Tulip Trio Mini Quilt Pattern

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Raise your hand if you’re also obsessed with Mid-Century inspired designs! Welcome spring with a stunning mini quilt pattern from Staci Wendland. Taking design inspiration from Mid-Century Modern motifs, this mini quilt pattern features three cheerful pink tulips against a vibrant, turquoise sky. This pattern finishes at a 20-inch square and you can easily add a quick sleeve to its back to turn your mini quilt into a stylish spring wall hanging.

Finished Size: 20″ x 20″

Seam Allowances: 1/4″

Abbreviations:

RST = right sides together (all pieces are sewn RST)
WOF = width of fabric
WS = wrong side of fabric
HST = half square triangle

Materials:

Turquoise cotton fabric: 2/3 yard
Dark green cotton fabric: 1/4 yard
Light green cotton fabric: 1/4 yard
Red cotton fabric (includes binding): 1/2 yard
Pink cotton fabric: 1/8 yard
Backing fabric: 1 yard
Batting: 28″ x 28″

Cutting Instructions:

Turquoise:

A – (16) 1″ x 2 1/2″
B – (12) 1″ x 3 1/2″
C – (4) 1″ x 5 1/2″
D – (36) 1 1/2″ x 1 1/2″
E – (8) 1 1/2″ x 2 1/2″
F – (2) 1 1/2″ x 3 1/2″
G – (4) 1 1/2″ x 5 1/2″
H – (30) 2″ x 2″
I – (2) 2″ x 5 1/2″
J – (2) 2″ x 11″
K – (1) 2″ x 20 1/2″
L – (6) 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″
M – (2) 2 1/2″ x 3″
N – (2) 3″ x 5 1/2″

Dark green:

O – (6) 1 1/2″ x 2 1/2″
P – (3) 1 1/2″ x 11″
Q – (18) 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″

Light green:

R – (6) 1 1/2″ x 2 1/2″
S – (18) 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″

Red:

T – (3) 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″
U – (3) 3″ x 5 1/2″
Binding – (3) 2 1/2″ x WOF

Pink:

V – (3) 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″
W – (3) 3″ x 5 1/2″

Backing: (1) 28″ x 28″

Sewing Instructions:

ASSEMBLY – UNIT 1:

Gather (12) A, (12) B, (2) F, (24) H, (1) K, (6) O, and (6) R.
Draw a diagonal line on the WS of (24) H.
Sew (1) O to the left of (1) R. Press to O.
Sew (1) A to the left and (1) A to the right of O/R. Press to the center.
Sew (1) B to the top and (1) B to the bottom of O/R. Press to B.
Place (1) H on the upper left corner of O/R with the line from the lower left to upper right. Sew on the line. Trim. Press to H.
Place (1) H on the upper right corner of O/R with the line from the upper left to lower right. Sew on the line. Trim. Press to H.
Place (1) H on the lower right corner of O/R with the line from the lower left to upper right. Sew on the line. Trim. Press to H.
Place (1) H on the lower left corner of O/R with the line from the upper left to lower right. Sew on the line. Trim. Press to H.
Repeat Steps 3-9 to make (5) more identical sections.
Sew the (6) O/R sections together side by side. Press open to reduce bulk.
Sew (1) F to the left and (1) F to the right of the unit. Press to the outside.
Sew (1) K to the top to complete Unit 1.

ASSEMBLY – UNIT 2:

Gather (2) G, (6) H, (2) I, (6) L, (3) T, (3) U, (3) V, and (3) W.
Draw a diagonal line on the WS of (6) H and (6) L.
Place (1) L on (1) V. Sew on the line. Trim. Press to L.
Turn the HST right side down with L at the upper left corner. Draw a line from the upper left corner to the lower right corner.
Place the HST on the upper right corner of (1) U. Sew on the line. Trim. Press to U.
Place (1) H on the lower left corner of U with the line from the upper left to lower right. Sew on the line. Trim. Press to U.
Repeat Steps 3-6 in this section to make (2) more identical sections.
Place (1) L on (1) T. Sew on the line. Trim. Press to T.
Turn the HST right side down with L at the upper right corner. Draw a line from the lower left corner to the upper right corner.
Place the HST on the upper left corner of (1) W. Sew on the line. Trim. Press to HST.
Place (1) H on the lower right corner of W with the line from the lower left to upper right. Sew on the line. Trim. Press to H.
Repeat Steps 8-11 in this section to make (2) more identical sections.
Lay out (2) I, (2) G, the (3) U sections, and the (3) W sections as shown. Sew into a row. Press the seam at the center of each tulip to the right, inner seams to G, and outer seams to I to complete Unit 2.

ASSEMBLY – UNIT 3:

Gather (4) A, (4) C, (36) D, (8) E, (2) G, (2) J, (2) M, (2) N, (3) P, (18) Q, and (18) S.
Draw a diagonal line on the WS of (36) D and (18) S.
Place (1) S on (1) Q. Sew on the line. Trim. Press to Q.
Lay the HST right side up, with the S in the upper right corner. Place (1) D on the upper right corner with the line from the upper left to lower right. Sew on the line. Trim. Press to D.
Place (1) D on the lower left corner with the line from the upper left to lower right. Sew on the line. Trim. Press to D.
Repeat Steps 3-5 in this section to make (17) more identical sections. Some of these will be turned in another direction in the following steps.
Lay out a vertical row of (1) E, (1) QS section, (1) A, (1) QS section, (1) A, (1) QS section, and (1) M as shown. Sew together. Press away from QS sections.
Repeat Step 7 in this section to create an identical row.
Sew (1) E between (2) QS sections as shown. Press to E.
Repeat Step 9 in this section to make (5) more identical sections.
Lay out a vertical row of (1) G, (1) QSE section, (1) C, (1) QSE section, (1) C, (1) QSE section, and (1) N as shown. Sew together. Press away from QSE sections.
Repeat Step 11 in this section to make (1) more identical section.
Lay out a horizontal row of (1) J, (1) E/M section, (1) P, (1) G/N section, (1) P, (1) G/N section, (1) P, (1) E/M section, and (1) J as shown. Sew together. Press J and P.

ASSEMBLY – JOINING UNITS:

Sew Unit 1 to the top of Unit 2. Press to Unit 2.
Sew Unit 3 to the bottom of Unit 2. Press to Unit 3.

FINISHING THE QUILT:

Layer the backing fabric with the right side down, batting, and the quilt top with the right side up. Pin or baste the layers together.
Quilt using your preferred method and design. Trim the batting and backing to match the quilt top.
Trim the selvages from the (3) binding strips. Sew the strips RST, end-to-end, with diagonal seams to make (1) continuous binding strip.
Sew the binding around the edge using your preferred method.