Color Play - Breaking Apart a Panel using EQ8

In my upcoming free EQ8 webinar Easter Egg Hunt, I plan to color my quilt using the Color Play fabric collection from Northcott Fabrics.  This is a collection that is part of the free downloads on the Do You EQ website.  Which makes it easy to access and install.

FYI -- There will be a drawing for a collection of these fabrics at each of the live webinars.  But you must be present to win.  Registration information below.

When ordering the fabric to make my Easter Egg Hunt quilt, I saw there was an fun panel that that was not part of the free download.  The panel won't be part of the the Easter Egg Hunt quilt -- however, it still intrigued me. 

So I purchased a few copies and decided to design a couple of quilts focused on the panel.  One will be covered in this weeks blog post -- and the second one next week (hopefully).

The flower in the center is huge -- and was a bit intimidating.  So I decided to break it into four quarters for my first quilt.

WARNING  When the fabric arrived, I found that the size stated on the Northcott site was incorrect.  The width of the actual panel was over 27".  Not the 24" as stated on their website.  From tip to tip the center flower measured 22-1/4".  The individual blocks measured around 7-1/8" inches.  So it is necessary to resize the panel image in Electric Quilt before using it in blocks or a quilt.

Within EQ there are two different options for working with panels.  One is to treat them as a block and the other is to treat them as fabric.  If the image is saved as fabric, it can be used to color a block -- or even color patches within a block.  In this tutorial we will be treating the panel as fabric.

In the video, I include information on importing fabric from multiple sites, resizing the panel and creating the quilt.

Here is the quilt from the video.  For those that are wondering, I would applique the finished PolyDraw block (with the hearts) on top of the four center blocks.  Other than that block this would be super simple to piece -- a true quilt in an hour (minus the quilting of course).  

Since I purchased the panels, I have decided to give one away.  Create your own quilt that includes at least part of the panel and post in the Learning EQ Facebook group -- before Thursday March 23, 2023 at midnight.  I will randomly select from quilts posted to the designated post on Friday and let you know the winner next week.

Learning EQ Facebook Post for Color Play Panel Quilt

Easter Egg Hunt Free EQ8 Live Webinar Registration Now Open

Create a Fabulous Easter Quilt with Foundation Piecing and A Bit of Appliqué

How many times have you wanted to create a new quilt, but struggled with your own drawing skills?  That blank piece of paper (or blank computer screen) can seem super intimidating.  And often those initial efforts can cause us to give up.

But what if you could get beyond bad drawing skills?

• Design your own applique with simple shapes.
• Let the fabric (rather than the drawing) add interest to your quilt.

And create a single block that could be pieced with just one foundation section as the starting point for a set of perfectly coordinated blocks.

Let me show you how to quickly get past the challenges of drawing both applique and foundation blocks using Electric Quilt 8.  ​

When you join my free Electric Quilt 8 webinar, I will take you step by step through the entire process to create your own Easter Egg Hunt quilt.  In this live webinar, you will learn how to: 

Bonus for Attending Live

​Get a chance to win a kit that includes the fabric for the blocks and quilt drafted during the webinar.


One winner selected during each live webinar.  You must be present to win.

What are you waiting for? Join us today.

PLUS all participants will also receive a guidebook that you will be able to use as a reference both during and after the video.  This will provide you with all the steps (complete with illustrations) to ensure that you can draft the blocks and quilt from the webinar.
 
I am super excited to see your future Easter quilt (either the Electric Quilt version or the real quilt).

​Join us now. ​

Free Webinar Registration Information

Choose the time that works the best below and register for this amazing fun webinar.  You won't be disappointed.

​For all those that attend live, I will be offering a special bonus offer as well.  Make sure to join me.  I can't wait to see you there.

A replay will be available for 48 hours if you cannot attend live.​

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Happy quilting.

​Kari

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