Belles Fleurs Quilt Pattern & Templates *PRE ORDER

Inspired by beautiful vintage French seed packets, this kit uses carton age and embroidery techniques to make a charming needle keep that folds in two ways. This project is one of a series of distinctive designs illustrating glorious garden flowers and vegetables. Designed by l’uccello and printed in Melbourne.

Approximate finished dimensions 11cm x 15cm x 2cm (41/4″ x 6″ x ¾”)

This kit includes

-instructions with full-colour photos and stitch guide

-precut, pre printed Seed Packet design

-*polka dot fabric & striped fabric. *Please note that the lining fabric may be different to the photo.

-french cotton tape

-wool felt

-pre-cut boxboard

*please note this kit does not include embroidery threads. You will need a small selection of stranded embroidery threads if you would like to embellish your needle keep.

This delightful collection of thread and ribbon storage cards feature recreations of antique ephemera and fabrics from the l’uccello archive. They are a beautiful and practical way to store treasured threads, lace and ribbons.

Designed and made in Melbourne.

Approx size:14.5cm x 7cm

The latest limited edition l’uccello Ephemera Panel featuring a pink backing stripe.

This lovely cotton/linen panel features a collection of our favorites from our antique ephemera archive.

Perfect to embellish as you wish and incorporate into a variety of projects such as slow stitching, bags & purses, quilts, scented sachets, pin cushions and small gifts.

Limited edition printed in Australia.

Panel size is approximately: 60cm x 45cm including plain outer border.

This lovely panel features reproductions of treasures from our archive of antique textiles and ephemera. Lightly embellished with simple embroidery stitches, the kit includes everything you need including thread.  Printed in Melbourne on a linen cotton base, ready for you to embroider and embellish as you wish. Finished size approximately 16cm x 16cm.

This kit includes:

1 linen panel, backing fabric French cotton ricrac, ribbon, embroidery threads and lavender.

A scrappy quilt featuring 2 antique style blocks & a border inspired by the architectural features of our former store in the Nicholas Building.

Too many fabrics are never enough, we have used over 100 fabrics in this scrappy quilt and refreshed its traditional style with an eclectic mix of fabric types and styles. Although machine pieced it can easily be adapted if you prefer hand piecing. The quilt features 2 old blocks, one a modification of a Centre Diamond block and the other is a traditional Amish block, (as referenced in Barbara Brackman’s Encyclopedia of Quilt Patterns) and the wide border is inspired by the decorative cornice on the ceiling of the room in The Nicholas Building where l’uccello was once located.

Finished size approximately 78” wide x 78” length. (Approx 198cm x 198cm)

Instructions with colour illustrations.

This quilt features a variation of the classic Jacob’s Ladder block & a wonderful scrappy mix of fabrics typical of many quilts from the 1950’s. It features our fabric range Ruby’s Coverlet, a collection of reproductions of our favourite vintage  feed sacks and fabrics from the early to mid-20th century.

Finished size approximately 74 1/2” wide x 74 1/2” length. (Approx 189cm x 189cm)

Fabric Requirements

FOUR PATCH BLOCKS

(2.5” squares) 1.5 metres of fabric made up of a variety of different fabrics, as many as you like. Make sure to include some larger prints, all in medium to darker fabrics. If purchasing fabric specifically for this project, select a variety of fat 1/8ths for larger prints and fat 16ths for smaller scale prints. Allow extra if you prefer a lot of fussy cutting.

(1.5” squares) 1.1 metres of fabric made up of a variety of different fabrics, as many as you like. Select medium to darker fabrics, focusing on smaller scale prints. If purchasing fabric specifically for this project, select a variety of fat 1/8th or 16ths. You may also wish to use some of the same fabrics that you have selected for Piece A.

(1.5” squares) 1.1 metres of fabric made up of a variety of different fabrics, as many as you like. Select light coloured & patterned fabrics, focusing on smaller scale prints. If purchasing fabric specifically for this project, select a variety of fat 1/8ths or 16ths. You may also like to use some of the fabrics you have selected for the triangles.

TRIANGLE BLOCKS

This block is made up of 2 triangles, 1 plain colour, (we chose pink) and one in a lightly coloured & patterned fabric, we chose 5 different fabrics to continue the scrappy theme.

You will need 1.7 metres of the plain (pink) fabric for triangles and thin outer border (this includes an extra 20cm to allow for mistakes in cutting etc.)

And 5 x 30cm of light coloured & patterned fabric for the other triangles (this will also leave you some spare fabric suitable to use for Piece C in Block 1 if preferred)

Binding: 8 metres of bias binding or if you prefer to make your own, 60cm of 110cm wide fabric.

Instructions with colour illustrations.

A decorative two way folding needle keep to embellish and create, featuring charming recreations of old French seed packet labels.

Designed and printed in Melbourne