Quilt Tutorial – Rococo Gardens

This quilt reminds me of Spring.  Perfect time to get this oldie but goodie back out!  You will be making a series of 8 quilt blocks and then sewing them into the top following a layout.  There are stems and flowers in the quilt– look closely 🙂 and really if you so wish you could play with the layout a bit and put together your own top.

Materials Needed:

Materials Needed:
¾ yard various backgrounds
½ yard green‐stem
1 ½ yards various flower prints‐ flowers & centers
¾ yard‐ 2nd border
¼ yard‐ 1st border

Fabric is designed by: Carol VanZandt for Andover.  Love her style!

Rococo Gardens Quilt Tutorial:

You will need for block 1:

Flower fabric

10—4 X 10 ½”

10—4 ½ X 10 ½”

10—4 X 3

10—3 ½ X 3

Flower center 10—4 X 3

You will need for block 2:

Background

7—2 ½ X 10 ½

Flower fabric

7—10 ½ X 2 ½

7—10 ½ X 3 ½

7—3 X 3 ½

7—2 ½ X 3 ½

Flower center

7—6 X 3 ½

You will need for block 3:

Background

9—4 ½ X 10 ½

9—4 X 10 ½

Stem fabric

9—3 X 10 ½

You will need for block 4:

Flower fabric

12—3 ½ X 3 ½

12—4 X 10 ½

Flower center

6—4 ½ X 3 ½

You will need for block 5:

Background

3—3 ½ X 20 ½

3—4 X 20 ½

Stem fabric

3—4 X 20 ½

You will need for block 6:

Flower fabric

2—4 X 16 ½

2—2 X 9 ½

2—2 X 5

2—4 X 8

1—4 ½ X 16 ½

Flower center

1—5 X 6 ½

You will need for block 7:

Background

1—5 ½ X 4 ½

1—5 ½ X 3

Stem fabric

1—5 ½ X 4

You will need for block 8:

Background

1—5 ½ X 5

1—5 ½ X 4

Stem fabric

1—5 ½ X 2 ½

Using the layout below Sew the blocks into columns and then sew the columns together to complete the center of the quilt top. *Columns 3 and 4—sew the bottom blocks together first, then sew block 6 to these, and the blocks on top.

Finish the quilt top by sewing on the two borders.

1st border:
2—1 ½ X 72” 2—1 ½ X 62”

2nd border:
2—4 X 74” 2—4 X 70”