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When Valentine’s Day is on the horizon, I almost can’t help myself — hearts start showing up in my quilt designs. This year was no exception.
Instead of aiming for perfect symmetry, I turned Snap to Grid off in EQ8 and let myself play. The result? A set of delightfully wonky heart blocks, paired with a wonky flying geese block for sashing. Loose, imperfect, and full of personality. Drafting the Wonky Blocks
In the video, I walk through drafting several variations of the wonky hearts and flying geese. Here’s a look at the blocks created during that process:
First Quilt Layout… and a Reality Check
On the Quilt Worktable, I set up a horizontal layout using 12″ blocks with 4″ sashing and dropped in my wonky blocks.
And honestly? It looked like a bit of a mess. There was just a little too much wonkiness happening all at once. Calming the Design with a Frame
To bring some visual balance to the quilt, I drafted a 12″ frame block with 1″ long strips around the outer edges and colored it with a contrasting fabric.
Using Serendipity > Merge Blocks, I combined the frame block with the Four Wonky Hearts Block.
Back on the Quilt Worktable, I replaced the original heart blocks with the framed wonky heart blocks — and that made all the difference. The quilt instantly felt calmer and more cohesive while still keeping its playful charm.
Wonky Hearts Horizontal Layout
Watch the Video Tutorial
Be sure to watch the video below for step-by-step instructions on drafting the blocks, merging them, and creating your own Wonky Hearts quilt in EQ8.
A Note on Foundation Piecing
These wonky heart blocks are excellent candidates for foundation piecing. One of my favorite EQ features is the ability to print your own foundations directly from the software.
Each wonky heart can be pieced using:
To check your foundations, go to Print & Export > Foundation, click on the block, and preview the pattern before printing. 
Foundation Sectioning under Print and Export
Creating an On-Point Layout
Although this variation isn’t included in the video, I couldn’t resist exploring an on-point layout for the quilt.
Once I started experimenting, I quickly realized the heart orientation needed to change. To make that work, I:
Using Serendipity > Merge Blocks, I:
For the setting triangles and corners, I used the EQ Default Four-X Block.
On Point Wonky Heart Quilt
Your Turn
So tell me — do you enjoy wonky, playful designs, or do you lean more toward precision and symmetry when it comes to hearts and flying geese?
I’d love to hear what you prefer.
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Debra L Carlile
2/7/2026 08:54:01 am
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