Sashing and Block Combo Design

Last week I mentioned that I was away at a quilt retreat.  It was so fun catching up with some quilting friends and even getting a bit of quilting done.  Of course not nearly as much as I was planning on.  But I did get the binding on two quilts and borders pieced and added on a third quilt.  I thought those borders would take me 1/2 day -- boy was I wrong.  But I do like how the quilt turned out.

Block Busters Pieced Quilt by Kari Schell

Block Busters EQ8 Version by Kari Schell

Close Up of Corner (with correction of coloring using PhotoShop)

This was a project I had included for my TKQ Masters group a few months ago.  In Block Busters we took pieces of one block and played with different arrangements and incorporated them in other blocks.   We even played with overlapping blocks for new designs.

The color of the actual quilt is a bit off as I decided to photograph it at 9:30 at night in my family room.  Not ideal for getting the colors correct.

For those who have completed at least 12 months of Tech Know Quilters, let me know if you are interested in the Tech Know Quilter Masters program.  We have so much fun exploring the design part of working with EQ.  I would love to send you more information on the program.

Sashing and Block Combo Design Using EQ8

The Electric Quilt tutorial today has a bit of a surprise in it.  The quilt looks like a custom set quilt.  But it was done with a horizontal layout.

In the video tutorial, I cover, drafting the blocks, working with the Ellipse applique tool and rotating fabric.

The "sashing" can be pieced with 1-1/2" strips, making this a fun stash buster idea.

The fabric used in the quilt was a combination of default fabrics and Waters Edge.  Waters Edge was designed by Brett Lewis for Northcott.  It is a free download from Electric Quilt.  

Waters Edge Fabric Collection Download from Do You EQ?

Enjoy the video.

Here are the blocks and quilt from the video.  Each of the blocks have a 9" x 9" finished size.

Sashing and Block - Block 1

Sashing and Block - Block 2

Sashing and Block Combo Quilt

I would love to see what you decide to do with the combo block.  Feel free to post in the Learning EQ Facebook group.

Learning EQ Facebook Group Sashing and Block Combo Design Post

Spoiler alert -- I am playing with a different idea for the applique circles.  I hope to be able to share that with you next week.

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Happy quilting.

​Kari

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