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07-20-2016, 05:30 PM
#25
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Sometimes when I don't want to actually quilt, I design on graph paper; I actually have about 13-14 full pads designs from 30 years of using graph paper, couldn't live without it! All my beginner classes start with using it; not everybody has or can afford the EQ series.
Jan in VA
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07-20-2016, 05:39 PM
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No, you aren't. I just recently adapted a quilt block to use in wearable art. I needed to make it smaller. I drew it on graph paper, one square = 1 inch so I had the sized for the strips (it was a log cabin variation) and added seam allowances. It worked great.
07-20-2016, 07:44 PM
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I use it. I am a beginner and don't have EQ7. I thought I should prove to myself that I can actually make a quilt before I invest. 
EQ7 may be a reward for myself when I attain some competency.
I could never give up graph paper even then though. It's so second nature to me (from art school).
EQ7 may be a reward for myself when I attain some competency. I could never give up graph paper even then though. It's so second nature to me (from art school).
07-20-2016, 10:09 PM
#29
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I use graph paper all the time. I have several tablets of it full of quilts I want to try, might try, may never try. I find it relaxing to just design them. I have worked out several to the point I probably could publish them, but don't know how to do it and protect my art, and I can't afford an attorney to help. If any of you might like to see some, let me know, and I will post some. My graph paper goes from 4 squares to the inch down to 10 squares to the inch.
07-20-2016, 10:12 PM
#30
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Sometimes when I don't want to actually quilt, I design on graph paper; I actually have about 13-14 full pads designs from 30 years of using graph paper, couldn't live without it! All my beginner classes start with using it; not everybody has or can afford the EQ series.
Jan in VA
Jan in VA
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