Tag: fleur de lis

The fleur di lis is a very vintage symbol used in France for centuries. I use them as appliques in quilting because they are so stylish and so easy to stitch down with a narrow zig zag using the trusty sewing machine. Both patterns can be used for applique but the one with the wider

Both of these designs are from the 1800s. The braiding one works just as well with an outline stitch and the fleur corner is a redesign from the Ingalls catalog. Ingalls put out some beautiful patterns but a lot of them are incredibly busy with many kinds of flowers in one design.