Lantern Table Topper

Lantern Blocks

Lantern blocks are simple to make but look quite pretty. Time was running out to make more table toppers to take along as gifts so I decided to make something that I was familiar with, the lantern blocks.
I first saw this pattern a year or so ago  in the Quilter's World Magazine July 2015. The quilt pattern was called Beach Calypso on page 52.  It uses  2 1/2 inch fabric strips cut to 8 1/2 inch length, and 2 1/2 inch squares at the corners.

The blocks are 8" by 8" inches finished. Instead of making a quilt out of them, I made them into a simple table topper last summer for my friend B's birthday.

B's birthday table topper- July 2015

That table topper was made up of eight 8 inch blocks plus borders, but in Germany most of my relatives have smaller tables so I decided to make them from six blocks each.

These easy blocks just zipped along so I ended up making 3 of these, 2 fro give away and one to keep for myself. I finished the last one the day before we left on vacation.

The inner border was made from a 1 1/2 inch strip of fabric and the outer border was 2 1/2 inches wide. 

The completed table toppers are 22" By 30" inches in size.

The recipients were quite pleased to get them, I'm happy to say.

Happy quilting! :D