After finishing my Autumnal Harlequin Quilt, my Starry Night Quilt, and my 2015 Jinny Beyer Block of the Month Quilt, I pulled another quilt top out of my opaque plastic box from the move.
Wanting to celebrate Fiesta, I finished my Texas flag quilt, which now hangs in the dining area.
After creating a waving effect with the bargello technique, I appliqued the lone star on the field of blue.
For the background, I used this gorgeous bluebonnet fabric.
Below is a picture of the flag laying on top of the red starred backing fabric, before putting together the quilt sandwich.
FIESTA CELEBRATES TEXAS INDEPENDENCE
Originating in 1891 to honor those who fought and died for Texas Independence at the battles of the Alamo, Goliad, and San Jacinto, Fiesta became a yearly tradition.
Although Fiesta began with the Battle of Flowers Parade, San Antonio now celebrates for ten-days with various events around the week of April 21, which includes three parades.
King Antonio opens the Texas Cavaliers River Parade…
Fiesta queens with stunning gowns and trains…
The basic schedule of the big events with blog posts I’ve written are below:
- Monday – Pilgrimage to the Alamo and Texas Cavaliers River Parade
- Friday – Battle of Flowers Parade
- Saturday – Fiesta Flambeau Night Parade (culminating event for Fiesta)
Throughout the ten-days there are many other events, including Night in Old San Antonio (NIOSA).
Meanwhile attendees always hope to add Fiesta medals to their collection while donning the most wonderful Fiesta attire!
Learn all about the royal ladies of Fiesta and the couture sewing for their stunningly gorgeous gowns and trains here.
TEX MEX FOOD
When watching the parades at home on television, we enjoy Tex-Mex, a tradition we keep as best we can now that we are in Virginia, when we can find the parade on-line.
Since there is so much variety to Tex-Mex, I have a ton of recipes to spread out the various assortments, although most of my current photos are of different types of enchiladas.
Hopefully we can return to see some parades, again, in person.
Now we have the Texas Flag quilt to decorate our Fiesta week at home!
