F. When positioning them on the
background, the outer tips of the
petals and leaves should be 5⅜in from
the centre of the block. Make a total of
12 large flower blocks.3
Lay out the large blocks around
the outer edge of the quilt top,
orienting them to maintain the pattern
of alternating cream print fabrics in
the backgrounds.4
Join the two blocks on the left
and right edges of the layout
together in pairs. Sew them to the left
and right edges of the quilt top.5
Join the four blocks in the top and
bottom rows together. Sew them
to the top and bottom edges of the
quilt top. Press. Your quilt top should
now measure 48½in square from raw
edge to raw edge.Border 1
1
Rule a diagonal line on the wrong
side of all of the 2¼in squares of
beige print fabric.2
Lay one of these squares, right
sides together, on a 3½in square
cut from one of the mid-dark blue
tone-on-tone print fabrics, as shown
in Diagram 3. Stitch on the line, trim
the corner ¼in away from the stitching,
flip the beige triangle over and press.3
Repeat this process to stitch
another 2¼ in beige square in the
diagonally opposite corner of the mid-
dark blue square.4
Repeat Steps 2 and 3 to make
32 units like this using from of the
two mid-dark blue tone-on-tone print
fabrics – 64 units in all.5
Lay out 16 border units in a row- eight made from each of the
two different mid-dark blue fabrics,
alternating units made from different
fabrics and orienting them as shown
in Diagram 4. Sew the units together,
carefully matching seams. Your row
should measure 3½in x 48½in from
raw edge to raw edge. Repeat to make
a total for four rows, all exactly the
same.
6
Sew a 2in x 4½in rectangle of
beige print fabric to each end of
the eight 2in x 40½in strips cut from
the same fabric. Each of these strips
should now measure 2in x 48½in fromraw edge to raw edge. Sew a strip to
the top and bottom long edges of the
border unit rows from Step 5. Press
seams outwards.7
Sew a border panel to the left
and right edges of the quilt top,
referring to the photo of Cheryl’s
quilt for the correct orientation.
Press seams outwards. Sew a small
flower block that you put aside earlier
to each end of the remaining two
border panels, then sew them to the
top and bottom edges of the quilt,
again checking that they are oriented
correctly. Press seams outwards.Borders 2–4
1
Join the six 1½in strips of light blue
tone-on-tone print fabric together,
end to end, to make one long strip.2
Measure your quilt top vertically
through the centre. Trim two
strips this length from the long strip.
Sew them to the left and right edges of
the quilt top. Press seams outwards.3
Measure your quilt top
horizontally through the centre.
Trim two strips this length from the
remainder of the long strip. Sew them
to the top and bottom edges of the
quilt top. Press seams outwards.4
Join the seven 1½in strips of mid
blue print fabric together, end to
end, to make one long strip. Repeat
Steps 2 and 3 to join them to the quilt
top as Border 35
Join the seven 5½in strips of blue
on white print fabric together,
end to end, to make one long strip.
Repeat Steps 2 and 3 to join them to
the quilt top as Border 4.Finishing
1
Press your quilt top well. Cut the
backing fabric into two equal
lengths, remove the selvedges and
sew the two pieces together, side by
side, with a ½in seam. Press the seam
open.2
The quilt top, backing and batting
are ready for a long-arm quilting
machine as they are. If you’re doing
the quilting by hand or on a domestic
sewing machine, follow the instructions
for Preparing the Quilt Sandwich in the
free downloadable Basics Guide* topin or baste the quilt top, batting and
backing together.3
Quilt as desired. This quilt was
machine quilted with a stipple
pattern worked only on the cream and
beige background fabrics and across
Borders 2–4 in light beige thread.4
Trim the excess backing fabric
and batting ¼in outside the edge
of the quilt top.5
Follow the instructions in
Binding the Quilt in The Basics
Guide* to bind the quilt using the
eight 2½in strips of light blue tone-
on-tone print fabric.* The free Basics Guide is available as a
download online from http://www.cosyproject.
com/blog/quilting-guideDiagram 4136