Unusual Ways to Incorporate Ribbon

I love to use ribbon in my quilts. If you're here from Sew We Quilt, I want to welcome you! If not, you can find a table runner tutorial there that uses the carrots above along with a little rabbit face. 
 I often use ribbon to accent a border or add a punch of color as in the borders of these quilts:

Halloween Skeleton

Jesus Loves the Little Children

 There are other ways to use ribbon. It can become part of the design as in the tops of the carrots above. Or how about a......

fish, or a....

stylized flower, or even a.....

chicken or other bird.

Ribbons make great "tassels" at the bottom of wall hangings, too. 

The ribbons in my Irish Blessings quilt form the petals of the flowers. 

I hope that the next time you see a beautiful spool of ribbon, you'll think about how you might use it in a creative way. It can do more than tie a package or adorn a pig tail! 
Until next time...