More on Patio Pots Quilt

For many years I collected shot cotton stripes with most from the Kaffe Fasset Collective.  One rainy spring day when I couldn’t plant my outside flower pots an idea came to me.  I had been cutting small tumbler pieces from scrap fabrics and decided a larger template would be more to my liking for the flower pots I envisioned using those lovely stripes.

A template is not needed for this simple shape. Start with a 10” precut or cut your own.

On the bottom edge measure in 2” from either side and make a diagonal cut to the upper corner on the same side. If using stripes you may wish to alternate the stripes from vertical to horizontal for more interest.  (KFC florals would make great pots also.)

Make as many pots as you wish. I have 5 in each row and 5 rows.

Edge pieces are simply the template as shown above cut in half vertically.  I add the edge pieces to each row before completing row construction.

The easiest way to make the flowers for your pots (before you sew rows together) is to fussy cut from florals in your stash. I keep a shoe box of possibilities already fused with paperbacked fusible to choose from. Leaves were free form cut, stems were from some leftover bias binding and are about 6.5 inches long. Many more flowers could be added as desired.  Plant your pots as you choose. It would also be a fun table runner with flower pots at each end of the runner.

Arrange your pots in rows and proceed to finish the project as with any quilt.

In the early spring a printed/PDF pattern will be available in my Etsy shop that will give you a variation and more creative ideas for your own Patio Pots. If you will subscribe to my website you will receive notification each time I post which is, unfortunately, not real frequent but does keep you in the loop for my patterns and designs.

Enjoy!!