Marion's Birthday

 Recently, Marion of My Quilt Diet had a birthday. She has done a lot to help me feel included in this great big quilting world. So when I heard it was her birthday, I had an idea pop in my head as a gift. A fabric flower bouquet.

I wanted to be able to use fat quarters in colors I thought she would like, so that she could use them later in the many, many, many quilts she makes. I tried looking on the web for tutorials on how to do this, and instead kept finding flowers made from strips of fabric that are rolled, twisted, and glued.

Then while trying to get the big flower (bottom right) to a size I could manage, I realized that it was similar to folded cloth napkins. Pinterest showed me how to do the smaller flowers. Put them on kebob sticks and in a pretty vase with glass beads, and the present was completed. Thanks for letting me do this for you, Marion.