Another new heart block and quilt. This one was inspired by an email I received from Fran H. (a talented Tech Know Quilters member) on a Swedish Heart Christmas ornament.
In this weeks video tutorial, I will share how to draft an interwoven heart using the Applique toolkit in Electric Quilt 8 and a new quilt featuring this block.
Woven Unit IdeasAny EasyDraw block that can be drawn with horizontal and vertical lines than can be drawn from one edge of the block to the other, is perfect for incorporating in a Swedish Heart Basket block. Here are a few examples I came up with. Drafting the Swedish Heart Basket Block
Set up a block size double the size of the segment of your block that is comprise of squares and rectangles.
For my four by four grid, I set up an eight inch block and placed the four by four grid in the upper left corner. Set the snaps horizontal and vertical at 8 x 8. Under Snapping Options, turn on Snap to Grid and Snap Whole Patch to Grid Point. Under Shapes find the square and drag a 1" square on the worktable. Clone and reposition for 16 squares in the upper left corner.
Drafting the Alternate Blocks
Create pieced blocks comprised of half square triangle units and rectangles for sashing and cornerstone units.
As a bonus, these same blocks will be used in the border (at the exact same sizes as in the sashing and cornerstones. Swedish Basket Heart Quilt LayoutQuilt Borders
Putting Together the Quilt Design
Watch the video for more information on how to draft the blocks and quilt using Electric Quilt 8.
Here is the final quilt from the video.
Think through how you could personalize the design. A few ideas:
Share your quilt in the Learning EQ Facebook group. I would love to see your design.
Fran
2/4/2024 04:09:07 pm
Thanks Kari. Very cool. Just in time for Valentines Day. Comments are closed.
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