More EQ Doodling

It can be fun to play with with blocks by adding a few lines in EQ – no one says you actually have to make them but if you do want to make this block you can download the templates for 6 inch and 9 inch blocks here. As we have looked at the Big and Little Trees block earlier I have been playing with this one – just one result today but you can play along by drawing lines on the block to colour included in the download earlier in the month.

This is just a simple alteration as I have just drawn a couple of diagonal lines across the big tree and straight ones across the little tree. I could have done it the other way about or done both the same but I thought I would leave those to your imagination or let you try it on paper.

You can use both the blocks in a quilt or in a table runner – it can be effective to flip a block or two as well.

I have a new computer and thus a new download of EQ and haven’t yet played with the settings – the black ‘seam’ lines look quite heavy in this mock-up and have made the block look like stained glass, so there’s another idea for you!

Tile Tuesday

Once more we link through to our sister site and another Tile Tuesday. This time is a rather lovely (if overgrown) path in Eastbourne.

We’ve turned this into a runner pattern which is available from our Payhip shop – although we have simplified the border design otherwise it overwhelmed the centre. Hopefully a full-size quilt pattern including the original border will be available soon (Chris is working on it!)

Free Pattern Friday

Given what’s going on these days we decided to keep us all busy during our enforced isolation with yet more ideas and things to make by offering a free pattern on Fridays for as long as it takes.

So – if you fancy ‘doing a runner’ we have a pattern today. You can make this by hand (EPP or otherwise) or by machine.

What you will get in your download is a worksheet from a Chris & Barbara workshop back in 2013 but we think that you have all the information (and templates) in there that you need.

For those doing it by machine here’s a quick slideshow of step by step photos –

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And here’s a couple of blocks others have made – one from Barbara and one from Karen.

And then there are other ways to put these blocks together –

Have fun with this. Keep sewing . . .keep safe . . .

Christmas runner

This Christmas runner is really quick and easy. We’ve made it at workshops at The Corner Patch for a few years now and each time our beginner quilters have completed the top in the day. You can find the pattern on the Craftsy page here, but in the meantime here’s some photos of the results from this year’s students (not all of them wanted to do ‘Christmas’) –

We love the richness of the gold in this one.

Not so Christmas are the following two –

and back to Christmas again –

and finally the one made as this year’s shop sample

We just love the way this runner looks good no matter what fabrics you use, or where you place the emphasis.

Quick and Easy Christmas Runner

This pattern really is easy – and quick. It was taught as part of a Beginners Patchwork class at The Corner Patch last Christmas and there has been much demand for a repeat class and/or the pattern. So (‘by popular demand’) it is now available on the Christmas Patterns page of the website.

Here are a few snapshots of some of the ‘finishes’ by the end of the workshop. They are bit blurry as it was hard to get anyone to stay still long enough to take a photo.

No pressure then – if this is what complete beginners can achieve in a 10 – 4 workshop, you have plenty of time to make several. The pattern also includes instructions for matching table mats.