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Free Bird Quilting Designs

Divided Blooms Quilt

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******* This Divided Blooms Pattern is available in my ‘shop’ *********

I was lucky enough to be able to design this quilt with the beautiful Lecien Memoire a Paris fabric range. I used a fat quarter bundle of the collection which was perfect! (see below for a full product code description of all fabric used in this quilt.)

The fabrics are a beautiful soft lawn and in the most gorgeous floral designs, I knew I wanted to create a quilt that was pretty and reflected the romance of the prints.

I teamed them with the Lecien Fabrics Yarn Dyed Cloth which is a perfect linen for making quilts.

Lots of beautiful petals and circles were cut and sewn.

For this pattern the quilt is made up of blocks with the flowers ironed and sewn into place and then assembled by sewing together with the sashing.

I knew that I needed the quilting to reflect the beautiful Memoire a Paris fabric range so I quilted lots of flowers and flowing feathers.

The sunshine really makes the fabrics and quilting come to life.

Finally the finished quilt.

Pattern for this one is in the shop!

Divided Blooms Pattern

Quilt was pieced using Tsumugi Thread colour number 365

Fabric requirements

Quilt top ( Squares, Sashing, Borders) 41/2 yards of Yarn Dyed Cloth 31260 06

Binding 5/8 yard Yarn Dyed Cloth 31260 06

Backing fabric 5 yards Memoire a Paris 40739 60

For the Petals, Centres and Circles I used a fat quarter bundle of the collection which was perfect.

Below is the exact fabric requirements and product codes.

Petals
Flowers 1, 6, and 10 – approx 1/16 yard – fabric 40739 40, 40740 90, 40738 71
Flowers 2, 7, 12 – approx 1/4 yard – fabric 40738 10, 40739 41, 40738 77,
Flowers 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11,13, 14 – approx 1/8 yard – fabric 40742 20, 40739 30, 40739 20, 40742 90, 40739 70, 40738 77, 40739 110
Centres
7 X 6” Fabric squares – fabric – 40741 50, 40741 20, 40742 21, 40740 20, 40741 110, 40740 60, 40741 60,
3 X 3” Fabric Squares – fabric – 40741 50, 40740 20, 40741 77
2 X 4” Fabric Square – fabric – 40738 20, 40740 70
2 X 5” Fabric Squares – fabric – 407420 70, 40738 70

Circles
Flowers 3,8,13 Fabric pieces 4” X 9” – fabric – 40742 100, 40741 80, 40740 66
Flowers 2, 7, 12 Fabric approx 1/16th yard – fabric – 40738 30, 40742 21, 40741 66

If you have any questions regarding this quilt don’t hesitate to send me a message through the comments section.

Comments

  1. Oh I think I just may have to purchase this pattern it’s so cute. Can I buy it on line?

  2. Hello,
    I just bought this beautiful pattern. I need to know something about reading your pattern though.
    The petals, the centers, and the circles are all separate measurements? Is there anywhere on the pattern that
    tells how much TOTAL of ea color is needed? Thanks so much, kim

    • Hello Kim,
      thank you for your email.
      I have included a ‘fabric swatch table’ with breaks up each component and the fabric requirements matches that table.
      For example the fabric for flower one petals uses approx. 1/16th yard
      fabric for flower one centre uses approx 3″ square
      and you can put a swatch of your chosen fabric in the ‘fabric swatch table’.
      Let me know if I can assist you further.
      Carolyn

  3. Hello, me again.
    Also wondering which template I should use. The corrected size? Or the original that came with the pattern. The original
    looks to be quite a bit bigger. And just to make sure I have the correct size, could you please email the length of leaf T3, and the diameter of circle T6. Thanks so much. Kim T.
    Email you should have on file.

    • Hello Kim,
      please email me as much as you want, I am happy to help.
      Definitely the template that came with the pattern is the correct size if it was downloaded according to the instructions on the pattern.
      In the pattern corrections was an update to the name of the templates for an early pattern release not the size.
      T3 equals 4 inches and is 1 inch diameter.
      I would love it if you could send me a pic of your quilt as it comes together, I have seen them in the most beautiful fabrics, Kaffe Fassett, William Morris and Alison Glass. Would love to see the fabrics you have chosen.
      Best wishes
      Carolyn

  4. thank you for your help. It will be a while before i have anything to show. We are moving soon, and just wanted to get the pattern straight, and squared away before i lost it. something always disapears in a move. thanks again, Kim

  5. I purchased the pattern and loved the quilting on it…you don’t have direct drawings of the quilting do you?….the piecing is not a problem but quilting is for me

    • Hello Paula,
      Unfortunately the quilting is freehand custom quilting that I just make up as I go along.
      Are you a lingarm quilter or are you sending the quilt off to be quilted?
      Carolyn

  6. The quilt is beautiful, but the quilting is stunning!! Well done! It shows how much depth an excellent quilting job can give a quilt.

  7. Hello, I have just purchased your pattern and have been trying to buy the fabrics, Lecien Memoire a Paris, but can’t seem to find a supplier and it seems the company itself only sells wholesale. Do you know where in Australia I can buy the fabric.

    Kind regards
    Valerie

  8. I purchases the Divided Blooms pattern and made it using a ‘layer cake’ plus a few fat quarters for the flowers and Essex linen for the background. I appreciated the cutting instructions for the background fabric as it made very efficient and economical use of the fabric.The pattern was easy to follow and I am over the moon happy with the results of my Divided Blooms quilt. I think the Divided Blooms quilt is beautiful and elegant!! Thanks Carolyn for the wonderful pattern, probably one of my favorite makes to date.

    • Thank you Diane, for such a lovely review. Loved seeing your finished quilt, you did such a beautiful job of putting it together and your quilting was amazing. Hope you enjoy your next pattern.
      Lots of love
      Carolyn