Crazy for Roses part 3

Here are the blocks in the bottom row of my CQ, Crazy for Roses. This first block, on the left side, features a fan. The black velveteen curved piece on the outside of the fan actually has my city and state embroidered on it, but for privacy reasons, I blurred that out of the picture in PhotoShop. The black piece in the bottom left corner of this block has a rosebud that I painted on, using white acrylic paint, then I beaded around the outline of the rose. More silk ribbon roses are on each side of the fan:

This is the middle block of the bottom row. I embroidered a third quote about roses that I like. I also embroidered the outline of a rose on the red fabric. The lace on top of this block is a piece I cut off some extra lace I've had for 19 years. I originally bought the lace when I made a dress for my brother-in-law's wedding, but I bought too much.

This is the block on the right bottom of the quilt. I used a stencil and some acrylic paint to paint the butterfly on the right side. The gold heart in the bottom red patch has the initials of my three children.

I don't think I mentioned this earlier, but the borders for this quilt are made of red velveteen. When my daughter was 3 years old, I bought a few yards of velveteen to make her a Christmas dress. I was pregnant with my third child that fall, and I was absolutely exhausted, so the dress never got made. Seven years later, when I was making this quilt, I remembered that red velveteen sitting in my armoire and decided to use it for the borders. See, it's good to have a stash and not throw away fabrics and laces. You never know when they may be useful :)

Happy stitching!