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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
1½ 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

10 ½ X 10½

104 X 3

103 ½ X 3

Flower center 104 X 3

You will need for block 2:

Background

72 ½ X 10 ½

Flower fabric

710 ½ X 2 ½

710 ½ X 3 ½

73 X 3 ½

72 ½ X 3 ½

Flower center

76 X 3 ½

You will need for block 3:

Background

94 ½ X 10 ½

94 X 10 ½

Stem fabric

93 X 10 ½

You will need for block 4:

Flower fabric

123 ½ X 3 ½

124 X 10 ½

Flower center

64 ½ X 3 ½

You will need for block 5:

Background

33 ½ X 20 ½

34 X 20 ½

Stem fabric

34 X 20 ½

You will need for block 6:

Flower fabric

24 X 16 ½

22 X 9 ½

22 X 5

24 X 8

14 ½ X 16 ½

Flower center

15 X 6 ½

You will need for block 7:

Background

15 ½ X 4 ½

15 ½ X 3

Stem fabric

15 ½ X 4

You will need for block 8:

Background

15 ½ X 5

15 ½ X 4

Stem fabric

15 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 4sew 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:
21 ½ X 72″ 21 ½ X 62″

2nd border:
24 X 74″ 24 X 70″