I got a new embroidery set and started doing test sews on them(I was a newbie). My husband saw them and asked me to make a quilt. I had never made any thing but a baby quilt. I fell so in love with the designs( My Secret Garden by Petra) that I bought the other two sets. I had no idea how much material I needed and don't even think the strips around the design was all cotton. I would sew some together and go put it on the bed and make another couple of rows. I was very proud of my quilt. When my aunt was quilting it on her long arm she would say" I like this block the most" then get futher down would say the same thing. When she finished she said it was the prettiest quilt she had ever seen. I try to believe there was no bias there. She did go and buy the designs so guess there was some truth in it. I had her just do squares so as not to take away from the block.