These framed panels say it all

In last week’s blog post I shared a fun way to use your favorite fabric left-overs to create modern-looking scrappy placemats. The result? A beautiful way to make your table and home even more welcoming, warm and creatively unique. This week I’m excited to introduce the first of the print panels in the Mochi Linen fabric series. Each panel is 24 inches in width and contains a couple of different prints on it.

As you can see below, we cut out the snowflakes print and framed it with hourglass blocks. We used a mixture of the white and birch prints from the CHILL fabric collection and the hourglass border is quilted with simple straight lines that anyone can do on their home sewing machines. This is a nice project to do to prepare for the winter months and with its natural and neutral colors it will fit beautifully on any table or space in your home.

You can purchase the pattern to make this table runner through the link on the right. 

And please enjoy this video tutorial for this project!

This table runner was sewn by Gaby Beck, see her on Instagram @gabi.eulner

And now on to this week’s Block for our year-long sew-along… Ready?

FREE QUILT ALONG BLOCKHEADS 2020
BLOCK #30
LOVE AT HOME

Here we go with another fun and free block pattern for Moda Blockheads 2020! If you’re new to all of this, each week we share a free block pattern from a Moda designer – for an entire year! You can visit our wonderful Facebook community to see all the blocks that have been shared so far, as well as everyone’s creative interpretations and the unique sampler quilts that are coming together. Whether you’re just jumping in or you’ve been sewing along, be sure to share your blocks and projects with us – it’s a big part of the fun! You can also share them on Instagram using the hashtags #modablockheads and #modablockheads3.

And if you are just joining in, you can check out this post to find out what fabrics you’ll need to get started creating your own sampler quilt. You can also go back through the last few months here on the Zen Chic blog to catch up on the blocks that have been shared, or even check out Blockheads 2, our last round of Moda Blockheads.

This week brings us a block from Sherri McConnell, a modern Moda designer. Sherri creates all kinds of very cute floral designs, so do be sure to check out her blog post with this free block pattern. Have fun with this sweet block, and be sure to share your finished creation with us!

Don't miss the other blockheads involved in this project:

Betsy Chutchian
Corey Yoder of Coriander Quilt
Janet Clare
Jan Patek
Jen Kingwell
Joanna Figueroa of Fig Tree
Jo Morton
Laurie Simpson
Lisa Bongean of Primitive Gatherings
Lissa Alexander of Moda
Lynne Hagmeier of Kansas Troubles
Me & My Sister Designs
Robin Pickens
Sherri McConnell of A Quilting Life
Stacy Iest Hsu
Vanessa Goertzen of Lella Boutique
Carrie Nelson

Stay tuned… Each week I’ll reveal more of my layout with the next block!

How would you display this table runner project in your home? Share with us in the comments below!