DESERT FLOWER
NOTES
QSeamallowancesarein throughout,
unlessotherwisenoted.
QPressseamstooneside,unless
otherwiseinstructed.
QTemplatesincludeseamallowances,
aroundtheouteredgesonly.
QFortemplates,seep86.
QPressfabricswellbeforecutting.
QRST= rightsidestogether.
QFPP= FoundationPaperPiecing.
QForFPP,setyourstitchlengthto1.5.
QPattern assumes fabric is 42in wide.FABRICSUSED
FabricsarefromtheDreamWeaver
collectionbyAmanda Castor for Riley
BlakeDesigns.CUTTINGOUT1
Fromthebackgroundfabriccut:
QTwo(2) 1 in x 6in rectangles.
QTwo(2) 1 in x 4in rectangles.
QTwo (2) 1in x 3in rec t angles.2
Fromtheterracottafabriccut:
QOne(1) 4 in x 6in rectangle.
QOne(1) 4 in square.
QOne(1) 3 in x 4in rectangle.PIECINGTHESNAKEPLANT3
StartwiththeSnakePlantFPPTemplate,
SectionA.Usingthetemplateasa
guide,cutyourfabricpiecesforeach
sectionofthetemplate.Besureeach
piecewillcovertheentiresection, plus at
least in all the way around.TONE ON TONE BLENDERS AND
LOW VOLUME PRINTS ARE
PERFECT FOR ADDING TEXTURE
YOUWILLNEED
Tomakeallthreeblocks:
QBackgroundfabric:yd
QGreenscraps:ydin total
QTerracottafabric:
one(1)fateighth
QOne(1)copyeachof theFlower
(SectionsA–G),Snake
(SectionsA–G)andSucculent
Plant FPP TemplatesFINISHEDSIZE
QOne(1)15inx 6inblock
QOne(1)10inx 6inblock
Q One (1) 8in x 6in block4
Placethe1Afabricpiecerightsideup
ontheunprintedsideofthetemplate.
Makesureit coverstheentiresection,plus
at least in seam allowance all around.5
PlacethepieceoffabricforSection2A
RSTwiththe1Apiece,overlappingthe
linebetweenthetwosectionsbyin.
Checkthatwhensewnthe2Apiecewill
covertheentiresection,plusat least in
all the way around. Pin in place.6
Turnthetemplateovertotheprinted
sideandsewalongthelinebetween
Sections1 and2. Removethepins,foldthe
paperoutof thewayandtrimtheseam
allowancetoin.Foldbackthepieceof
fabric to cover Section 2A and press.7
Repeatsteps5–6,piecingeachsection
in orderuntiltheentiretemplateis
pieced.Trimaround the outer dashed line
of the template.