RIBON CANDY FREE
Feel free to re-blog, Pin, tweet, shout, with attribution to The Inbox Jaunt. PS…All tutorials, images and information are the property of Lori Kennedy at The Inbox Jaunt and are intended for personal use only. I really hope you enjoyed the Candy Shoppe today and Peggy’s Paperwork yesterday…(See the paper pieced purple flowers – yes, Allium- HEREįor another treat…Check out Susan’s blog, The Proficient Needle…She’s paper piecing The Hydrangea–and it looks great! Wouldn’t this look great in any quilt border? When stitched together–It’s magic!– Deluxe Ribbon Candy! YUM! Stitch a very narrow upward wave, then a full-sized bottom wave… The second row of stitching looks like this: Stitch the upward wave just like before…The first row of stitching looks like this:īegin stitching on the bottom rail. Draw the bottom line…draw a line 1/2 inch above the bottom line….finally draw the top line one inch above the middle line…. The upside down wave is slightly narrower than the upward wave.Įcho stitch back…this creates a very pretty border– Simple Ribbon Candy.ĭraw three lines.
Stitch a wavy line to the top “rail”–or drawn line…then stitch back down to the bottom rail…Ĭontinue stitching. (NOTE-In the photo below-the lines were drawn for Deluxe Ribbon Candy–just pretend the lowest line is not there…oops!)īegin stitch on the bottom line (see NOTE above). In the sample below, the lines are one inch apart. Like most patterns, The Simple Wave looks much better when it is echo-stitched….īegin by drawing two lines. Whenever you need a line–make it wavy…you’ll find it much easier to stitch… The Ribbon Candy Tutorial is really four motifs…Ī long, straight line is THE HARDEST THING to free motion quilt. Features Festive assortment features bite-size pieces of peppermint, cherry and cinnamon ribbon candy Handmade with the finest locally sourced ingredients for top-quality flavor Hammonds Candies has been crafting their treats. (Ribbon Candy is much easier to stitch than it is to make–see t his short video for inspiration and then we’ll get started! This Christmas Mix of ribbon candy from Hammonds Candies is the perfect filler for your favorite holiday candy dish. pretty at any time of the year! It makes a great border–quick, easy and fun! I know Ribbon Candy is traditionally a Christmas confection, but stitched in pink. Watching inventory build is like watching crops grow.”īut now, with no fourth generation champing at the bit to take over, the Gilsons say, “it is time for us to pass the torch to someone who appreciates the tradition and can build on it.Good Morning, Quilters! It’s Tuesday…and I have a Sweet Treat for you–a little Ribbon Candy! There’s a rhythm to a seasonal business, almost like a harvest. “I’ve made ribbon candy for the last 44 Christmases.
RIBON CANDY HOW TO
“I grew up learning how to make candy,” says Gilson, who, along with his cousin Doug, represents the third generation of his family to run the company.
Washburn’s ribbon candy stretched from March through Thanksgiving, during which time the company would churn out 400 pounds of ribbon candy an hour, 10 hours a day, four days a week. Washburn has not only supplied the treats to large retailers like Walmart under the Sevigny’s brand name but also served as the under-the-radar maker of ribbon candy sold by Russell Stover, Fannie Farmer, and other familiar brands. But since 1986, when it bought out Sevigny’s, the Massachusetts company that was its chief competitor, F.B.
Washburn didn’t get into the ribbon candy business until the 1960s. The exact origins of ribbon candy have been lost to history. Christmas wouldn’t even be declared a national holiday until 1870. But this summer brought the ribbon-cutting word that Gilson’s company was discontinuing production and putting the ribbon candy portion of its business up for sale.Īmerica’s oldest family-owned candy company, F.B. Washburn has been making confections of various sorts since 1856, when Franklin Pierce was president. Many New Englanders have never experienced a Christmas season without those corrugated creations that are one part candy, one part decoration. Ribbon candy by F.B Washburn, based in Brockton, Massachusetts.