Garden Quilt Along - Sashing

Adding Sashing - Optional

You will need 8 strips of 1½ inch wide sashing.

Cutting instructions

A - Cut (4) strips 12½ inches long
B - Cut (1) strip 25½ inches long
C - Cut (1) strip 31½ inches long
D - Cut (3) strips 38½ inches long
E - Cut (2) strips 40½ inches long
F - Cut (1) strip 1½ by 6½ inches from background fabric of the “dragonfly/butterfly” block

Assembly instructions

1. Use sashing piece F to join the two “dragonfly/butterfly” blocks on short side.
2. (Bottom row) Sew Watering Can block to Sunflower block side by side with sashing piece A in between.
3. (Middle row) Sew Friendship Flower block to Birdhouse block side by side with sashing piece A in between.
4. (Top row) Sew Sun block to Flower Pot block to Tulip block side by side with sashing pieces A in between.
5. Sew middle row to bottom row with sashing piece C in between.
6. Sew Dragonfly block to right side of middle and bottom rows with sashing piece B in between.
7. Sew top row to lower blocks with sashing piece D in between.
8. Sew a sashing piece E to each of the top and bottom of quilt top.
9. Lastly, sew the remaining sashing pieces E to each side of the quilt top.

Add a 4 inch wide border or any size you choose to finish your garden quilt top.

Happy Quilting, 

Jeanne

Garden Quilt Along - Sunflowers

Sunflowers picture block

Finished 12” by 18”
All seams are ¼ inch unless otherwise noted.

Cutting Instructions:
Background – (1) 12” square & (6) 2” x 8” strips.
Fence – (1) 1½“ x 12” strip & (6) 2” x 7” strips.
Sunflower petals – (4) 5” squares.
Sunflower centers – (2) 2” x 3” rectangles.

Garden Quilt Along - Watering Can

Watering Can picture block
Finished 12” square

Garden Quilt Along - Dragonfly

Dragonfly blocks
The Dragonfly blocks are made in three patches within four patches. The Finished block measures 6" by 12".

Garden Quilt Along - Birdhouses

Birdhouses Picture Block
The birdhouses block measures 12 inches square finished. The most important part in making this block along with other picture blocks is to label your cut pieces and take care to use the right ones when putting the block together. There are no templates needed for this block because the birdhouses are made with trimmed diamonds.

Garden Quilt Along - Friendship Flowers

Garden Quilt - Friendship Flowers
The Friendship Flowers block measures 12 inches by 18 inches finished. You will need a background fabric, flower centers, 3 assorted flower petal, leaf and stem fabrics.

Garden Quilt Along - Tulips

The Tulip block measures 12 inches by 15 inches finished. You'll need a background, stem/leaf, and 5 assorted flower petal fabrics. Downloadable pdf version is available.

Garden Quilt Along - Flower Pot

The Flower Pot block is a picture block and measures 9 inches by 12 inches finished. You will need 7 fabrics (left) or 4 fabrics (right) plus templates for the flower pot base and seedling leaves. Unless otherwise notes, all seams are ¼ inch. Refer to diagram for fabric piece placement.

Garden Quilt Along - Intro

This time of year I always get inspired to start planning an enormous garden which will provide fresh vegetables well into the next winter. By the time everything is ready to plant outside, my plan is reduced to a more manageable size. When the frost starts in the fall I tell myself "next year plan smaller". Maybe making a garden quilt would be even better :)

I helped design this quilt for a quilt guild a few years ago. Each week a new block will be posted, and each quilter is encouraged to add their own embellishments. The finished quilt measures almost 50 inches square.