Amaryllis Belladonna is a popular flower among many. Its common name is "Naked Lady" because the flowers appear on leafless stalks, with the leaves growing after the flowers bloom.
Although these flowers appear to be like lilies with trumpet-shaped flowers and bulbs, they are actually not from the lily family at all, but instead, are from the Amaryllis family. Each stem can produce 2–12 trumpet-shaped flowers, often in red, pink, white, orange, or bi-color. The blooms can be up to 8 inches wide.
Anita shared a photo of her beautiful red Amaryllis Belladonna with me....
And my mother shared another, hers in a lovely light pink....
I decided to make my Amaryllis Belladonna with four flower heads to stop it from becoming too detailed.... and made it in shades of red. And although this block seems to be cluttered with many applique pieces at the top, it doesn't need to be overwhelming at all. I'll explain why.
Each flower can be built individually on a Teflon sheet (baking paper or parchment paper can be used instead). Using the layout sheet that I provide in the pattern with the Teflon sheet over the top, you position each of the petals in numeric order and press them all together to make the flower.
The flower can then be removed from the Teflon sheet with its fusible in tact and put aside as others are made.
The top of the stem can be made in the same way, thus when it comes to adding all the applique pieces to the background, there are only 8 pieces to add. This technique definitely makes building the block easier.
Here is my finished Amaryllis Belladonna.
And a close-up of the flower head.
The pattern is now available at: Amaryllis Belladonna
