EQ7 Tutorial Tuesday Fleur de lis quilt

I’m finishing up the RSC16 blocks and one of them is the Accuquilt Fleur de lis block. Honestly, I’m not LOVING them now.

This block so far is 6 1/2” but I decided to add a 1” black border around each one.

So then I wanted to play around with ideas in EQ7 and see what I come up with

If you search for Fleur de lis blocks in EQ, just 3 come up

I added  the bottom block to the library

Then editing the block under the applique tab

I selected the fleur de lis block and copied it

Then I made a new block and selected easyDraw and patchDraw

and in the applique tab, I pasted it

Now go back and make the block 8 x 8” and then draw the block with a 1” border by the edge

Then go back and select the fleur de lis and resize it by selecting the whole thing and pulling on the corner and side dots

Then color it and add to sketchbook

I then decided to add one of the 8”QUBE blocks

and then randomly colored

here’s one border option with “blocks aligned inside” after a 1” inner border

Then I made the outer blocks 2” x 4” instead of 4×4 and the 1/4 block in the corners

Then with the inner border being grey

I think I like the black better, actually a LOT!

So….. I couldn’t wait to get started on it and VOILA!

first the HSTs

then added the side black triangles, I love how the dog ears are already cut off, SO easy to line up!

and adding the large triangles

Then sewed them into blocks

and I added the borders to the fleur de lis blocks

and quickly the top went together

And the borders

So as you can see, playing around in EQ7 can “save” blocks and make it into a great quilt!