Flowers for Friends

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I was looking at the tutorials of the MISSOURI STAR QUILT COMPANY that I featured in a recent blog and found a cute Dresden plate flower wall hanging that I thought Sydneykatt would enjoy.  I always "tweak" a pattern for some reason...mainly I guess because I like variations or bits and pieces of ideas that I find.  So... I went up to my sewing room and already had the makings of a mini Dresden plate started.  Instead of using a solid center, I used a yo yo.  The stem actually called for jumbo rick rack and using some more Dresden plate pieces for the leaves.  My tweaked version is just a bit smaller. (Mainly because Sydneykatt's display wall is full of mini things and it is super cute.)  I also found an old ribbon that came off of a stack of washcloths I recently bought.  (recycle right??)  Folded in half it was perfect for the stem and the ribbon full width made great leaves.  It was a simple quick project.  And best of all I knew she'd like it!  :-)  Hope you like it too!  --Quiltpecan