Isobel's Garden Free Quilt Pattern by Marsha Evans Moore
Isobel's Garden combines floral appliqué, butterflies and pieced borders in a 55½-inch square quilt designed by Marsha Evans Moore. Four appliquéd center blocks are joined with sashing and surrounded by setting triangles, flowering vine borders and a final triangle border. The project features the Isobel collection by Williamsburg. Both turned-under and raw-edge appliqué approaches are described, with separate template lines and placement patterns for arranging the flowers, leaves and butterflies.
About This Free Pattern
This free quilt pattern was designed by Marsha Evans Moore for Windham Fabrics.
This project uses applique.
The finished quilt measures 55.5 x 55.5.
Download the pattern to review the full cutting instructions, diagrams, and sewing steps before you begin.
Isobel's Garden Free Quilt Pattern by Marsha Evans Moore quilt pattern summary
- Prepare the appliqué templates for either turned-under or raw-edge work, using the corresponding template lines. Prepare the stems for your chosen method.
- Appliqué the stems, leaves, flowers, buds and butterflies onto the four center squares. Embroider the butterfly antennae with gold thread.
- Join the center blocks with sashing, then add the triangle pairs around the center. Prepare the appliquéd border strips using the placement patterns.
- Attach the plain and appliquéd borders, complete the overlapping stems and corner butterflies, and finish the outside with pieced triangle borders.
- Layer the quilt top, batting and backing, baste and quilt as desired, then attach the binding.