This is really neat especially since I am going for the month long ride around the the states west of the Mississippi.
I am planning to pick up a yard of fabric from each stop to make a quilt to commemorate the time spent on the bike, places I have seen and the people I get to meet. But if I can incorporate the States flower into my blocks then that would be awesome!!! Thanks for the links and for the thread!!!! Billy |
Aunt Martha's transfers list Okla as mistletoe. Creamy white berries!
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I can just picture Fabri-Quilt's management team sitting around the conference table debating what to do with Oklahoma!
Do they use mistletoe and it's very insignificant yellow flowers? Pretty, but hardly the color "pop" they want with the rest of the line and not very well known. Do they use mistletoe and it's fruit? Much more familiar, but can't really use a fruit in the flower line, that'd be like using rose hips for New York! With an obvious, and very colorful alternative, I bet it was pretty much a no-brainer for Fabri-Quilt. ;-) And an FYI, New Hampshire also has a state flower, the Purple Lilac (which is actually a shrub :roll: ), and a state wildflower, the Pink Lady's Slipper. |
WHY Oklahoma State Flower was changed from Mistletoe to Indian Blanket
Originally Posted by Favorite Fabrics
(Post 1289324)
Fabri-Quilt is coming out with a (small) line of state flower fabrics. Here's a link:
http://www.checkerdist.com/products/...f_v=P100&f_a=1 I'm not sure about the Oklahoma flower, "Indian Blankets" (gaillardia). I've looked it up on the web and the info I've found suggests that mistletoe is the official state flower, and Indian Blankets are the official state wildflower. I didn't realize that a state could have two types of official flowers. Could anyone from Oklahoma shed some light on this? I must admit... Indian Blankets are a whole lot more showy than mistletoe! But times changed, and history is often forgotten. Whether it is agreed upon by every Oklahoma citizen or not, the Officially recognized State Flower was changed to the beautiful Indian Blanket... I hope this helps folks to understand. |
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