Quilting Designs for Secondary Blocks

During last weeks blog post, I shared how to draft an amazing Geometric Garden quilt using Electric Quilt 8. 

It is one of those blocks that is fun to draft and also has a lot of potential when used in a quilt. 

​If you missed the tutorial, you can still catch it here.

Geometric Garden Quilt drafted in EQ8

What Others Chose to Do with the Geometric Garden Quilt

I suggested viewers post pictures of their Geometric Garden quilts.  Check out those that were shared on Facebook.

Elizabeth B.

Elizabeth B. - A smaller placemat.

Pat H.

Tanya S. Fabrics were Strawberry Lemonade - a collection by Sherri & Chelsi for Moda that is coming out in September.

Dianna C.

Janis T. (Option 1)

Janis T. (Option 2)

Helen H. (Option 1)

Helen H. Using inspiration for a TKQ class, she decided to put fish in the corners.

Kristy S.

Quiltvreugde (from Sweden)

I hope you enjoyed seeing their variations as much as I did.  Quilters are so creative.

Quilting Motifs for the Geometric Garden Quilt

The blank blocks in the Geometric Garden quilt, really called for me to add something more.  After a bit of personal debate, I decided on a quilting design.  The one I came up with started with a circle and added cross-hatching inside the circle.

If quilting designs intimidate you, this is definitely a great way to get started.  I promise -- it is easier than it looks.

Here are the quilting motifs along with the final Geometric Garden Quilt.

Full Circle Design

Half Circle Design

Quarter Circle Design

Geometric Garden with Circle Cross-Hatch Quilting

I look forward to seeing what you decided to do with the alternating blocks.  Please feel free to post pictures in the Learning EQ Facebook group.

Learning EQ Facebook Post for Quilting Designs for the Geometric Garden Quilt

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​Happy quilting.

​Kari

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