BEHIND THE QUILT
DANS LE JARDIN
“The Rose of Sharon block has always been one of my favourite blocks. It can be placed on point or just as a square, and the repetition of the design makes it easy on the eye. When I start a quilt, I use fabrics from my stash – having enough to choose from – for this one, a friend of mine had given me the perfect piece for the centre of the big flowers... or so I thought!
“After making my four big blocks, I then realised I was missing four little bits to make a fifth block. And that’s when thinking outside the box came in. I had been to a quilt show where Kathy Doughty, a wonderful Australian designer, was demonstrating how to use leftover fabric from shapes, which gave me the idea for the centre block. Often, quilts have a mind of their own and the designer has to follow their lead!” – Véronique Diligent
You will need
■ Background fabric – 1¾yds* or sixteen (16) 12in squares in various prints for a scrappy look for the outer four (4) blocks
