Quilting Design #36 – Flame Flower

Today’s free motion quilting filler design. Flame Flower,  is really a lesson in filler combination. You can take several designs and by combining them in a creative way, come up with a totally new design!

This design is a combination of Fiery Comet, Swirling Flames, and Peppermint Candy: a design I thought of while creating this flower and will showcase in the next few days. As complicated as it looks, this flower is actually very easy to stitch!

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Inspiration – I started stitching this design once I noticed how big the circles were in Fiery Comet. I wanted to fill those circles with something and decided a swirl was the best choice.

After completing the first “petal” I saw the flower shape and just kept running with it. This really reminds me of a bright orange lily.

Difficulty Level – Intermediate. This is really pretty easy, you just need to focus on keeping your lines consistent distances apart and traveling evenly over your previous quilting. 

Design Family – Center Fill. This is a filler that draws your eyes inward to the center spiral. Depending on how wavy and wild your petals are will really change the look and feel of the texture around the center.

Suggestions for Use – This is one of those designs that could be used to create a quilt on its own. I’m thinking a wholecloth quilt with flame flowers and maybe Pebbling in the background to add contrast.

Feel free to use this free motion filler designs in your quilts, and make sure to tell your friends where you learned it. Click here to support the project by visiting our online quilt shop.

Quilting Design #4 – Swirling Flames

Machine Quilting Design #39 – Peppermint Candy