Tuesday Treats: Still time to add a special handmade treat for Easter

I decided that there was no need to re-invent the wheel block when there are so many clever ideas floating around on the internet, starting with a couple of decorator ideas from our previous blogs:

Ladybirdee suggested using beautiful fabric to make appliqued egg shapes  to create a feature panel for a bag or table mat.

Judysew4th used paper piecing to make a basket feature to add to a guest towel.

Quick and Easy Guest Towel

Both the above ideas were stitched with Cotton Mako’ 50, the finest of the threads in the Cotton Mako’ range. This is the best thread to use to achieve hidden applique stitches or a flat finish for foundation or paper piecing.

More Resources for Quick Easter Decorations:

• Fill a collection of  cute little baskets with Easter eggs using this pattern from Janome
• Amy Friend has used thermoweb to customise a shoulder bag with a Bunny pocket (with 3 dimensional ears).
• Use up some orange & green fabric scraps to make a basket full of carrots for the Easter bunny. See the simple instructions below from MissouriQuiltCo.com

Please travel safely over the Easter weekend.