Create a piece of art featuring a stunning vase with flowers flowing out of it
Designed, made and quilted by VÉRONIQUE DILIGENT
APPLIQUÉ PROJECT
BEHIND THE QUILTIN TRIBUTE TO
“My mum bought a gorgeous carpet a few years ago and I fell in love with it. Whenever I was visiting her in Geneva I would be on my hands and knees looking at the beautiful vases and arches, which would make my mum laugh.
“My mum knew I was going to make a pattern for Today’s Quilter magazine, I just wish she had seen it, unfortunately, she passed away too soon. Her carpet is now at my place and will be treasured.” – VÉRONIQUE DILIGENT
You will need
■ Background fabric for the centre (non-directional) – 1yd
■ Light shirting fabrics* (HSTs) – Four (4) fabrics, ¼yd of each
■ Pink fabric (HSTs)* – Four (4) fabrics, ⅓yd of each
■ Teal fabric for the hexagons* – One (1) FQ
■ Cream fabric for the hexagons* – One (1) FQ
■ Green fabric for the leaves on the appliqué border – One (1) F8th
■ Appliqué fabrics – selection of double pinks, teal, greens, purple, orange and soft browns for the centre appliqué. Véronique used six (6) different fabrics to make the vase (see Notes)
■ Appliqué border background fabric (neutral/coffee coloured) – ⅔yd
■ Vine fabric – Two (2) FQ or 1⅔yds of ¼in bias tape for the centre panel and 2¾yds for the appliqué border
■ Printed border** – ¾yd
■ Binding –½yd
■ Backing – 3yds
■ Batting – 56in x 60in
■ ¼in bias maker for the vine
■ Embroidery threads for small branches
■ Removable marking pen/pencil
■ Templates – seventy (70) ⅜in hexagons and eighty-eight (88) ½in hexagons papers for EPP. The centre appliqué and border appliqué layout/pattern
Finished size
■ Quilt: 48½in x 54½in
■ Centre appliqué: 24in x 30in
Notes
■ *You could use more to have a scrappier look.
■ ** Véronique used a fabric for the last border that complemented the fabrics she has gathered together for the quilt.
■ Véronique has an extensive collection of double pinks (pink on pink), so she could make her flowers in different fabrics from that in the pieced HST border. But you could use the same fabrics for the flowers and the half-square triangles.
■ When making the vase, the more pieces in different fabrics, the better it will look. Véronique started with a vase made from four (4) fabrics and ended up dividing the big sections into smaller ones. Exce
