"Round the Garden" is one of Wendy Williams' best-known quilt designs. Featuring a circle of houses and along with flowers, bunnies, birds and more, it is truly a delight. Here are TWO award-winning versions of the quilt — one done in cotton and the other in wool — showing what can be achieved with this incredible design.
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Round the Garden, made and quilted by Elizabeth Phinder.
Winner of a 2nd Place ribbon in the Applique - Solo category, Elizabeth Phinder says: "When I saw [this design] at Road2CA in 2020, it was appliqued in cotton with a finished edge, not wool applique like the one in the pattern. I said 'Well, if she can, then so can I.'
Elizabeth says that she started the project in July, 2020 and finished in May, 2024. "It was such a joy to make. There are over 10,500 colonial knots." The piece was finished by hand guided quilting on a stationary machine.
Round The Garden by Lorie Kirkby, quilted by Sharon Blackmore.
Winner of a 2nd Place ribbon in the Applique - Duet category, Lorie Kirkby says: "I liked this pattern immediately, not realizing just how much work was involved. Since the quilt is all one piece, the wool appliques are sewn from the center outward. When I reached the circle of flowers I got very bored with it, and it spent about 4 years in the closet. [I'm] so glad I finally finished!"
Check out the tiny boats, fishes, reeds, and dock in this section of the quilt:
Image credits: Photos were taken by Quilt Inspiration at the 2026 Quilt Arizona show.
