True confessions! I can't draw. At all! Never give me a blank sheet of paper and tell me to draw anything.
As a result, I put off trying to draw applique in Electric Quilt for a long time. However -- it really wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. And I found that EQ gave me all these neat predefined shapes, so I didn't have to be a great drawer. If you are drawing challenged, this video tutorial is for you. You will be amazed at how easy it is to create a bunny to welcome spring.
Would you like to create this quilt to celebrate spring?
The fabrics from this quilt were from the February 2021 Fabric of the Month Free Download on the Do You EQ website. The collection was Rose Whispers by Eleanor Burns for Benartex.
Here is my bunny from the video (created as an applique motif).
Here is the quilt.
EQ8 Drawing Blocks
Would you like to learn the fundamentals of block drawing. Each chapter focuses on one of the EQ8 drawing styles. Learn how to draw the blocks below, plus many more!
Chapter 1 Drawing Pieced Blocks in EasyDraw
Learn how to set up the Precision Bar for drawing success, determine the best size to draw a block by examining the block’s grid, trace a photograph to create a foundation-friendly block, and more!
Chapter 2 Drawing Pieced Blocks in PolyDraw
Learn the difference between the EasyDraw and PolyDraw drawing styles, use the Clone and Rotate method for faster drawing, draw a block on each of the special grids, and more!
Chapter 3 Drawing Applique Designs
Learn to use the Draw and Shapes tools to create unique applique patches, use WreathMaker to make beautiful designs, modify a block from the library to make it your own, trace an antique quilt block, and more!
You may purchase directly from me (with the option of a signed copy) or from Electric Quilt.
I only ship within the US.
Barbara
4/3/2021 09:18:09 am
That is neat. Thanks so much. Those are things I have never tried, so looking forward to trying this.
CAMILLE M LECHLITER
4/3/2021 11:12:45 am
The book above is great! Where do we post photos of our table runner?
Kari Schell
4/3/2021 11:49:06 am
Great suggestion. I just set up a post on the Learning EQ Facebook group. You can find it here. https://www.facebook.com/groups/LearningElectricQuilt/permalink/4241528369192016/
Elizabeth
4/3/2021 12:17:01 pm
dunno what happened to the audio, kept going in and out, sometimes even garbled! might be my system? Comments are closed.
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