Dusty Rose

Make A Rose Quilt That Your Kids Will Love

If you ask any person under the age of thirty what words come to mind when you say ‘rose quilt ‘ chances are, that you are going to get a large amount of replies like ‘old ‘ ‘dusty ‘ and ‘uncool ‘. Expect these to come up a lot. While you might believe otherwise, it seems that plenty of the younger generations don’t view these sorts of quilts the way in which we do.

So what are we able to do about this?

Well, you could disagree with them till you’re both blue in the face, but that is not going to switch anyone’s opinion. No, what you’re going to need to do is make a rose quilt that a someone of an earlier generation is going to appreciate.

So I have noted down a couple of ideas of my own to share with you.

Pixellated Quilt

There are a few who are probably wondering, what’s ‘pixellated ‘? Pixellation is the effect that is used on the news when a suspect is arrested or taken in for interrogating. Their face is usually obscured by covering it in various squares.

This is an effect that harks back to the graphics on processors in the time of late 80′s and early 90′s. Many younger folk love designs that appear to be pixellated or squared out. Using this on your roses in your pattern will give a design that younger folk are certain to love!

Cartoon Roses

This is a design that is superb for people of a much younger age. Look at the styles of the cartoon shows that your nephews and young children watch. Most cartoon styles have thick outer lines with a single colour filling in the middle and minimum shading.

If you make a rose quilt following the same design principles, hopefully the effect should be the same, giving you cartoon roses and a quilt that they are going to like!

So now you can change someone's opinion of rose duvets by employing some new designs and making a quilt they will love for years yet to come.

Interested in more rose quilt design ideas? Then head on over to Jane Green’s how to make a patchwork quilt site now!

Jenee Halstead – Dusty Rose