“May your Days be Beautiful like the Blooms of May."

Difficulty: Intermediate

Reverse appliqué pattern – instructions for hand or machine and machine piecing

(22” x 22")

The 1st design in our Victorian doorknob series, all based on a 16” block. Mix and match. Look for the 2nd design January 2021 & the 3rd design September 2021. Collect all three designs in the series.

May Day Baskets! Making merry dancing around the Maypole! These happy celebrations are evoked with the May Day block (16” x 16”) created by hand or machine reverse applique. We’ve added some small borders to expand it into a small 22” x 22” quilt perfect for the center of your table or turn it into a pillow for your sofa to bring the newness of spring indoors. Its fun and fast to reverse applique using Eye of the Beholder’s easier Trace, Baste, Snip & Stitch method for hand, or Trace, Snip, Iron & Stitch method for machine.  Pattern comes with step-by-step, directions for all creation methods, and full-size, durable pattern pieces.  No need to enlarge the pattern or re-position fabric as you trace.  Check out our Technique Tutorials and blogs for more help.

Be sure to check out or blog for other design lay outs using this 16” block, like table runners, and quilts.

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What is a Pattern PDF and how do I print it?

A Pattern PDF is a digital file of the complete pattern instructions and full-size pattern pieces.  You will also be emailed Welcome Notes.

After purchase, a link to the Pattern PDF will be sent to you automatically – click the link to get your pattern.  This link expires after 24 hours, but we can re-send it to you if you have any trouble. Just email us at admin@eobquiltdesign.com

• For all printing, at home or at your local copy shop: Be sure to print all pattern pieces at “ACTUAL SIZE” or “FULL SIZE”. DO NOT print to fit.

• All pattern booklets are 8.5” x 11” and can be printed on an in-home printer.

• The full-size pattern pieces will need to be put on a USB stick and taken to a copy shop that can print in large format.

• This will be an additional expense for you. However, a Pattern PDF is priced at 25% off the print pattern price because of this additional expense to you.

• Please check in your area that you have a copy shop that can print the pattern for you before purchasing.

• This Pattern prints on paper that is:   24" x 17"

  If this seems complicated…

  All of our patterns are available as Print Patterns as well. Click here to - Return to shop page.  Add your selection to your shopping cart and we will mail you an already printed pattern.

  Designs in our Victorian doorknob series:

  May Day

  Honey Rose - PDF, to release January 2021

  The Crowns - PDF , to release Septmeber 2021.