Quilt block · Seven-patch · Beginner
Granny’s Flower Garden quilt block
Seven columns of rectangles, the dark ones longest in the middle and shortest at the sides, so they make a flower round an accent center square.
What to cut for one block
A 6″ finished block measures 6½″ before it’s sewn into a quilt. Each fabric’s yardage is the least that cuts its strips across the width of fabric, with a strip to spare for straightening.
Background · Snow in the picture
12 rectangles and squares
- A4 rectangles 3⅛″ × 1⅜″then cut with template A
- C4 rectangles 2¼″ × 1⅜″then cut with template C
- B4 squares 1⅜″then cut with template B
Dark · Navy in the picture
8 rectangles and squares
- D2 rectangles 4⅞″ × 1⅜″then cut with template D
- A4 rectangles 3⅛″ × 1⅜″then cut with template A
- B2 squares 1⅜″then cut with template B
Accent · Apricot in the picture
The center square
- B1 square 1⅜″then cut with template B
Between the lines. Granny’s Flower Garden cuts cleanly at 3½″ or 7″. At 6″ its rectangles are ⁶⁄₇″ wide, so they need templates.
Worked out by @quarterinch/cutting · ¼″ seams included · strips cut across 42″ of usable width · the letters are the pieces the sewing steps name
A 9″ finished block measures 9½″ before it’s sewn into a quilt. Each fabric’s yardage is the least that cuts its strips across the width of fabric, with a strip to spare for straightening.
Background · Snow in the picture
12 rectangles and squares
- A4 rectangles 4⅜″ × 1⅞″then cut with template A
- C4 rectangles 3⅛″ × 1⅞″then cut with template C
- B4 squares 1⅞″then cut with template B
Dark · Navy in the picture
8 rectangles and squares
- D2 rectangles 7″ × 1⅞″then cut with template D
- A4 rectangles 4⅜″ × 1⅞″then cut with template A
- B2 squares 1⅞″then cut with template B
Accent · Apricot in the picture
The center square
- B1 square 1⅞″then cut with template B
Between the lines. Granny’s Flower Garden cuts cleanly at 7″ or 10½″. At 9″ its rectangles are 1²⁄₇″ wide, so they need templates.
Worked out by @quarterinch/cutting · ¼″ seams included · strips cut across 42″ of usable width · the letters are the pieces the sewing steps name
A 12″ finished block measures 12½″ before it’s sewn into a quilt. Each fabric’s yardage is the least that cuts its strips across the width of fabric, with a strip to spare for straightening.
Background · Snow in the picture
12 rectangles and squares
- A4 rectangles 5¾″ × 2¼″then cut with template A
- C4 rectangles 4″ × 2¼″then cut with template C
- B4 squares 2¼″then cut with template B
Dark · Navy in the picture
8 rectangles and squares
- D2 rectangles 9⅛″ × 2¼″then cut with template D
- A4 rectangles 5¾″ × 2¼″then cut with template A
- B2 squares 2¼″then cut with template B
Accent · Apricot in the picture
The center square
- B1 square 2¼″then cut with template B
Between the lines. Granny’s Flower Garden cuts cleanly at 10½″ or 14″. At 12″ its rectangles are 1⁵⁄₇″ wide, so they need templates.
Worked out by @quarterinch/cutting · ¼″ seams included · strips cut across 42″ of usable width · the letters are the pieces the sewing steps name
How it’s sewn
For the 6″ block. Choose another size above and these steps follow it.
- Sew the pieces into 7 columns
Lay out the pieces as in the picture and sew them into 7 columns. Press the seams in column 1 up, column 2 down, and so on, so they nest when the columns are joined.
- Join the columns
Join the 7 columns, matching and nesting the seams where they meet. Press the long seams open or to one side. The block measures 6½″ (6″ finished).
For the 9″ block. Choose another size above and these steps follow it.
- Sew the pieces into 7 columns
Lay out the pieces as in the picture and sew them into 7 columns. Press the seams in column 1 up, column 2 down, and so on, so they nest when the columns are joined.
- Join the columns
Join the 7 columns, matching and nesting the seams where they meet. Press the long seams open or to one side. The block measures 9½″ (9″ finished).
For the 12″ block. Choose another size above and these steps follow it.
- Sew the pieces into 7 columns
Lay out the pieces as in the picture and sew them into 7 columns. Press the seams in column 1 up, column 2 down, and so on, so they nest when the columns are joined.
- Join the columns
Join the 7 columns, matching and nesting the seams where they meet. Press the long seams open or to one side. The block measures 12½″ (12″ finished).
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Questions
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What size should I make it?
On its 7 × 7 grid, 6″, 9″ and 12″ put some pieces between the ⅛″ marks, so they need templates. It cuts cleanly at 10½″ or 14″.
Can I paper piece it?
Yes. It splits into 7 sections (A, B, C, D, E, F and G), each sewn on its own paper in order and then joined with straight seams. In Quarter Inch, the Foundations tab prints its papers at true size (with Quilter).
Is it a good block for a beginner?
It’s a good block for a beginner: 21 pieces in 4 different shapes. Nothing in it curves or has to be set in. We work the level out from the block’s own geometry, never by eye.