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Block of the month:
Farmhouse Fancies Part
2
by Diane Albeck-Grick
Lily of the Valley
According to the Encyclopedia of
Appliqué by Barbara Brackman, "Lily of the Valley" is a traditional
nineteenth century design made by Nancy Cabot in 1933. There were hundreds
of Cabot patterns that were sold by mail-order and grouped in booklets
througout the 1930's and '40s. The same patterns were also sold by the
Spinning Wheel syndicate in Progressive Farmer. The patterns were reprinted
in the 1960s and 1970s by several small publishers.
Block Size: 5” square
Materials
- 2 ½” square green print
- 10” Square pink print
- 6” square blue with white dots
Cutting
Appliqué patterns are full-sized and do not include a
turn-under allowance. Make a template for each pattern piece. Trace around
the template on the right side of the fabric and add a 1/8” to 3/16”
turn-under allowance when cutting the fabric pieces out.
- Cut 1: 6” square, white shirting print, for the
background
- Cut 2: ¾” z 1 ¾” strips, green print, for the stems
- Cut 4: A, pink print, for the background petals
- Cut 4: B, blue with white dots, for the foreground
petals
Preparations
·
Press both long edges of the ¾” x 1 ¾” green print strips ¼”
toward the wrong side, to make a stem. Trim 1/8” from each long edge to
reduced bulk.
·
Fold the 6” white shirting print background square in half
diagonally and lightly press to mark the fold. Open the square then fold and
press it diagonally in the opposite directions.
Directions
- Using one pressed line as a guide, center and
needleturn appliqué a stem. Center and appliqué a second stem crossing
over the first one forming an “X”, as shown
- Center and pin the A’s on the background square
covering the ends of the stems. Appliqué them in place.
- Center and pin the B’s on each background petal,
referring to the quilt photo for placement. Appliqué them in place.
- With the appliqué centered, trim the block to 5 ½”
square.
Full-size
patterns for Lily of the Valley can be found by
clicking here.
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