's difficult to beat!

Pick a couple of colours to make something special.





Border of Roses

You don't always have to cover each square inch of a rose quilt with flowers. In fact , you can get an effective and minimalist effect by stitching borders of roses round the edges of the quilt. It looks fantastic and really stands out!

So there you have it, 4 great new ideas to get you out of the same of rose quilt cycle!