A special welcome to the visitors from Seams Like a Dream. I hope you enjoy my Electric Quilt tutorial along with the wonderful braid quilts you may create.
I have a passion for sharing my love of quilt design with you and offer both online and in person classes along with private coaching to assist you in designing your dream quilts.
My friend Kate Colleran of Seams Like a Dream recently shared a tutorial on her website on using this really cool braid-making tool. I wouldn't be surprised to find Kate's best selling book, Smash your Precut Stash book in your library.
After watching the video and looking at her tutorials, I decided that I wanted to be able to play with a braid block in Electric Quilt. For this block I wanted to be able to use either 1-1/2" strips (sometimes called Honey Buns) or 2-1/2" strips (sometimes called Jelly Rolls). I also wanted the design to be tessellating. What is a tessellation? It is a shape that is repeated over and over again without any gaps. This would allow be to set my blocks together in a row that looks like it was designed as a single block. See how I designed my pre-cut friendly braid blocks in this week's Electric Quilt video tutorial. Then hop over to Kate's blog and see how her ruler works. She also has a special sale for the next week on her ruler. So take advantage of it, while you are there. Block and Setting Ideas
I just couldn't stop playing with this block. Here are a few of the braids I designed, plus the proposed setting.
For those that own either EQ7 or EQ Stitch, I would like to offer a download of all my braid projects. For the next two weeks the download is free. Just click here. (At the end of two weeks the cost is $9.99.) Horizontal 4 x 5 Layout
Braid designed with 5 x 5 braid. Block (sized at 7" x 7") made with 1-1/2 inch strips.
Vertical Strip Quilt
Braid designed with 5 x 5 braid. Block (sized at 14" x 14") made with 2-1/2 inch strips.
Horizontal Strip Quilt
Braid designed with 4 x 20 braid. Block (sized at 11.2" x 56") made with 2-1/2 inch strips.
Horizontal Layout with Sashing
Braid designed with 6 x 6 braid. Block (sized at 8.4" x 8.4") made with 1-1/2 inch strips.
Horizontal Layout Serendipity
Braid designed with 4 x 4 braid. Blocks were sized at either 5.6" (made with 1-1/2 inch strips) or 11.2" (made with 2-1/2 inch strips). For this layout I played with the Serendipity option to find different block rotations.
Upcoming ClassesEQ Academy - Last Chance to Register
Three day in person, instructor-led workshop allowing participants to deep dive into the Electric Quilt subject of their choice. I will be teaching the drawing tools and participants will become proficient in:
I will also include layouts to complement each of the blocks! You will be amazed at how much you can learn in this concentrated setting away from life's distractions. Cost: $300 Learn more here. Introduction to Electric Quilt 7
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