Today's Quilter - UK (2020-03)

Youwillneed

QOne(1)LayerCakeortwenty-five

(25)10insquareprints

QLightcontrast (cream) fabric –

2 yds

QBackgroundfabric– 2yds

QBorderfabric– 1yds

QBatting– 77insquare

QBackingfabric– 4yds

QBinding fabric –yd

Finishedsize

Q 69 in square

BEHIND THE QUILT

FLORAL FUSION
“Therepeatingfloralmotifin thisquilthasalwaysremindedmeof thedelicately
shadedhellebores– orLentenroses– thatgraceourflowerbedsin latewinter
andearlyspring.Usinga favouriteLayerCakemakeseachbloomas uniqueas its
inspirationwiththeircreamyouterpetals.Andif purpleisn’tyourthing,thenthe
helleboreis a memberof thebuttercupfamily,whichalso includes anemones and
Delphiniums,givingyouplentyof colourinspiration.
“Theblockis variantof thetraditionalRollingStar,andalthoughit looks
complexto piece,it hasbeenbrokendownintotwosimpleunits.Fabricplacement
doesallthehardworkforus.Thedesignis createdin alternatingrows,which
allowsthefloralmotifsto overlapthepiecedborder.So,as eachrowis added, the
design grows... just like a real garden. Happy planting!”– Nicola Dodd

LAYERCAKEPROJECT

LENTEN ROSE

Cutting out

1

FromtheLayerCake,choose

twenty-five(25)squaresforthe

centreoftheflowersandcuteach

intoone(1)4insquareandeight(8)

3insquares.Keepingyoursetsof

printpiecestogether,sortasfollows:

QThirteen(13)printsetsfor the full

flowersin thecentre.

QEight(8)forthesideborderflowers.

QFour(4)for the corner border

flowers.

2

Fromthelightcontrast(cream)

fabric,cutasfollows:

QFifteen(15)4inx WOFstrips,

subcutintoone-hundred (100)

4inx 5in pieces.

QEight(8) 3in x WOF strips for strip

sets.

3

Fromthebackground fabric, cut

asfollows:

QThree(3)4inx WOFstrips,subcut

intotwenty-four(24)4insquares.

QEighteen(18)3inx WOFstrips.Set

six(6)asideforstripsets.Subcutthe

remainderintoone-hundred-and-

sixty-eight (168) 3in squares.

4

Fromtheborder fabric, cut as

follows:

QThree(3) 5 in x WOFstrips,

subcutinto twelve (12) 5in x 9in

pieces.

QTwelve(12)3inx WOFstrips.Set

seven(7)asidefortheouterborder

andstripsets.Subcutthe remainder

intothefollowing:

• Four(4)3inx 5in pieces.


• Thirty-two (32) 3in squares.