A bit dark, but suitable if someone has a habit of sitting on the bed with dirty clothes on!

A bit of light looks OK.
read moreA bit dark, but suitable if someone has a habit of sitting on the bed with dirty clothes on!
A bit of light looks OK.
read moreThe Twinkle Star block can be drafted in EasyDraw using a 12 ... |
Many of us have made quilts designed from old T Shirts. Maybe like this design from my T Shirt and Panel Quilt class. But what if we reversed the concept -- and took a quilt we designed in EQ8 and transferred it to a T Shirt? Or create a design in EQ8 specifically for a T Shirt? Wouldn't that be super fun to wear to your next guild meeting? Or your next quilt show? Everyone will be asking where you got your shirt. |
I've been sharing a fun EQ project - April Showers Brings May flowers. This week we will finish up the quilt. Over the last two weeks, I shared drafting umbrella blocks along with raindrop blocks (for the April Showers) part of the design. In this tutorial, I have a bonus project focused just on the May Flowers block option. |
When I was working on the Easter Egg Hunt post, I found all these decorative eggs in the EQ8 Library. They are all under 05-Contemporary Applique>Holiday -Easter. While I loved the blocks, I wanted something simpler to work with. So I deleted all the elements other than ... |
Do you have a quilt that got you interested in quilt making? Here is mine. My grandmother made an Irish Chain quilt for me (probably in the late 60s or early 70s). I loved the quilt and when it began to wear out I wanted another one for my bed. This was a very traditional Irish chain -- which I now think is a bit boring. Our tastes change over the years -- and that can definitely be a good thing. |
Start by drawing a 3" block using EasyDraw. EasyDraw is just like working with pencil ... |
On February 3, 2024, I shared how to draft a block and quilt that featured a Swedish Heart Basket. The traditional Swedish Heart Basket is a three dimensional design made from two pieces of construction paper. You may have made these during your early school days. |
The tutorial had me wanting to make a few of these baskets for Valentines Day cards. The "basket" could be filled with a favorite chocolate candy. The perfect Valentine surprise. However the design as created in EQ was not created for three dimensional use. So ... |
The inspiration for my heart focused block was a craft file from Creative Fabrica. I found and downloaded the Love You Tons design from the Creative Fabrica website. They provide a commercial license for their downloads -- which means I am able to use them for my EQ project tutorials. But the beauty of redrafting is that we can make modifications to the design -- as I chose ... |
Swedish Heart Baskets EQ8 TutorialBack when I started quilts (more than a few years ago), I remember making some of these woven hearts for Christmas ornaments. It might have been something I saw in a magazine or maybe shared by ... |
All the blocks in this project file are designed using block designs from the Electric Quilt Block Library, but with the shapes mixed and matched with each other. Challenge for you is to identify the original blocks from the library.
My favourite is the second design!
I have been playing with the block designs for quite some time, but have concentrated on the mixing and matching, and have just started adding border versions and quilting motifs. Lots of play time ahead!
read moreLove the first design.
Would love the second one too, but I made a mistake. Can you pick it?
Thank goodness in Electric Quilt I don’t have to use a quick-un-pick to undo the mistake, but will leave this one there to remind me that I should always check before selecting designs to use as a virtual quilt.
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