Common Bride QA - Flower Block - Week 7

Welcome to our Common Bride Quilt Along!

This week lets add some beautiful blossoms to our quilt.

I love this simple block, and with a touch appliqué it will be a perfect border around the center of our quilt.

Common Bride - Original Quilt Design by Edyta Sitar

I am quilting using the Common Bride Fabric Kit and adding some scraps from my stash.

You can use this same kit or this is a perfect time to select some beauties from you own stash and enjoy all your fabrics to make this design your own!

Who's ready to garden?

Please don't forget to refer back to your Common Bride pattern for cutting measurements.

Flower Block & Appliqué

Select 2" unfinished half-square triangles.

Combine 9 half-square triangles into 3 rows.

(arrows are showing the direction of sewing)

Press the seam allowance of each row in opposite directions.

Combine the rows. Make 1, for 1 flower.

Select 2" unfinished half-square triangles for leaves. Combine 1 light triangle, 2 half-square triangles and 1 leaf triangle as shown.

Make 2 total; 1 left and 1 right as shown above for 1 Flower.

Sew 2 light triangles to each side of 1 stem.

Press towards the stem.

Trim. Make 1 for 1 flower.

Assemble the previous units and 2 light triangles.

Sew together.

Make a total of 20 Flower blocks.

Add 2 light QST to create a background for appliquéed branches and leaves.

Make 20.

Follow your favorite appliqué technique and layout to add appliqué pieces to the unit.

Sew flowers to 4 sets of 3, and 4 sets of 2 as shown above. Sew to quilt starting

with the sets of 3 and finished with sets of 2 on each corner.

Push seam allowances toward outside of the quilt.

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You are doing such great work!

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Happy Quilting!

Edyta