Formal Garden quilt
 

has anyone done the formal Garden quilt by jane sassaman? years ago i bought the fabric kit at a quilt show. never realized that it really has no pattern. free on her site but two pages that show were included in my bag. not a clue what to do with this.
http://www.janesassaman.com/Jane_Sas...l%20garden.pdf
sigh. anyone?? i assume the fabric is the whole piece? if not, cutting will be something to figure out!

What does the Zinnia fabric look like? Could you attach a picture of it? I suspect you are going to be doing some fussy cutting. The pattern shows finished sizes. I think you will need to add your seams (+ 1/2 inch per side).

It looks like the fabrics are fussy cut kaleidoscope fashion.

but I must figure out which fabric i have is to be cut for what; most frustrating. the seller put a note inside saying only to add seam allowances. I wish i'd looked at this when I bought it.

The yardage is different for each color. Have you measured each piece to find out how much fabric is there? Is it the same fabrics as the pdf pattern shows?

no haven't measured the fabric. still folded neatly as it was when i bought it. i just can't see cutting up this lovely fabric for 6 1/2 inch squares and that seems to be the "pattern". i will try to do something else with it I think.

IF the fabric is as brilliant as the photo - then you have quite a treasure. So very pretty!

Aren't this lady's quilts interesting. I haven't seen this fabric before (not in my town anyway) and I would have overlooked it - no imagination to see what can be done with it.

Do you have the same fabric shown in the quilt? If not you will have to match the yardage you have with that in the 'pattern'.

If you go ahead with this fussy-cut quilt, I agree all measurements need to have 1/2" added for seams.
Also be prepared to add a bit more to what will be the outside edge of those set-in triangles, as I think you will be left short if you just cut a 6 1/2" square and cut once or twice on the diagonal
Hope you show us when done.

Yes, I agree that it looks like the center blocks are 4 patch kaleidoscopes I have a device using a pair of mirrors for auditioning fabrics for kaleidoscopes. You could approximate the same things using two hand mirrors held together at a 90 degree angle. Move them around the fabric and see if you can find a similar pattern--or one that is pleasing to you. I think this could be a spectacular quilt.

Edited to add: Why not email her or contact her thru her blog. She has some beautiful patterns.

It looks to me like it should be folded with repeats stacked and then cut, like in the four-patch posies technique:

https://funwithbarbandmary.blogspot....tch-posie.html

Is this the zinnia fabric? If so, it appears that the blocks are simple 4 patch, but you need to fussy cut the zinnia squares....the quilt blocks are set on point. Gorgeous fabric!
Ahhhh....I can't get the link to post....just google this....

jane sassaman fabric zinnia peacock

oh yes, that is the fabric but i hate the idea of fussy cutting squares out of it. I just need to figure it out one day and see if i would possibly use most of it up. i dont' want to have most of it left over with holes cut out of it. i would rather make a different pattern out of it if that were the case.

If you look at the second page, it gives the measurements on it. I am sure they do not include the seam allowance. I feel the if you add the seam allowances you can put it together.

I actually came across a JS pattern with instructions lol.
http://www.janesassaman.com/special-...6/paradise.pdf
I know it's not the same..and I think you said what you bought was a kit, assuming it had different fabrics in it..
Maybe you could use something like this pattern? Instead of having to fussy cut your fabs , or without clear precise instructions. I don't have a problem making/designing my own projects, coming up with what I have or lol making it all up as I go......I do however have a problem with buying something, kit, etc, and it not having instructions, details along with it....Isn't that part of what I paid for??
Anyway good luck with whatever you choose to do..I know it will turn out Beautiful.

What beautiful fabric, I think I would come up with something else and make my own pattern. It does look too pretty to cut up. But then I've been known to fall in love with fabric and put it on the back so I don't have to cut it.