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Wildflower Quilt Pattern, Part 1: Wildflower Quilt Block

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Today we have a lovely quilt block pattern from Melanie Rudy over at Quilters… Enjoy Color! Melanie has studied fashion design and sewing in her native Canada, where she currently resides. She was a FaveQuilts Top Blogger in 2014, so naturally we’re thrilled to have her on the blog today! This tutorial will teach you all you need to know about how to make a quilt block that looks like a lovely wildflower. You can find part two here, showing you how to put the quilt together! Without further ado, here’s Melanie’s quilt block pattern, originally featured over at her blog.

wildflower quiltWildflower Quilt Pattern, Part 1: Wildflower Quilt Block

Materials:
2 WOF (width of fabric) 2 1/2″ Dark Strips.
1 WOF 2 1/2″ Light Strip.

Subcut:
Dark Fabric:
8 – 6 1/2″ rectangles.
2 – 12 1/2″ rectangles.

Light Fabric:
16 – 2 1/2″ squares.

Here are your cut pieces.

Wildflower Fabric
Mark a diagonal line across each light square.
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Place the squares on the ends of the 6 1/2″ rectangles, watching your angles as in these photos.

Wildflower

Sew along the diagonal lines. Trim away the excess fabric.
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Press the seams open.

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Layout the pieces as in this photo.

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Sew the 6 1/2″ rectangle pieces together, end to end.
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Sew the strips together in pairs.

Wildflower

Complete your block. Square to 12 1/2″.

Wildflower
Layout in a square or diagonal setting.

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And that’s it for the quilt block! Click here for part two, to see how Melanie put together the finished quilt. Until then, happy quilting!

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