Today I’m sewing along with the Fat Quarter Shop for the Lady of the Lake Blog Tour. As soon as I saw this sweet pattern, I knew I had to try my hand at this quilt block. Half square triangles are totally my jam, and this pattern gave me an excuse to use the eight-at-a-time method that is just so fast and fun!
I was also looking for the right project to use my little stash of Arbor Blossom fabric, and this seemed like a match made in heaven. This line is so charming with the little florals and saturated colors—I’m in love. I started without a plan, but before I knew it, I had four blocks completed and tried every possible arrangement of them until I settled on this straightforward layout for a new table topper.
The blocks come together quickly, and leave you with some extras that I would have used on a pieced back if I had done a full-size quilt. I think pieced backs give quilts so much more charm and character.
I quilted this simple mini with my new favorite quilting motif—the echo plume, or paisley design that I learned during my recent machine quilting blog hop. This is a design that I really wanted to master–it’s amazing the progress you can make with daily practice!
I will enjoy this little table topper during the last few weeks of summer, and then tuck it away to bring out again in the spring. All-in-all this is a super fun block to make and I highly recommend you check out the full Lady of the Lake quilt pattern and kit with Bonnie and Camille’s new line!
Don’t forget to check out the other bloggers’ versions of this fun quilt over at the Fat Quarter Shop blog, the Jolly Jabber.