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- Select the Quilt worktable.
- Select New Quilt>Custom Set.
- Decide on the size of quilt you would like and change the dimensions on the Layout tab..
- On Layer 2, select Block>Set Block.
- Locate the final posie motif and drag it on the quilt worktable.
- Resize if necessary and make any final adjustments to coloring.
- Add to Sketchbook to save.
- Use a different fabric collection.
- Change the number of repeats for the posies.
- Change up the motifs used with wreathmaker. This could easily be adapted for a different holiday or season of the year.
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This is the finished quilt from the EQ8 design above. I was trying to see how far I could push Angelina fibers and other embellishments. The quilt was first made in cotton. The sky, water and frog are covered in Angelina which changed the colors. The "trees" and "riverbed marsh" is covered in natural wool with Angelina felted in. I dyed the green wool. The shorelines are glass bead chips. The tree branch overhanging the bridge is made from dyed cheese cloth, decorated with hot fix crystals and beads. The sun is a rhinestone patch with silver metallic ribbons radiating out for rays. The bridge is stitched in holographic threads and trimmed in copper metal ribbon. Pins of bugs and a turtle are attached. I bowed out and stuffed the lower center of the river to simulate a mouth of a river flowing into the sea. This was great fun to design and make!
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Happy Easter!
Super simple.
Foundation Pieced Applique Easter Eggs Tutorial
When I was working on the Easter Egg Hunt post, I found all these decorative eggs in the EQ8 Library. They are all under 05-Contemporary Applique>Holiday -Easter. While I loved the blocks, I wanted something simpler to work with.
So I deleted all the elements other than the Easter egg shape. Then rotated the shape, to have three different Easter eggs. |
I then created my quilt layout. I kept it simple.
Put the egg blocks in the quilt. Colored the quilt using the fabrics from last weeks video (a combination of default fabrics and those in Themes>Dots) in the EQ8 Fabric Library. |
Super simple - but I promised you foundation pieced eggs. I decided to go with a strip set concept.
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Locate the initial quilt (with the eggs) and edit.
Replace the fabric with the foundation fabric. Hint: It will be the last fabric on the palette. Use the Advanced Rotation option and Fussy Cut to finalize placement of the fabrics. Add to sketchbook. |
To print your foundation, print your block at 9 X 9.
Make sure to select Showing Fabrics. If you have a grey-scale option on your printer, select that. The lines between the fabric pieces will be your sewing lines for your eggs. You can also use this to cut out your final egg shape. Note that these will print without seam allowances. |
I think it gives the blocks and quilt a more elegant look.
Do you have a quilt that got you interested in quilt making?
Here is mine. My grandmother made an Irish Chain quilt for me (probably in the late 60s or early 70s). I loved the quilt and when it began to wear out I wanted another one for my bed. This was a very traditional Irish chain -- which I now think is a bit boring. Our tastes change over the years -- and that can definitely be a good thing. |
In the video I explore what that would look like with columns and rows that are different sizes.
And then add a touch of applique (from the EQ library) for the center.
If you use Symmetry you can also quickly rotate the blocks for a more random placement of those applique motifs.
I've set up a post in the Learning EQ Facebook group where you can share your ideas.
Note that Tech Know Quilter's classes are all virtual and can be completed at your convenience from the comfort of your own home.
Plus be inspired by the most recent designs from Tech Know Quilter members.
Flutterby Blocks and Quilt
For this project, I am using the Rooville fabric collection designed by Kimberly Einmo for Benartex. This was a free download from Electric Quilt for November 2023.
I designed the block to be conducive to adding cheater corners on rectangle blocks -- which may be your preferred construction method for adding those triangles.
However the beauty of EQ is that this would be super easy to modify if that is not your favorite construction technique. Add four short lines -- delete two others and now you can used half square triangle units instead of cheater corners for your blocks. Which construction method do you prefer? |
Set the number of blocks at 4 by 4 with a size of 6" for each block. Of course it would be easy to add more blocks or change the size of the blocks if you would like bigger Flutterbys.
Under sashing, select a size of 3". This was the size of the original Flutterby block. Also select the option to include sashed borders.
To create a more random look for the blocks:
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When I am in design mode, I frequently create more than one variation on a quilt. As I make changes, I always come up with other ideas that I want to experiment with.
For this quilt, I decided to try a block in the sashing area. I made it an easy to piece block with only rectangle pieces. |
To personalize the project, swap out the Flutterby block with your own 3" block and use the same concepts to create a new quilt.
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