PATTERN SHOWCASE: COUNTRYSIDE COTTAGES

I have to tell you that it is definitely a dream of mine to live in the Cotswolds, an area of southwest England, one day. I have had the amazing chance to visit there many times with my parents and kids and on the way to visit family and each time it just gets better. But living there would just be at another level don’t you think?!

But in case that day never comes, I love to create quilts that make me feel like I do when I am there!

These cottages are literal representations of what Cotswolds cottages look like. As you drive around the charming countryside villages, just imagine yourself living in one of these little beauties. I figured a quilted cottage comes a close second to a real one, don’t you think?

These straight forward larger scaled blocks are pieced using regular piecing techniques, my simple go-to SEW & FLIP METHOD and come together like a dream! As for the colors.. well, I picked out all the softer, more muted tones in the collection and removed or minimized the reds and darker blues. My hope was to create a softer, faded “squishy” feel to this quilt.

Quilt Size
55 ½” x 62 ¼”

Pieced by Lacey Poirier [@laceypoirier]
Quilted by Marion Bott

Pattern is available in DOWNLOADABLE PDF now, and will be available in PAPER very soon – just waiting on the printer!

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FABRIC REQUIREMENTS

Our sample was made using my newest collection LARKSPUR & LINEN, showing to stores now and will be available to purchase in JANUARY 2027.

Hopefully your LQS will kit it up for you next year when the fabric arrives, but if you are not able to find it locally, we will most certainly be doing that on our end!

In case you want to source your own fabric, see below for our fabric requirements.

• Cottages: (4) ⅜ yds. [light blue, gold, dusty blue, & soft grey print]
• Roofs: (2) ½ yds. taupe/grey prints. NOTE: Print #1 is used for 4 roofs + 1 house. Print #2 is used for 5 roofs.
• Windows: ¼ yd. small ivory print with red
• Chimneys/Doors: (1) ⅛ yd. allover green print, (1) ⅛ yd. gold EYELET print -and- (1) ⅛ yd. small scale red print
• Binding: ⅝ yd. small red print
• Block Background: 1 ¼ yd. IVORY EYELET -or- ivory solid
• Sashing: 1 yd. ivory w/grey print
• Posts: Leftovers used from above prints
• Border: ⅞ yd. small scale yellow print
• Backing: 3 ⅝ yds. small scale yellow print

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Happy Sewing!

-Joanna