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For summer, the quilt garden will use dusty miller, baby's breath and the polka-dot plant with cosmos accents. One square measures 8-by-8 feet, so the 24 squares altogether cover 1,536 square feet.

Each block will be 12 x 12 inches finished, but I'd recommend using a 14 x 14 block to give yourself room on positioning. After you've done the appliqué, you can cut it down to 12.5 x 12.5 inches ...