Heres an exciting and beautiful pattern byMissouri Starfor your next project.
This is called the flower chain quilt.
As suggested by the name, it is made of chain and flower blocks that create this gorgeous design.
Image by Missouri Star
Watch the video below for full instructions.
Just take a 4 accent strip of fabric and sew two pieces of 2 background strips on either side.
Cut a 4 from the strip unit for the center.
Next, get a 4 background strip and sew two pieces of 2 accent strips on either side.
Cut 2 pieces of 2 from the strip unit.
Next, cut 2 pieces of 7 background strips.
For the last one, get a 7 background strip and sew 2 accent strips on either side.
Cut 2 pieces of 2 strips from the unit.
Arrange all the pieces together as shown below.
You need 28 pieces of this block.
Take 1 light and 1 dark, and place them on top of each other.
Sew all the way around the outside edge.
Cut diagonally in both directions to make 4 pieces of half-square triangles.
Trim them into 2 1/2 squares and press them flat.
Next, cut 1 3/4 squares from the background fabric.
Repeat with the other squares.
Step 5:
Arrange the pieces in a flower just as shown below and sew them together.
Sew a 1 1/2 border around the flower block, then square it up.
Make a total of 28 pieces of the flower block.
Step 6:
Sew the chain blocks and flower blocks together and make a 5 border.
