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DESIGNED BY SHEILA CHRISTENSENwww.mysteryquilter.comFeatured fabric: Woodland Nymph

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Finished quilt size: 57" x 583/4"

Flaunt your favorite florals in this unique design! We went with nature- and nymph-inspired prints from our Woodland Nymph collection to make the star-stacked diagonal blocks and fussy cut sashing strips. Fantastic florals fill two sizes of triangles in the outer border.

Secret Garden quilt pattern

SECRET GARDEN QUILT PATTERN


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Materials and Cutting

Trace triangles, hexagon and half-hexagon templates onto template plastic and cut out. If using a triangle ruler, place the ruler over the triangle template to determine the correct alignment line.Fabric Yardage Cutting

Butterflies Stella-SRR904Clover

11/2 yardsCut:

4 strips, 31/2" x length-of-fabric (LOF), centering the butterfly motifs along the length of the strip.

Maidenhair Fern Stella-SRR909Sap

11/4 yards

Cut:5 strips, 11/2" x width-of-fabric (WOF), for the inner borders. 6 strips, 3" x WOF. Sub-cut 90 small triangles.6 strips, 21/2" x WOF, for binding.

Moss Stella-SRR906Salmon

11/8 yards

Cut:3 strips, 11/2" x WOF, for the side borders.2 strips, 53/4" x WOF. Sub-cut 16 side border triangles 2 strips, 51/2" x WOF. Sub-cut 16 top/bottom border triangles 1 strip, 61/4" x WOF. Sub-cut 6 rectangles 61/4" x 35/8".

Cut three rectangles diagonally from upper right to lower left. Cut remaining three rectangles diagonally from upper left to lower right for quilt center setting triangles.

Woodland Floral Stella-SRR903Violet

11/8 yards

Cut:2 strips, 53/4" x WOF. Sub-cut 14 side border triangles 3 strips, 51/2" x WOF. Sub-cut 14 top/bottom border triangles. Also sub-cut 4 rectangles, 53/4" x 51/2", for corner blocks.2 rectangles, 67/16" x 311/16", for side end triangles.

Cut one rectangle diagonally from upper right to lower left. Cut the remaining rectangle diagonally from upper left to lower right.

2 rectangles, 63/16" x 39/16", for top/bottom end triangles. Cut one rectangle diagonally from upper right to lower left. Cut the remaining rectangle diagonally from upper left to lower right.

Woodland Nymph Stella-SRR902Clover

3/4 yard Cut:4 strips, 51/2" x LOF. Subcut 21 hexagons.*

NymphsStella-SRR907Otter

2/3 yard Cut:7 strips, 3" x WOF. Sub-cut 48 half-hexagons.

Terrariums Stella-SRR905Vanilla

31/2 yards Backing

Other

Batting 65" x 67"

Template plastic or 60° triangle ruler (C&T Clearview Triangle Ruler 8" or Creative Grids CGRT60)

fold

*CUTTING TIPMake speedy work of cutting hexagons. Fold the 51/2" strips lengthwise. Place the alignment line of the hexa-gon template on the folded edge of the fabric, then cut along the angled sides. If using a triangle ruler, place the ruler over the hexagon template to determine the correct alignment line. Temporarily mark the edge on the ruler, align the mark with the folded edge of the fabric, and cut along the angled edges of the ruler.

Note: All seam allowances are 1/4" unless otherwise specified. Press seam allowances open unless otherwise indicated.

Make the Diagonal Blocks Arrange 1 hexagon and two small

triangles as shown. Join the triangles to the hexagon along adjacent edges. Press the seams open.

Join 1 small triangle to the short straight edge of one half-hexagon as shown. Press the seam open. Make two hexagon/triangle units.

Arrange the hexagon unit from step 1 and the units from step 2 as shown. Join the units along adjacent edges and press the seams open.

Repeat steps 1–3 to make a total of 21 Diagonal Blocks.

Make the End Blocks Arrange 1 small triangle, 1 half-

hexagon, and 2 quilt center setting triangle as shown. Join the small triangle to the short straight edge of the half-hexagon. Press the seam open.

Join one setting triangle to the hexagon/triangle unit. Press the seam open.

Join the remaining setting triangle to the step 2 unit. Press the seam open. Make a total of 6 End Blocks.

Assemble the Quilt Center Referring to the Quilt Assembly

Diagram on page 4, arrange 7 Diagonal Blocks and 2 End Blocks in 1 vertical row. Join the blocks together along adjacent edges, and press the seams open. Make a total of 3 vertical rows.

Referring to the quilt photo, place one butterfly motif strip on each long side of the vertical rows from step 1. Join the strips to the rows along adja-cent edges to make the quilt center. Press the seams open.

Join the inner border strips end to end, using diagonal seams. Press the seams open. Cut 2 strips, 11/2" x 421/2", for the top/bottom inner borders, and 2 strips, 11/2" x 483/4" for the side inner borders.

Join one top/bottom inner border strip to the top and another to the bottom of the quilt center. Press the seams toward the border strips. Join one side border strip to each side of the quilt center. Press the seams toward the border strips.

Join the Salmon side border strips end to end, using diagonal seams. Press the seams open. Cut 2 strips, 11/2" x 483/4" for the side borders. Join one border to each side. Press the seams open.


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Make 2.

Diagonal BlockMake 21.

Secret GardenSmall Triangle Template

End BlockMake 6.

End BlockMake 6.

End BlockMake 6.

Make the Outer Borders Alternate 7 Violet and 8 Salmon side

triangles in a single row, as shown in the Quilt Assembly Diagram. Join the triangles together along adjacent angled edges, using a scant 1/4" seam. Press the seams in one direction. Join one Violet side end triangle to each end of the row. Press the seams in one direction. Make 2 outer side borders.

Alternate 7 Violet and 8 Salmon top/bottom triangles in a single row, as shown in the Quilt Assembly Diagram. Join the triangles together along adjacent angled edges. Press the seams in one direction. Join one

Violet top/bottom end triangle to each end of the row. Press the seams in one direction. Join one corner block to each end of the row. Make 2 outer top/bottom borders.

Join one side border to each side of the quilt center, making sure the salmon triangles are adjacent to the Salmon side border stripes. Press the seams toward the border strips.

Matching seams, join one top/ bottom border strip to the top and the other to the bottom of the quilt top, mak-ing sure the base of the salmon triangles are adjacent to the inner border strips.

Finishing Remove the selvages from the

backing fabric, then cut the yardage into two equal lengths. Join the pieces together along one long edge, using a 1/2" seam allowance, to make the quilt backing with a horizontal seam.

Layer the quilt backing, batting and quilt top. Quilt as desired. Stitch around the perimeter of the quilt, a scant 1/4" from the edge. Trim the excess fabric and batting. Use your favorite method to bind the quilt.


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Quilt Assembly Diagram


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Secret GardenSide Border

Triangle Template

Secret GardenHalf-hexagon Template

This squareshould measure

1" x 1"(2.5 cm x 2.5 cm)

when printed.


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Align this line with one long folded edge of 51/2" x WOF strip.

Secret GardenHexagon Template


1" x 1"(2.5 cm x 2.5 cm)

when printed.


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1" x 1"(2.5 cm x 2.5 cm)

when printed.

Secret GardenTop/Bottom Border

Triangle Template

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