Black-Eyed Susan Block

Black-Eyed Susan Block

Back to the sewing room everyone! Floral blocks are always a welcome change of season, and I'm always looking for ones to take a bit of the sunny outdoors onto our cutting tables. Those who enjoy the classic blocks with a sunny personality will adore today's featured project.

This is the classic Black-Eyed Susan quilt block, created by Wendy Russell at PatchworkSquare and it is a block wonderfully versatile to work with. This design is a beautiful rendition of the traditional wildflower using ingenious geometric piecing to achieve that lovely 'bloom'.

It is the sharp angles that add depth to this particular block configuration. The dark center square, which has a grounding effect, is contrasted with the radiating yellow petals that give it an incredibly dynamic appearance. Look at the green accent triangles at the outside corners, which perfectly enclose the bloom, as if the flower has leaves.

This block will be a happy stitching block to use in an exciting table runner or to gather up a full garden quilt for scrap-busting. Take out those beloved gold, amber and forest green fat quarters and let's get cutting!

🎀 Black-Eyed Susan FREE PDF PATTERN by PatchworkSquare.

Here Comes the Sun Quilt – Sunflower Block

Here Comes the Sun Quilt – Sunflower Block

For those that enjoy floral quilts and warm colour schemes, the Here Comes the Sun Quilt – Sunflower Block will be a great addition to your list. This is Bonus Pattern #3 for the 2023 Bountiful Charity Quilt Along and is designed to compliment the highly prized sunflower blocks with lovely picket fence accents to create a fresh garden-like look.

This pattern is particularly attractive because it uses traditional piecing techniques, yet has a playful arrangement, giving the quilting a traditional yet joyful appearance.

Pattern Highlights:

• Finished quilt size: 40½" x 42½"
• Is able to use different materials for:
• First sunflower petals
• Second sunflower petals
• Flower centers
• Leaves and stems
• Sections of background and picket fence.
• Organised using several blocks of sunflowers to form a positive, inviting focal point.

The pattern also contains detailed instructions of cuts which help you to remain organized as you put together the flower petals, stems, leaves and borders.

Fabric Requirements:

Some of the important fabric specifications are:

• 1⅝ yards background fabric
• Printed fat quarters for first petal print, "flower center," top leaf print, and bottom leaf print
• A ½ yard print of the second petal design.
• ⅝ yard picket fence print.
• ½ yard binding
• 2⅞ yards backing fabric

A coordinating print mix is a good chance for this pattern to add interest to each sunflower.

Why Quilters Love Sunflower Designs:

Sunflower quilts are still in demand due to the fact that they add warmth, color and nature to any area. With the large petals and contrast in this design, it works particularly well as:

A decorative piece for hanging on a wall, seasonal.

A table topper

A small lap quilt

A thoughtful handmade gift

The finished size is not too large and will be a rewarding weekend or a quick quilting project.

Here Comes the Sun Quilt showcases the beauty of sunflowers in an easy-to-make, fun design. It has brightly colored petals, leafy accents, a charming fence border – it is a great project for floral quilters and uplifting colors.

The Here Comes the Sun Quilt – Sunflower Block pattern is available for a free download from Fat Quarter Shop:

🎀 Here Comes the Sun Quilt – Sunflower Block FREE PDF PATTERN