Patchwork PROJECTS

Easy ideas to show off English paper-piecing techniques

TRIO OF FRAMES

Just add a piece of backing fabric, batting and a frame, and you can make these simple pictures - ideal for showing off your designs.

YOU WILL NEED

• Hexagon, diamond and trapezium templates (right)

• Fat quarter spot fabric

• Fat quarter floral fabric

• Matching thread

• Hand-sewing needle

• Scrap paper

• White backing fabric

• Batting

• Small white/cream button

• 23x23cm frames

1 Enlarge the templates by 200% and use these to trace out the templates on to scrap paper. Cut out seven diamond and 12 trapezium shapes from the paper. Pin the paper pieces on to your fabrics in the following configurations: hexagons, six spot, one floral; diamonds, seven spot; trapezium, six spot, six floral. Cut out each piece with a 1/4in seam allowance. Cut three squares of white backing fabric and batting to fit your frame.

2 Finger-press the fabric allowances over the edge of the paper. Tack down with a needle and contrasting thread. Repeat for all hexagons, diamond and trapezium shapes.