Riley Blake Rose Garden - Chatsworth - Downloadable PDF

Riley Blake Rose Garden – Chatsworth Quilt Pattern Summary

About This Pattern

The Rose Garden quilt pattern is a free downloadable PDF designed by Emily Taylor Design and released in partnership with Riley Blake Designs. It produces a stunning 80" x 96" finished quilt built from 16" x 16" finished blocks, making it a generous, bed-sized project suitable for intermediate quilters who are comfortable with basic quilting techniques and terminology.

What Is Being Made

This pattern creates a full-size patchwork quilt featuring a repeating Snowball Flower Block design. The quilt center is composed of 20 Snowball Flower Blocks arranged in 5 rows of 4 blocks, surrounded by two distinct border treatments that frame the floral design beautifully. The overall aesthetic draws on classic cottage-garden charm, perfectly suited to the Chatsworth fabric collection by Riley Blake Designs.

Fabric and Materials

The pattern is designed specifically around the Chatsworth Fat Quarter Stack (FQ-4800-21) by Riley Blake Designs, which provides the assorted prints used throughout the quilt blocks. In addition to the fat quarter stack, the following yardage is required:

• 1⅞ yards of Mint Main (C4800 Mint) – used for the outer border
• 2⅝ yards of Cream Strie (C4804 Cream) – used for the Snowball corner squares throughout the quilt
• ¾ yard of fabric for binding
• 8⅔ yards of fabric for backing

As a quilting project, this pattern calls for standard quilting cotton fabric, a rotary cutter, quilting ruler, cutting mat, and a sewing machine capable of accurate ¼" seam allowances. No yarn, knitting needles, or crochet hooks are involved.

Techniques Used

The Snowball block technique is the primary construction method throughout this quilt. This classic quilting technique involves sewing a smaller square diagonally onto the corner of a larger square, then trimming away the excess fabric to create a rounded, curved-looking corner without any curved cutting or sewing. It is a beginner-friendly technique within an intermediate-level project, producing precise and consistent results when care is taken with marking and pressing.

• Snowball corner construction: A 3⅛" square is placed right sides together on the corner of an 8½" square, sewn on a drawn diagonal line, trimmed to a ¼" seam allowance, and pressed open to form a clipped corner unit.
• Four-patch block assembly: Four completed Snowball Units are sewn together to create each full Snowball Flower Block.
• Row assembly: Finished blocks are laid out and sewn into rows, then rows are joined to complete the quilt center.
• Bordered finishing: Two border rounds are added — Border 1 in Cream Strie at 2½" wide, and Border 2 in Mint Main at 6½" wide — with side borders applied before top and bottom borders.
• Strip piecing and joining: Border strips are cut on the width of fabric (WOF) and sewn end to end to achieve the required lengths.

Stitches and Sewing Details

All piecing is done with a standard straight stitch on a sewing machine. The pattern specifies sewing with right sides together throughout, with a consistent ¼" seam allowance used for all piecing. Seam allowances for borders are measured through the center of the quilt before cutting, an important intermediate technique that ensures flat, square borders and prevents wavy edges — a hallmark of well-finished quilts.

Cutting Requirements at a Glance

• From each Chatsworth Fat Quarter Stack print (excluding Cream Strie): cut 4 squares at 8½" x 8½" and 4 squares at 3