Thistle - Block 7/9, Victorian Flower Garden: UPDATED PATTERN
Thistle - Block 7/9, Victorian Flower Garden: UPDATED PATTERN
Strength in beauty...
Difficulty: Intermediate - Machine, Advanced - Hand
applique and reverse applique pattern - hand and machine directions
Stand tall and strong cloaked with noble character, and bloom beautifully where you are planted.
(16” x 16”)
UPDATED! 4 CREATION DIRECTIONS IN ONE PATTERN!
The seventh block in the Victorian Flower Garden Quilt series (9 blocks in total) - Collect all 9 - 16" x 16" blocks. Add the Victorian Flower Garden Quilt IV Expansion pattern - with an applique wrought iron gate to sash and border your lovely garden of flowers to make the Victorian Flower Garden Quilt IV.
See other blocks available here.
Thistle is a smaller-scale applique project - perfect for beginning quilters and appliquers. - perfect for beginning quilters and appliquers. Bring a touch of spring & summer inside. Create this block to fit into a quilt or turn it into a pillow.
NEW Updated Pattern includes four directions for creation!
Reverse applique by hand
Reverse applique by machine
Hand reverse applique the stems and leaves with applique blossoms for 3-D effect
Machine reverse applique the stems and leaves with applique blossoms for 3-D effect
This pattern is available as a digital PDF download as well.
finished dimensions: 16 in x 16 in
materials required:
background fabric: 1 FQ - ½ yard (18 in x 18 in)
top fabric:1 FQ - ½ yard (18 in x 18 in). 1/2 yard gives enough for the top fabric on the front and the back of a pillow
if using applique for flowers: add fat quarter or scraps for blossoms
batting: ½ yard (18 in x 18 in) [for blocks, this is not needed until you stitch the whole thing together]
for machine reverse applique: you will also need ½ yd. (18 in x 18 in) of Soft Fuse or Flexi-Fuse
for pillow version:
16 in x 16 in pillow form
backing: FQ (18 in x 18 in) muslin for quilted pillow top before assembling pillow or pillow sham.
OPTIONAL: 2 yards of store-bought piping
OPTIONAL: 1” velcro or 1-3 buttons for pillow sham closure
