Brings May Flowers

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Brings May Flowers EQ8 Tutorial

I've been sharing a fun EQ project - April Showers Brings May flowers.  This week we will finish up the quilt.  

Over the last two weeks, I shared drafting umbrella blocks along with raindrop blocks (for the April Showers) part of the design.

In this tutorial, I have a bonus project focused just on the May Flowers block option. 

Tutorial for Umbrella Block and Quilt

Tutorial for Raindrop Block and Quilt

April Showers Brings May Flowers Quilt from Week 2

May Flowers EQ8 Tutorial

In the April Showers brings May flowers quilt, we will add a May Flowers block to the quilt.   You will notice that there is some similarity to the raindrop block.  

In the tutorial, I talk about a second option for creating the "tilt" option for the flower. 

During the last video I shared how to create the block using the Tilt option in Serendipity. 

​In this tutorial, I share how to use the Merge Block option in Serendipity.

I am curious which you prefer.

May Flower Block 1

May Flower On Point Square

May Flower Merged Block

Add three additional borders to the quilt from week 2. 

​Add the remaining blocks to the quilt and borders and color the quilt.

Added Borders for April Showers Brings May Flowers Quilt

April Showers Brings May Flowers Final Quilt Design in EQ8

Tina Dillard's April Showers Quilt

May Flowers Alternate Quilt

In the video, I also shared a quilt with just the May Flower blocks.

This used the quilt style - Horizontal Strip.  With the Horizontal Strip style, you can pick a different style for each strip.  

​And then add borders of your choosing.

Horizontal Strip Set Layout

May Flowers Final Quilt

Learn how to create both quilts in the EQ8 Video tutorial.

I look forward to seeing what you chose to do with the May Flowers quilts.  Feel free to share your designs in the Learning EQ Facebook group.

Learning EQ Facebook Group Post for May Flowers Blocks and Quilt

Happy quilting.

​Kari

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