Supply List for A Celtic Rose Garden
Finished size 50" (127cm) square

For a pieced background:
1 1/4 yd ( 114cm) for large center area #1
1 3/4 yd (160cm) for border - #1 again, or a different background fabric #4
1/2 yd (46cm) for inside corner areas #2
1/2 yd (46cm) for outside corner areas #3
OR
3 yds (2.75m) for background using only one fabric
Rest of fabric needed:
1/2 yd (46cm) for contrast inset or background #5 (yellow used in sample)
1/2 yd (46cm) each of 6 different dark green prints for bias strips
1/4 yd (23cm) of contrast green print for insets
1/2 yd (46cm) contrast color (print or stripe) for frame bias inside center block
and around border corners
1/2 yd (46cm) of cotton lamé for framing outside edge of center block and around border
1/4 yd (23cm) or fat quarter of 2 fabrics for roses (reds in sample or use your own choice)
3 yds (2.75m) for backing
1 1/2 yds (137cm) for binding and hanging sleeve
54” (137cm) square of batting
Notions:
1/4” (6mm) bias bar for hand appliqué
OR 1/4” (6mm) fusible tape maker and 5mm fusible web for machine appliqué

Supply List for A Celtic Rainbow of Flowers
Finished size 38" (97cm) square

1 1/8 yd (103cm) of black for background
3/4 yd (69cm) of multicolor print for 1/2”(13mm) bias strips for framing the center block twice and for the binding
1/8 yd (12cm) each of four different colors for flowers (orange, purple, fuchsia and magenta)
1/2 yard (46cm) of a very large multicolor print or batik for 1/4” (6mm) bias and appliqued rays. (The bias and appliqued rays were fussy cut to get the different color combinations.)
1/8 yd of small green print or batik for leaves
1/4 yd, or fat quarter, of pink print for 1/4” (6mm) bias used as a frame inside the center block
1 1/2 yd (137cm) fabric for back and sleeve
Thread to match all colors for appliqué
1/4 inch (6mm) and 1/2 inch (13mm) bias bars

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supply List for A Celtic Spring
Finished size 34" (86cm) square

1 1/2 yd (137cm) of white on white print for background block and second border
3/8 yd (33cm) of yellow print for bias strips
1/4 yd (23cm) of dark purple print for first border and binding
Fat quarters or scraps of green/teal, purple, red and blue for flowers and bias strips. Four differ-ent prints in each color were used in the sample. There are two flowers of each color in the block
1 3/8 yd (127cm) fabric for back and sleeve
Thread to match all colors for hand appliqué
1/4 inch (6mm) bias bar for hand appliqué