Botanical Beauty block #6

Welcome to block #6 of the 

Sester Centennial quilt along.

This photo is of the original block

found on a circa 1860 quilt I own.

It is part of

my Well-Loved Ladies Sampler.

I redrafted it smaller as part of 

my Botanical Beauty sampler.

In the WLL sampler I named it 

apple block.

In the BB sampler I named it

tomato.

In my original studies of this design,

I found that it could go either way but

felt it looked more tomato.

The history of the tomato plant is quite 

interesting and if you want to read more,

go HERE. Thankfully it isn't poisonous

as initially thought and ours are 

growing great right now.

Are you growing any yourself?

Barbara Brackman wrote THIS

about tomato designs although

I know that design as a love apple:)

HERE is the original post about

the block in my WLL sampler.

Enjoy reading a little quilt history

in between stitching this sweet block.

 

Well-Loved Ladies QAL: APPLES

Welcome to block 9.

The photo above is a portion of

a circa 1860 quilt in my collection.
The quilting is to-die-for triple rods, even

through the applique'.

So soft!

I call it Apple Basket but it 

could also be a tomato plant.

Fun Fact about tomatoes...

They were thought to be poisonous.

This was purchased on my way

home from Paducah in 2017 in a 

cute little shop somewhere in TN.

It is beyond lovely even with holes:)

Let's talk Apple or Tomato variations.

I haven't seen one like this one 

in my studies but the layout

of a center vine/stems is common.

So, with a more common layout, the fruit

can go either way...apples or tomatoes.

What grows in your garden?

When you search for apples, what

often comes up are love apples 

which we did HERE.

I think you will see the differences.

ASSEMBLY TIPS

Such a nice straight forward

design that my tip is 

Enjoy it:)

WELL-LOVED LADIES 

SAMPLER PATTERN

FULL PATTERN

Available HERE

Apples TEMPLATES ONLY

HERE

My Well-Loved Ladies lecture is

where I showcase the 

variations of designs.

I am excited to announce 

this lecture is now available

in ZOOM format.

Guild program chairs can EMAIL me 

for availability:)

ADDITIONAL READING 

& Eye Candy:)

The links below go into more depth about 

either the history of the block OR 

FAB pictures of variations.

Barbara Brackman will blow you away

with all the variations she has accumulated!!

ENJOY~

Barbara Brackman

I searched "apples" and

found this...

apples

I searched "tomato" and

found this...

tomato