This is a Christmas tree ornament. For lack of more original names, I used the names from “Little Women” — the sisters Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy, their mother Marmee and everyone’s best boyfriend Laurie.
A 10.5″ block in EQ prints out to 2.25″. Change the names and font, if desired, and set at a minus 45° angle in the space for the autograph.
To print: On Layer 2, with the Select tool, hold down the shift key and click on every shape — the 6 blocks and the 6 assembly tabs. Go to Print / Quilt / Page layout: landscape. Preview and then print on cardstock.
To assemble: Score every fold line (between blocks and also between the blocks and tabs). Cut out and fold into a darling little cube. Use a glue stick or double-sided tape to secure the tabs to the wrong side of the cardstock. You won’t lose points if you mutter a curse or two in this last step. Affix a ribbon loop at one corner and hang from the Christmas tree.
Can’t you just imagine the March sisters making these for their tree? That’s without EQ, computers, ink jet printers .
Sunnyside, Washington
09-26-2012
4:29 pm
This is so clever! How about just printing the block outlines, then fusing on fabric pieces to create the blocks……a great way to use up your quilting scraps. Maybe even put some batting scraps on the inside before you seal it up to strengthen it and help it survive storage until the next Christmas. Thanks, Daphne, for a great idea