Ever since we featured Colby Radcliffe's show-stopping Flourish quilt in issue 58 of Love Patchwork & Quilting, we've loved seeing your new versions of it. In this post you can find the fabric requirements, templates and layout guides to make this project.
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Stitch the rainbow! Bright fabric collections like Chroma by Alison Glass are great for a project like this
You will need
- Fabric A and B: one (1) fat quarter each
- Fabric C – P: one (1) fat eighth each (fourteen total)
- Fabric Q – Y: one (1) fat sixteenth each (nine total)
- Background fabric: 3½yds
- Bias binding fabric: 1¼yds
- Fusible web: 2½yds (at least 24in width)
- ¼n bias tape making tool
- One copy each of Templates A1–A31 and B1–B31 (see Notes)
- One copy each of Design Layout A and Design Layout B (see Notes)
- Fabric marking pen/pencil
- Glue pen and glue refills
- Backing fabric: 4½yds
- Batting: 66in x 78in
- Binding fabric: 1½yd
Finished size
60in x 72in
Notes
- Seam allowances are ¼in, unless otherwise noted.
- Press seams open, unless otherwise instructed.
- Templates include seam allowances, where necessary.
- Design Layout does not include seam allowance.
- Wash and press all fabrics well
- Colby used Steam a Seam Lite for her fusible web.
Fabrics used
- Print fabrics are Chroma by Alison Glass for Andover Fabrics.
- Bias binding and binding fabric is Manchester in Onyx by Robert Kaufman.
- Background fabric is Essex Linen Mix
- Homespun in Charcoal by Robert Kaufman
Flourish Quilt Templates and Layout Guide
