Garden Dance

Note: This pattern was designed using fabrics from the Bloom and Grow Collection from Riley Blake Designs. Fabrics are coded in materials list. Measurements include 1/4" seam allowances. Sew with right sides together unless otherwise stated.

MATERIALS:

• 1/4 yd. EACH or 16 fat quarters of assorted colors, light and dark, from the Bloom and Grow collection
• 1-1/2 yds. cream for center and corner blocks (C9100 Cream)
• 5/8 yd. cream polka dot for posts and border #1 (C7034 Cream)
• 5/8 yd. orange for border #1 and center block (C7035 Orange)
• 1 yd. green for vines and leaves in border #2 (C9100 Sweet Pea)
• 1-1/2 yd. orange geometric for border #2 (C7033 Orange)
• 2-1/2 yd. brown for center sashing and border #3 (C#7030 Brown)
• 6 yds. backing
• 3/4 yd. binding
• Templates (templates are printed in gray behind the text of the pattern in this downloadable version of the pattern)
• Supplies for your favorite method of applique

INSTRUCTIONS:

Cutting Directions:

Quilt Center:

• 80 large leaves out of a variety of colors for the large leaf blocks
• 20 squares 10-1/2" x 14-1/2" cream for background of large leaf blocks
• 30 squares 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" polka dot for posts
• 25 rectangles 2-1/2" x 10-1/2" brown for top and bottom sashing
• 24 rectangles 2-1/2" x 14-1/2" brown for side sashing

Border #1:

• 16 small leaves for corner small leaf blocks
• 4 squares 4-1/2" x 4-1/2" cream for background of small leaf blocks
• 44 rectangles 2-1/2" x 4-1/2" out of a variety of colors
• 62 rectangles 2-1/2" x 4-1/2" orange. Refer to photo for placement.
• 22 rectangles 2-1/2" x 4-1/2" cream polka dot. Refer to photo for placement.

Border #2: Refer to photo for placement of leaves and vine.

• 2 strips 6-1/2" x 72-1/2" for top and bottom. Referred to as A
• 2 strips 6-1/2" x 88-1/2" for sides. Referred to as B
• 10 yards of bias tape. Make this using green fabric for the vines. Use a 1/4" bias tape maker.
• 12 leaves using the A template for corner of the vine
• 16 leaves using the B template for the vine
• 16 leaves using the C template for the vine

Border #3:

• 2 strips 4-1/2" x 84-1/2" for top and bottom. Referred to as C
• 2 strips 4-1/2" x 96-1/2" for sides. Referred to as D

Quilt Center Assembly:

1. Choose your favorite method of applique for applying the leaves to both the large and small background cream squares. If you needleturn applique: trace template onto freezer paper. Trace around freezer paper template onto the selected leaf fabric. Peel freezer paper off and reuse. Add 1/4" around traced line. Needleturn edges of leaves. If you iron on your pattern with fusible webbing: trace template onto fusible webbing and cut out on line. Iron fusible webbing template onto selected leaf fabric. Cut out leaf. Peel away fusible webbing paper and iron onto cream background fabric. Blanket stitch edges by hand or machine.
    
2. Complete 20 blocks for center of quilt.
    
3. Sew a 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" post to a 2-1/2" x 10-1/2" sashing. Repeat so that you have a row with 6 posts and 5 sashing pieces, beginning and ending with a post. Sew 5 of these rows.
    
4. Sew a 2-1/2" x 14-1/2" sashing to the long edge of your large leaf block. Repeat so that you have a row with 6 sashing pieces and 5 large leaf blocks, beginning and ending with sashing. Sew 4 of these rows. Sew rows together to complete the quilt center (refer to photo).

Quilt Border Assembly:

Border #1:

1. Make 4 small corner leaf blocks with the same method of applique that you used for the large leaf blocks.
    
2. Sew together 31 rectangles 2-1/2" x 4-1/2" for top and bottom rows. Sew to top and bottom of quilt.
    
3. Sew together 33 rectangles 2-1/2" x 4-1/2" for each side of the quilt. Add the small leaf block to each end of this row. Sew to sides of quilt. See photo for color placement of cream polka dot and orange.

Border #2:

1. Sew borders A to top and bottom of quilt.
    
2. Sew borders B to sides of quilt.
    
3. Use your favorite applique method to apply the vine and leaves to your border.

Border #3:

1. Sew borders C to top and bottom of quilt.
    
2. Sew borders D to sides of quilt.

Quilt Finishing:

1. Layer quilt top, batting, and backing and quilt as desired.
    
2. Bind your quilt with your favorite Riley Blake Designs fabric from the Bloom and Grow collection. Have fun with your colors and enjoy the journey of making your quilt.