Tonight is the first time I've gotten to play with EQ since I installed it a few weeks ago. It is a bit of a learning curve, but I am having fun. I can see how you could really get carried away with this!
The project I decided to work on is my Thangles Buck-a-Block from 2008. I've had all the blocks made for a while, but didn't buy the shop finishing kit because it didn't really do all that much for me. I got all the blocks drawn out pretty quickly, then started working on arranging them.
Here's the first try (might want to put on your sunglasses for this orange!)
If I knew how to end the quilt after the last two blocks, it would be a lot better.
Time to switch the layout and play with the borders. Added another color...looks kinda Christmas-y. I think I like this layout better.
One more round...and this time I found more fabric colors! It is amazing what you find when you poke around. Now the colors are a little closer to the actual color of the blocks. They are really more like teal and cream. This is probably a little too orangey still, but they are closer.
I think I like this in two colors even better! I will have to dig through my stash to see if I can find any yardage of the same color or close enough to have this effect. Not sure I am done yet...I still want to play with the borders a little and see if there is anything snazzy I can do in them.
This is making me think I might want EQ7....
The project I decided to work on is my Thangles Buck-a-Block from 2008. I've had all the blocks made for a while, but didn't buy the shop finishing kit because it didn't really do all that much for me. I got all the blocks drawn out pretty quickly, then started working on arranging them.
Here's the first try (might want to put on your sunglasses for this orange!)
Time to switch the layout and play with the borders. Added another color...looks kinda Christmas-y. I think I like this layout better.
One more round...and this time I found more fabric colors! It is amazing what you find when you poke around. Now the colors are a little closer to the actual color of the blocks. They are really more like teal and cream. This is probably a little too orangey still, but they are closer.
I think I like this in two colors even better! I will have to dig through my stash to see if I can find any yardage of the same color or close enough to have this effect. Not sure I am done yet...I still want to play with the borders a little and see if there is anything snazzy I can do in them.
This is making me think I might want EQ7....
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Can't wait to see what you choose to use!