The love of roses is universal not just with gardeners but in poetry, religion, art, literature, music, medicine, fashion design and home decor.
So I was delighted to be given this subject to interpret into a quilt. I chose red and gold fabrics for the applique and mirrored the colours for the flange and binding…
Roses go back 5000 years and have been an intimate part of human civilization ever since.
There’s even fossil evidence of roses 35 million years old.
I learnt that Cleopatra filled her living quarters with rose petals so that when Marc Antony met her, he would long remember her for such opulence and be reminded of her every time he smelt a rose. Her scheme worked for him. Such is the power of roses.
In Christianity, the five petals of the rose symbolize all five of Christ’s wounds from the crucifixion.
Typically, a white rose represents Christ’s purity and a red rose represents Christ’s sacrificial blood.
Did you know that Cadbury Roses are thought to be named after the English packaging company, that supplied the machines that wrapped the chocolates, called Rose Brothers.
A rose is a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus Rosa, in the family Rosaceae. There are over three hundred species and tens of thousands of cultivars. They form a group of plants that can be erect shrubs, climbing, or trailing, with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles.
This one was interesting, at first glance I thought it was false, but turns out you can produce these with dipping in food colouring…who knew?
The red rose symbolizes romance, love, beauty and courage.
This one is called ‘Hope’…and we can all relate to this, can’t we?
If you would like to create your own version you will find this pattern in my UKQU Shop .. there are 60 different patterns on there so enjoy looking too. Thankyou for all your support.
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