- Background (muslin)
- Light (faded chambray)
- Dark (indigo)
Block No. 100 · other
The Rosebud Quilt Block
Also known as Rosebud
Part of: Quilt Blocks Using Squares And RectanglesEasy Quilt BlocksQuilt Blocks For Beginners
The Rosebud is all squares and rectangles: four dark L-shaped buds with light hearts frame a wide background center. It sews in an afternoon and makes a strong secondary pattern when blocks touch.
Version note: Squares and rectangles only, from Generations. Layout confidence: medium.
- Level
- Beginner
- Grid
- 8 × 8
- Pieces
- 25
Chart
Cutting for a 12" block
8 × 8 grid. All cuts fall on 1/8" ruler marks. Unfinished block: 12 1/2".
| Fabric | Shape | Cut | Size | Then | Pieces used |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Background | Square | 1 | 6 1/2" square | Use as cut | 1 |
| Background | Rectangle | 4 | 2" × 6 1/2" | Use as cut | 4 |
| Background | Rectangle | 4 | 2" × 3 1/2" | Use as cut | 4 |
| Light | Square | 4 | 2" square | Use as cut | 4 |
| Dark | Square | 8 | 2" square | Use as cut | 8 |
| Dark | Rectangle | 4 | 2" × 5" | Use as cut | 4 |
Method
Piecing steps
Step 1: Cut every patch listed in the cutting chart for your size. Plain areas are cut as the larger squares and rectangles shown; do not subdivide them. Columns count from the left and rows from the top, starting at 1, in grid cells.
Step 2: Build each corner bud from the light square, the dark squares and the dark bars, then add the background bars between the buds.
Step 3: Keep the large background square whole in the center; it is cut as one patch.
Step 4: Make section 1: sew the light square at column 1, row 1, the dark square at column 1, row 2, the background rectangle at column 1, row 3, the dark square at column 1, row 7 and the light square at column 1, row 8 in a column, top to bottom. Press and check it measures 2" wide by 12 1/2" high.
Step 5: Make section 2: sew the dark rectangle at column 2, row 1, the background rectangle at column 2, row 4 and the dark rectangle at column 2, row 6 in a column, top to bottom. Press and check it measures 2" wide by 12 1/2" high.
Step 6: Make section 3: sew the dark square at column 3, row 2, the background rectangle at column 4, row 2 and the dark square at column 6, row 2 side by side, left to right. Press and check it measures 6 1/2" wide by 2" high.
Step 7: Make section 4: sew the dark square at column 3, row 7, the background rectangle at column 4, row 7 and the dark square at column 6, row 7 side by side, left to right. Press and check it measures 6 1/2" wide by 2" high.
Step 8: Make section 5: sew the background rectangle at column 3, row 1, section 3, the background square at column 3, row 3, section 4 and the background rectangle at column 3, row 8 in a column, top to bottom. Press and check it measures 6 1/2" wide by 12 1/2" high.
Step 9: Make section 6: sew the dark rectangle at column 7, row 1, the background rectangle at column 7, row 4 and the dark rectangle at column 7, row 6 in a column, top to bottom. Press and check it measures 2" wide by 12 1/2" high.
Step 10: Make section 7: sew the light square at column 8, row 1, the dark square at column 8, row 2, the background rectangle at column 8, row 3, the dark square at column 8, row 7 and the light square at column 8, row 8 in a column, top to bottom. Press and check it measures 2" wide by 12 1/2" high.
Step 11: Complete the block: sew section 1, section 2, section 5, section 6 and section 7 side by side, left to right. Press and check it measures 12 1/2" wide by 12 1/2" high.
Step 12: Press the finished block. Every join above runs edge to edge, with no set-in or Y-seams.