Whirligig Garden Stitch Along with Quilters Select

Looking for your next creative adventure? Join us for the Quilters Select Stitch Along with quilt designer and instructor Ellen Schmidt! This stitch along is bursting with whimsy, featuring a delightful mix of piecing and appliqué that’s perfect for quilters who love to add a playful twist to their projects.

10/20/2025 - Week 7

This week, the classic Pinwheel design for the next flower gives you the chance to explore 3-D piecing. This technique creates depth and dynamic visuals by layering fabrics, which is both decorative and functional.  3-D piecing is a great way to add embellishments and appealing design to your quilts and other fabric arts.

Download the Whirligig Pinwheel Instructions here.

10/13/2025 - Week 6

Add a daisy to our garden using faced appliqué! This technique creates a clean finish by turning the edges of the fabric shape under before stitching it to the background.

Download Week 6 Instruction Guide here.

10/6/2025 - Week 5

The flowers of your Whirligig Garden begin to bloom as you use turned-edge appliqué to create heart shapes that will make your petals.

Download the Petal Pattern here.

Download the Small template here.

Download the Large template here.

9/29/2025 - Week 4

This week, its time to complete the Whirligig Garden groundwork. Arrange the blocks constructed over the past few weeks (catch up or make a few more to increase the overall size).

Download the Assembly Instructions here.

9/22/2025 - Week 3

In this week’s installment of the Whirligig Garden, the groundwork for the garden will be stitched up using Foundation Paper Piecing.

HINT: Watch the video for a demonstration or use construction techniques from Week 2 to complete the units.

Download the Whirligarden FPP Log Cabin PDF

Download the Log Cabin Stitch Guide PDF

Download the Log Cabin Foundation Template 5″ Finished

Download the Log Cabin Foundation Template 7″ Finished

9/15/2025 - Week 2

Stitch up a little sunshine to encourage your garden to BLOOM!

This week, we use one of the oldest known quilting blocks - the Log Cabin block - to create a bright corner of sunshine!

Download Week Two Log Cabin Block Instructions here.

9/8/2025 - Week 1

It's time to get started! Let's prep the Four Patch Sky blocks using a twirled seam method. Perfect in keeping with the whirligig theme of our garden!

Download Week One Four Patch Sky Block Instructions here.

If you're just getting started, don't miss the Just the Facts download below.

Getting Started

It’s easy to jump in! Review the Just the Facts sheet, gather your fabric, and let your imagination take off.

Let's get started!

Download Just the Facts here.

Plus, for those using Design N Quilt, we’ve included .waf files so you can plan your fabric layout with confidence.

Whirligig Garden 5 colored background WAF

Whirligig Garden 7 colored background WAF

If you missed the intro workshop about Dresden Plates, you can catch up below.