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Last week I shared how I took Louisiana (a historic quilt block) and created my own variation using Custom Set within EQ8.  If you missed the tutorial, you can still catch the video here.

Louisiana Block Playtime

Louisiana Block from BlockBase+

Louisiana Variation Created by Kari Schell

This week I will share how to create a full quilt (complete with coordination borders) for the Louisiana variation block.

After setting the variation in the quilt, I decided it needed something more.  So I went back to EasyDraw and modified the block to add a flying geese unit in one of the corners.  I thinking putting it in all the corners would have been too much.  But that is a personal design decision.

After adding the corner, I rotated three of the blocks -- which created another pinwheel where the blocks come together.

I knew I wanted to carry the flying geese unit into the border -- but I didn't want those flying geese units around the entire quilt center as I thought it was a bit heavy for the center of the quilt.

So I decided to put four of them on each side of the corners.  And I added one of those rectangle plus flying geese units to the corners as well.

Flying Geese for Borders

Border Corners

In the video I also share how to deal with all those pesky unused block spaces in the pieced borders.

Here is the final quilt from the video.

Louisiana Quilt in Morris Garden fabrics (from video)

I also thought I would try this quilt with a different fabric collection.  This one is using the Flourish fabric collection from QT Fabrics.

Louisiana Quilt in Flourish Fabrics

I look forward to seeing what fabric collection you decide to work with.

Feel free to share pictures in the Learning EQ Facebook group.

Learning EQ Facebook Post for Louisiana Quilt

Tech Know Quilters Masters Challenge - Louisiana Block 

Each month, I provide a challenge to Tech Know Quilter Masters members.  In August the challenge was to design a quilt using the Louisiana block.  Look at how different every quilt submitted in the challenge is.  It is so amazing to see the creativity when there is no set pattern to follow.  

Looks closely at each quilt and find the Louisiana block. Some are harder than others to figure out.  Bonus points if you can identify the layout used by each designer.

Roxanna Khoury (3 color quilt)

Fran Heisey

Michelle Tuller

Michelle Tuller Second design- I added more to the block instead of adding another block to the design.

Lee Wiencki Designed the block and then custom set to make the block a quilt. Added stencils for quilting.

Mary Groesbeck Being a native Louisianian, I have played with this block before. Since today probably doesn't follow the rules, this one is not my "official" challenge design (the blocks overlap and I had to add additional block pieces to get them to encroach on the border. I used this month's EQ fabric collection (which I LOVE). This one was quite a challenge and turned out a lot more tedious than I thought it would. But I'm really happy with the result. It's 68", so a nice large throw. I have an idea for my official one that I hope to get to next week.

Curryanne Hostetler Here is the challenge...I got started and just had to finish

Rhonda Goss This struck me as a patriotic block.

Katherine Martin

Linda Carlson I used the Louisiana block 6 times in 2 different sizes. Louisiana, MO is only about 1 1/2 hours from me.

Krisy Goodin Soard Louisiana block challenge was fun and I drew on my "surprising corners" class lessons and applied them here.

Kristy Goodin Soard My second Louisiana block challenge quilt is set on point and I tried a few change ups to the borders. I liked how they turn the corners.

Nanne Panne here is mine, have used serendipity, clip and flip and shrink and flip

Joy Hegglund

Mary Groesbeck - A one block quilt.

Joyce Drenth

Lynne Maramieri I enjoyed the Louisiana Block Challenge. My first decision was to use two blocks, then I played with lots of different colours and borders but like this version best. The optical illusion created was a complete surprise!

Loronda Schuler

Zdenka Nemethova I enjoyed this challenge and used Irregular Grid for quilt layout.

Edith Craig I used the Louisiana Block and then added an additional block by using the techniques from the Block Buster series.

Karen Humphrey I liked the basket weave in the sashing and the flowing pinwheel effect of the block colouring.

Ann Horsley

Renae Butler For this challenge I decided to use a quilt layout I hadn't played with before.

Debbi Treusch Kept it simple and just played with default blocks.

Julie Pedersen Here is my Louisiana Block quilt. I played with custom set and overlapped blocks to see what it would look like.

Julie Pedersen I decided to make it more subtle and less busy with this one.

Helen Hicks Here’s my rendition of the Louisiana Block used custom Quilt layout finished 32 x 37 wall quilt. I used the Double Pinwheel whirls as my base block to build off of as I could not locate BB+ Louisiana block inside EQ8, outside I could but after the fact…. anywho this was a fun experience and I learned so many things from past lessons and I hope I did the challenge justice □□

Pat Harkins

If you have completed twelve or more months of Tech Know Quilters, you are eligible to join Tech Know Quilters Masters.  If this interests you, send me a note and I will provide you more information on the program.

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Happy quilting.

​Kari

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