There is nothing more British than a Summer Fete. Come rain or shine we love to go along to Pin the Tail on the Donkey, have a rummage through the Brick a Brac Stall and of course take a look at the competition tent and see the flowers, vegetables, homemade jams and, of course my favourite, the cakes!

When you print out your motifs make sure your printer is set to print same size and not ‘fit to media’ as this will distort the final size of the block. Now we have finalised our quilt layout the blocks will be 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 ins, cut them 10 ins square to protect the edges. Sharpen your iron-on transfer pencil and draw over the design, place it design side down to the calico and iron. Iron some interfacing to the back and stitch away. Alternatively use a light box or tape your design to a window and trace with a fine pencil onto the fabric, if you use this technique use the non reversed version of the pattern.