Florence Flamingo
QUILT SIZES
Florence Flamingo quilts are made with 17" x 25" blocks.
SMALL QUILT
The 45" x 45" Small Quilt is made with two blocks.
LARGE QUILT
The 59" x 79" Large Quilt is made with nine blocks.
ABOUT THE PATTERN
This is a patchwork pattern. All fabric is rotary cut and sewn together using conventional patchwork piecing.
This pattern also includes diagrams and charts showing all of the pieces needed to make each block. You can use these as a reference while making the pattern projects, or as a guide for making individual blocks and scrappy projects.
Florence's bent leg is made using the full-size cutting guide on Page 21. The cutting guide will help you to make a cut so that pieces Q and LL can be sewn at the correct angle.
Among my patterns, Florence Flamingo is rated Skill Level 4 (of 5). You can read more about skill levels here.
ABOUT THE FABRIC
Each flamingo block is made with 6 precut fabric strips, 2-1/2" x WOF, such as Moda Jelly Rolls or Robert Kaufman Roll-Ups. You will use different amounts of each strip and, in some cases, will have leftover fabric.
OPTIONAL PIECED BACK
Page 2 of the pattern describes how leftover precut strips can be used to make a pieced back for the Large Quilt.
If you have an older pattern that doesn't include this information, you can make the pieced back by sewing together 44 pieces, 2-1/2” x 18-1/2” each, to make a Strip Detail. Sew one piece of background fabric, 33-1/2” x 88”, to the left, and one piece of background fabric, 16-1/2” x 88”, to the right to make the pieced quilt back.
Note: The pieces of the strip detail that are nearest the edges will end up getting cut off, so that's not the best place to put your favorites.
ABOUT THE QUILTING
My sample quilt was free-motion quilted by me, on my Janome 1600p, using a pattern similar to Angela Walters’ Meandering Flowers design. For longarm quilting, any similarly-dense edge-to-edge design should look great!
THE SMALL PRINT
Florence Flamingo © 2016 and 2021 by Elizabeth Hartman. This pattern may not be used to make items for sale in any quantity or venue. No part of this pattern may be reproduced or distributed without the express written consent of the author.
WHERE TO BUY
Florence Flamingo is available as a printed booklet pattern from my stockists, or as a pdf download from my shop.
