Petal Parade Free Quilt Pattern by Wendy Sheppard
Petal Parade combines tall pieced tulips with narrow patchwork sashing in a 65-by-72-1/2-inch quilt. Wendy Sheppard's design uses Fanfare fabrics by Whistler Studios and includes two tulip styles: sixteen plain flower blocks and four flowers containing small pieced motifs. Shoofly, Churn Dash, Cross and Star centers add variety within those four special flowers. Four rows of five tulips form the quilt center, with strip-pieced sashing, cornerstones and borders completing the arrangement.
About This Free Pattern
This free quilt pattern was designed by Wendy Sheppard for Windham Fabrics.
This project is marked intermediate and uses pieced.
The finished quilt measures 65.0 x 72.5.
Download the pattern to review the full cutting instructions, diagrams, and sewing steps before you begin.
Petal Parade Free Quilt Pattern by Wendy Sheppard quilt pattern summary
- Prepare the labeled flower, leaf, stem and background pieces. Piece the sixteen plain tulips, then make the four small motif centers and build their corresponding tulip blocks.
- Make the strip-pieced sashing units and cornerstones. Arrange the twenty tulips in four rows of five, following the placement diagram while joining the intervening sashing.
- Add the borders in sequence, then layer the top with batting and backing. Quilt and bind using the fabric allocated for the final edge.