New! English Country Garden Quilt Pattern
Today I have an exciting new pattern to share with you which celebrates all the best bits of an English Country Garden! The design is a collaboration between myself and three (3) other British quilters and celebrates all of our favourite bits about gardening…..keep on reading to find out how you can make your own English Country Garden Quilt!
The Blocks
We each designed four (4) blocks, and across the patterns we cover a range of different techniques. All of the blocks finish at 12″ square so as well as combining them to make the English Garden Quilt you can also use them individually to make other projects such as cushions for any gardening fans in your life!
Do you want to see each of the blocks we’ve designed in detail?!
Jo Westfoot, The Crafty Nomad: The Potting Shed
These fabulous blocks are made using Foundation Paper Piecing (FPP) – I would love to have a watering can as pretty as this!
Nicola, Cakestand Quilts: Dawn Chorus
Traditionally pieced, these fun blocks focus on the lovely birds we (hope!) to find in our garden!
Lou, Lou Orth Designs: Topiary Garden
These beautiful blocks are made using Foundation Paper Piecing (FPP)…the swirly tree is my favourite!
Sonia, fabric & flowers: fluttering florals
These pretty blocks use a combination of traditional piecing, machine piecing and needle-turn appliqué.
All of these blocks are great for using scrap fabrics that you have to hand, or you can use a Fat Quarter bundle for a more co-ordinated look. We worked with the fabulous Liberty Fabrics who very kindly gifted us the Liberty London Parks Picnic fabric in pastels which complimented the design so well.
Making the English Country Garden Quilt
If you want to join in with making all of the blocks, you will need to visit each designer to buy the pattern and follow the block instructions.
And then you can choose which layout option you want to make! We started off with a traditional row layout but then couldn’t resist adding in a Country Setting layout, a nod to the more formal gardens you get at lovely big country houses.
country Setting layout
traditional layout
Want to Join In?
You can of course, sew these blocks in your own time, but if you fancy joining in with others, we’re running a Sew Along with extra hints & tips from each designer and a Facebook Group where you can share your progress;
- 22nd May – Topiary Garden (Lou Orth Designs)
- 29th May – Dawn Chorus (Cakestand Quilts)
- 5th June – The Potting Shed (The Crafty Nomad)
- 12th June – Fluttering Florals (fabric & flowers)
Can’t wait to see your English Country Garden blocks!
S x
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