It’s day 1 of the Blog hop and I am going to show you how I created my little leaf guy for the button, he’s super simple!
First in EQ7search for a “LEAF” block
this one is called sycamore leaf.
add to sketchbook
It’s now under MOTIFs in the sketchbook
Click the EDIT button at the bottom of this box.
Select the leaf in the applique tab
Now click the FLIP button at the top.
Now draw a circle
Select it and copy/paste it or click the CLONE tool at the top
Move the second eye into place
do the same with the iris 
Now draw a triangle
If you hold down CTRL it will only turn in certain increments and be easier to get straight
Move into place.
Now Select ALL ( CTRL+A)
and copy it.
Click BLOCK>New Block> Easy draw+PatchDraw
Under the applique tab, PASTE your leaf guy
I shorted the top stem part a bit
You can also add eyebrows, by drawing a rectangle, rotating it, then clone and mirror image it.
Under the color tab, you can color it and add to sketchbook
I kind of like the plan guy instead, this guy looks so sad 
Now you can also MERGE the blocks.
First add some FRAME type blocks to the sketchbook
When working on blocks, click
BLOCK>Serendipity>merge blocks
You can then play around with all the blocks you have in the sketchbook.
Don’t forget to add the new ones to the sketchbook too.
A fun quilt layout, though that’s a LOT of leaf appliqued blocks
Or how about this one.
Same blocks, just an ON point layout instead
And with some fall fabrics
Have fun with the other HOPPER today and the rest of the week
October 21st
October 22nd
Connie Freemotion by the river
October 23rd
October 24th
October 25th
And don’t forget to COMMENT!
Electric Quilt is giving away EQ7!
This is so cool! I love it.
Cute leaf guy. Thanks for the EQ tutorial & the chance to win.
How fun is that. suebennett1975@gmail.com
How fun.
Leaf guy is really cute! It gives me inspiration to make something similar and it would be wonderful to have an EQ! Thanks so much!
Wow, what a great tool for a visual person. I'm pretty new to quilting, and I think part of the problem is that I am daunted by not being able to visualize such "busy" projects, and I do not like ending up with thoughts of "oh, if I had only arranged them just a bit differently". I love what you did with your leaf guy. Great tut…thanks!
Never would have thought of making an owl out of a leaf. You have quite the imagination.
Cute little leaf guy and a great tutorial Bea! Thanks for sharing.
Gorgeous.Love it!
Leaf Guy – now I thought this was an owl – you make so many owls. Too cute and thank you for sharing.
Cute Leaf Guy tutorial. SewCalGalwww.sewcalgal.blogspot.com
Super cute leaf! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Your little leaf guy is SO cute. Thanks for the excellent instructions. Now all I need is EQ to do it 😉
As always, a very good tutorial. I like all the pics of the steps.
Love it! EQ7 is on my wish list — woohoo – what a neat design. Karen on Keuka
That little guy is so cute, thanks for the giveaway.smjohns63 at yahoo dot com
Great job, Bea, and great tutorial. This is so amazing. I am really fascinated by this "tool". Thank you for sharing.
Love your leaf guy! If you turn him upside down he looks like a goofy bird…..big eyes,feathers on top of his head and the stem is his beak. 😀 I noticed that with the on point layout. Thank you for sharing! anglanouette at gmail dot com
Great tutorial! Owls are very popular now!
Bea, you crack me up. You can make an owl out of anything. Cute little owl … errr leaf guy. ; )Thank you for the chance to win a copy of EQ7. This is something I could get a lot of use out of.
He is sew cute!
Interesting Leaf Guy you made.24Tangent@gmail.com
So cool! He's a real cutie.
That is too cute and very well explained. Thanks
To cool for school. That is a really cute idea.
How adorable! Thank you. EQ is the best and so much fun to use.
He is so cute. I always drew me applique then used EQ to do the rest. I sure have a lot to learn.
Love the leaf Tute! Thanks.
This is very cute. I also appreciate the step by step. I don't use EQ7 often enough to make the steps stick in my brain!
That's a cute little leaf person you designed. So creative. Thanks for the how to.
Adorable leaf guy! So creative! Nice to know the features in EQ7.
Super cute little leaf guy. You could easily give him a smiley face.
Thanks for the tutorial. I like the leaf guy. He also reminds me of an owl with those big eyes. Just give him a big own body in the background.
Great tutorial. Love how you changed the look just slightly, and how you can change up the blocks. Great give away too. Thanks for hosting.
your little leaf guy is so adorable. What a fantastic tool. It appears that the sky is the limit with this. how very cool.
Wow. Wonderful giveaway. Thanks so much for sharing. I would love to win this software
What a cute project-thanks!
What a cute little guy and a great idea for a leaf shape. It really looks nice made into any of the layouts that you came up with.
I would love to have EQ to play with, what fun!
You make it look so easy. Thanks for sharing.
thank you for your tutorial and a chance to win the software.
Great tutorial, and I would love to win the software!
Very cute. At some point I'll find the time to actually load and start learning my EQ.
So cute. And very creative!
Love your EQ Applique designs. 🙂
Wow what awesome capabilities with this software! I hope I win!
This is all great information. I want the EQ7 for Christmas!!
That's a really cute fall idea.
Wow Bea – I really learned a lot from your tutorial! I have an older version of EQ, and really haven't practiced with it much because I didn't feel comfortable with it. Your tutorials have really helped me get excited about learning how to use it. Of course, I'd love to have EQ7 with all the new bells and whistles :*D
That is such a fun design, like the idea of using that in a larger quilt.Debbie
Love your leaf, would love the software to design more quilts!
I love the leaf guy!
Love the leaf guy. I had no idea this product was so versatile. I would love to win a copy, thanks for the chance.
Great project. Thanks for showing and a chance to win!
Excellent tutorial! And may I say that is one cute leaf too :)Kelly
Looks like fun! I would love to use EQ7!
I love all the leaf choices! I can see me using that a lot. Thanks.
Your leaf with a personality is so neat!
Cute leaf!
I love it. Thanks for sharing
It looks so easy!
thanks for the info.. loved the leaf
I am loving all the tips from the blog hop. I really need to play more with my old version of EQ
Your leaf guy is very cute. I have EQ5, but I would love to try all the new features of EQ7!Thanks for this great giveaway! email: bestbelle2010@aol.com
Cute leaf guy! I'm new to this software so it's fun to see what can be done with it. Thanks!
You make it look so easy. Can I play, too? Pls?
Very cute! This hop has me inspired to make fall decorations.