The Pattern
The Eomer Quilt pattern combines machine piecing and English Paper Piecing (EPP).
The Eowyn Quilt is all about the hexies. The fussy cutting opportunities are endless.
Development
The Eomer Quilt pattern is my fourth quilt pattern that combines English paper piecing (EPP) applique and machine sewing. This makes for a much faster finish that traditional EPP patterns.
When I was originally sketching out this quilt pattern I had it narrowed down to two versions. I realized that both versions were different and I loved them both enough to make them into two different patterns so the Eowyn and Eomer Quilt patterns were brought into existence.
My two favorite types of quilts are quilts that use scraps or fat quarters (FQs). The Eomer uses scraps (and other precuts) and the Eowyn uses fat quarters. Between the two patterns pretty much all the precuts in existence are accounted for.
The Eomer Quilt pattern has fabric requirements than use practically any precut – scraps, jelly rolls, charm packs, layer cakes, fat eights (F8s), or fat quarters (FQs). It is made for scrap or stash busting.
Eomer Quilt
If the Eomer Quilt reminds you of a classic EPP quilt design, that is intentional. I designed it so that when it is sewn together the background fabric perfectly equals hexagons between the EPP blocks. You can see what I am talking about in the image below.
Literally an all EPP look without having to hand sew the connector pieces – which is totally the worst part. Oh how I love it when an idea and math comes together.
The Name
The Eomer Quilt pattern is named after Eomer from Lord of the Rings. Eomer leads the cavalry for the Kingdom of Rohan.
The sister quilt pattern to the Eomer Quilt is the Eowyn Quilt.
Eowyn is Eomer’s sister in Lord of the Rings. Get it? Sister patterns. I think it is hilarious.
Fabric Requirements & Size
The quilt pattern has two sizes:
- Baby Quilt (41″ x 47″)
- Throw Quilt (62″ x 71″)
The quilt pattern is written for all the precut options.
The difficulty level for this pattern is Confident Beginner. This is in reference to the difficulty for over all construction, machine piecing, and EPP.
EPP
English Paper Piecing (EPP) is a form of hand sewing. I have a series of introductory blog posts on it that can be found on my website and are linked in the Eowyn pattern. Quilts that are entirely EPP take a relatively long time to complete, so this pattern offers an opportunity to make an EPP quilt far quicker than you normally could. This pattern uses 1” hexagons for the EPP blocks, which are a classic and extremely popular size/shape. This is great because you can reuse the paper pieces for a future project (EPP papers are usually good for 2-4 projects, depending on how well you treat them). This is a perfect EPP starter pattern. I strongly urge EPP beginners to use an applique pattern to start with because you can finish the project relatively quickly, so it is not as big of a commitment.
Other Great Things Worth Mentioning
The pattern has a five page section ‘Tips for Perfect Diamond Corners’. This section has a various techniques with pictures included to help you get achieve perfect corners even if it is your first time sewing diamonds.
The pattern also includes:
- Cutting instructions for using scraps
- Recommended quilting ruler dimensions and size
- Detailed diamond cutting instructions if you don’t use a ruler
- EPP construction diagrams
- Link to EPP applique resources made by me
- Coloring pages
Final Message
I hope you feel that this pattern inspires you to work some EPP magic and work your stash off!
The pattern releases July 29th 2022 and will be available for PDF download on my Etsy shop.
You can also buy a pattern bundle of the Eowyn and Eomer Quilt patterns.
