Re: OT: Iris Art
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- Subject: Re: OT: Iris Art
- From: D* B* <d*@llano.net>
- Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 20:47:20 -0600 (MDT)
> One thing I have done is a cross-stitch of a blue TB Iris. It was
> my first major cross-stitch project (about 5 years ago) and it was before I
> became interested in growing Irises. I still haven't had it framed, either,
> for no good reason (other than perhaps a financial one). I think a lot of
> the enjoyment for me is in the doing, but I still like looking at it.
> By the way, Dana, a quilt like that would probably sell for at least
> $2000 or $3000 Australian, and I would think the prices in America would be
> similar. I would say the only thing would be to make your own, but I know
> that there is so much time and skill involved that it would probably take
> years. (My brief experience with traditional applique has left me pretty
> certain that I won't be making a quilt like that!)
I too have made a couple of iris cross stitch projects and have an iris
quilt pattern that I will get to...someday. I would love to have that
pattern. I think it would make a great tee-shirt!
--
Dana Brown, Lubbock, Texas Zone 7 Usda, Zone 10 Sunset
Where we are 3,241 ft above sea level, with an average rainfall of
17.76". Our average wind speed is 12.5 mph and we have an average
of 164 days of clear weather, 96 of which dip below freezing.
