Summer Garden: May Final Assembly
- vafibrearts
- May 10, 2023
- 3 min read
Hello Friends and Welcome Back!
After a visit with my Grandma, she's feeling better and I'm finally back to the Fibre Arts blog!
However, that visit did leave me a little disoriented as, even when she's injured, my Grandma is one of the busiest people I know and she took me along for the ride. As a result, this post is coming out a day later than I meant it to, whoops!
But now that I actually am back, I'm excited to be sharing the last step in the Summer Garden BoM project; final assembly! Depending on the finished size you've chosen for your quilt, you may need to make an extra block or two before you'll have enough for a properly squared off quilt top. Be sure to count your blocks and compare those with the pattern instructions below!
Pattern Notes
As a final reminder before you start putting your quilt top together, Summer Garden uses a 1⁄4” seam allowance. For accurate piecing, test your seam allowance on a scrap piece of fabric before proceeding with the project.
And now that we are assembling the quilt top, press each block thoroughly before sewing. This project has been in progress for many months, so blocks may have become wrinkled in storage and seams may have been pushed in odd directions. Beginning with freshly pressed blocks will make assembling the quilt top much easier.
Assembling the Summer Garden Quilt Top
This pattern offers multiple size options; throw, twin, and queen, each of which requires a different number of blocks to complete. Proceed to the section that corresponds with your selected quilt size.
Throw Sized Quilt
Making a throw sized quilt requires 30 total blocks. In addition to the blocks made so far, 2 new blocks will need to be pieced.
Select one of the earlier Summer Garden block patterns and piece two additional blocks following those instructions OR select two block patterns and piece one additional block of each.
Once all 30 blocks have been pieced, lay them out into 6 rows of 5 blocks each. There are many ways blocks can be arranged; randomly, repeating pattern, clusters of like blocks, etc., move them around to create a satisfying composition.
Sew blocks into rows, then sew rows into a finished quilt top.
Baste, quilt, and bind as desired.
Quilt should finish at 50" x 60".
Twin Sized Quilt
Making a twin sized quilt requires 62 total blocks. No additional blocks are needed to make a quilt of this size.
Once all 62 blocks have been pieced, lay them out into 9 rows of 7 blocks each. There are many ways blocks can be arranged; randomly, repeating pattern, clusters of like blocks, etc., move them around to create a satisfying composition.
Sew blocks into rows, then sew rows into a finished quilt top.
Baste, quilt, and bind as desired.
Quilt should finish at 70" x 90".
Queen Sized Quilt
Making a queen sized quilt requires 99 total blocks. In addition to the blocks made so far, 1 new block will need to be pieced.
Select one of the earlier Summer Garden block patterns and piece an additional block following those instructions.
Once all 99 blocks have been pieced, lay them out into 11 rows of 9 blocks each. There are many ways blocks can be arranged; randomly, repeating pattern, clusters of like blocks, etc., move them around to create a satisfying composition.
Sew blocks into rows, then sew rows into a finished quilt top.
Baste, quilt, and bind as desired.
Quilt should finish at 90" x 110".
For full instructions, including assembly of all three quilt sizes, download the PDF here:
Friends, it has been a pleasure to have you quilt along with me for my first ever BoM pattern release! I've enjoyed seeing the way each of you has interpreted my pattern, I've loved all the feedback you've shared, and I can't wait to do it again sometime soon!
Please keep sharing photos and feedback with me as you put your quilt top together. You can do that in the comments below, on social media using #summergardenbom, or by tagging me directly on Instagram @v.a.fibre.arts!
I'll be sharing my progress as I put together my own finished quilt too! Many of my Garden of Cards blocks are still with my guild as samples, but as the quilt along is coming to an end, I'm sure I'll be getting those back soon!
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