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
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″

This pattern is included in the Sewing Cottage Issue: 

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Becky

Becky is the creative quilter behind Patchwork Posse, the Patchwork Planner and her online quilt group Patchworkers Plus.Gather your quilting supplies, organize your sewing space, explore the process of disappearing quilt blocks, finish a free quilt pattern. I'll help you use what you have, finish what you start and make your quilting journey fun!

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