Rhonda's Electric Quilt Class - Week 2 - Block Work
 

EQ5/EQ6/EQ7 Classes Week 2

Here we are again for a second class on using the EQ5/EQ6/EQ7 programs

We talked about and practiced using the simple tools and made a 9 patch quilt block.

So today we will make two more quilt blocks and explore more tools

Remember - tools are shown in the last few pages of your manual.

So for this lesson I would like to have you set your quilt block for 6 blocks horizontally and 6 blocks vertically. I refer to this as a 6 x 6 grid.

Remember to reset the blocks click on
Layout
Change horizontal to 6
Change vertical to 6
Clear the sashings to 0
If you have a border click on
Border and delete the border(s)

This is what you should see now: EQ6 and EQ7 share the same layout here.

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Next we need to work on a block.

Click on Worktable
Click on work on block
Click on Block in the top tool bar
Click on New and then
Slide over to easy draw


Click on the arrow in the left tool bar if you are using EQ6 or EQ7(right on EQ5)


Click on the arrow in the right tool bar - EQ5

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So here is a block I use a lot. It is one of my shortcut blocks and also a traditional block. Once you understand the basic way of making and using this block you can change the lines and use it anyway you can dream up.

I count the dots from the corner so I can place the lines the same way at the beginning of the line and where it ends. Also I need both lines to be the same. You can slant these lines and make a different look or you can split this block in other ways. But for now let’s stay with the original look.

Please remember you have to have your line connected to dots on a line for them to remain. If the dot is not on the line but is only close it won’t work. The line will disappear when you move on to color.


My Kansas Dugout shortcut tutorial:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/tutoria...ks-t59742.html


This is a Kansas Dugout Block - No color yet

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It doesn’t really make any difference what size your center is. I counted over 5 dots but you could use 6 or even 7 if you want a fat center.



Now let’s add color. Click on color and color it how you like.

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Now let’s set it into the 6 x 6 grid.
Go back to the worktable and click on Work on Quilt
Then click on the set tool. Refer to your book if you need to find it.
Then click on the block you want to use and then click on the square in the grid to place that block.


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Now you can play with the rotate tool - Just start turning them and seeing what designs you get when you turn things. As you turn them watch for things you like the look of. I like the x in the corners and so I started with that. Then I turned the four in the middle til I decided which way I wanted the center to look. Then I decided on the four corners in the middle.


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After you get the design you like then you can start adding colors and seeing how it affects the design.

Here I added a third color. You can add as many colors as you like and divide up the design however you think it looks good. Just changing colors makes a big difference in how it looks. Adding color and turning the blocks is a great way to come up with new ideas. It’s lots of fun!


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After you get the design you like then you can start adding colors and seeing how it affects the design.

Here I added a third color. You can add as many colors as you like and divide up the design however you think it looks good. Just changing colors makes a big difference in how it looks. Adding color and turning the blocks is a great way to come up with new ideas. It’s lots of fun!


Next week we will talk about putting these designs into a quilt.

Hope you enjoyed this week’s lesson!


the pic below here is a checkbook cover I use to make.

Sorry about the size of the pictures. I am still finding my way around this site as far as posting pics on here.

If you have any trouble downloading the tutorial let me know and I can save it as a PDF if you need that.


I didn't get to add this as I ran out of allowed pics. so here is the last of what I wanted to add.


One more thought for this week:

I’ve used this block for making checkbook covers and coin purses and hotpads.
Here are a couple of pictures of things I made with this method

the first pic is a coin purse and the second one is a hotpad I use to make alot of them for the store I sold to then. Just thought you might like to see what this quilt block looks like in real fabric.

Thanks Rhonda for another great tutorial. I was able to follow it and create the block and go from there to playing with many quilt layouts possibilities. Again, thanks for taking the time to make this tutorial for us.

You did a wonderful job making this tutorial. Your lessons are so doable. I hope as we get more into this you can show us how to add our own fabrics and squares and how to figure how much fabric we need to make the designed quilt. Thank
you for showing us what we can do with our program.

Thank yo sooooo much for your time and effort on these great tutorials! Learning way more than trying to pick it up out of a manual! Thanks! :thumbup:

Thanks Rhonda..just want to mention.....save save save.....in EQ7 it's the red arrow up.... not I can play....

Thanks again for another great Tut. Looking forward to more.

You're welcome everyone. Yes I plan to show how to add your own fabric and figure yardage. In a couple of lessons down the road.

Thank you for another great tutorial. It was fun playing with the pattern. Debbie

WOW Rhonda, another great tutorial. I now look forward to Mondays.

thank you rhonda for your effort on this tut it is great

OH this is SOOOOOooo much more fun and easy to understand than any old manuel! THANK YOU THANK YOU!
a thousand times over thank you! can't wait until the next one!

thank you again, just posting to be subscribe.

Thanks Rhonda. Another great lesson!!! Please do a pdf. file. They are so easy to print and keep for future referral.

Here is the PDF for Week 2. I will try to remember to do this when I post each lesson.

Thank you so much, I am really enjoying playing with EQ! It was a nightmare now it is fun!!!

thank you Rhonda got it I really appreciate it very much.

verna2197

Ronda, you must have sooo much patients, my comp. is in the shop and I'm having to work on another,I couldn,t
get the colored block to the quilt,I need a bit of help.
I can't begin to describe how much I appreciate this,I look so forward to each tut each week.

d.swindle

Rhonda am trying to work on my quilt in EQ5, I am getting the following message when I try to set the block, and I don't have the slightest idea what it is talking about. Please help.

"Can't set drawing on base layer of quilt. (Use Layout Options to remove restrictions.) "


Thanks
Verna2197

What were you clicking on? If your colored block is saved in the sketchbook then
Make sure you are in quilt and not block - Go to worktable to change from one to the other
Click on the set tool
Click on the colored block in the palette
Click on the square in the quilt where you want to set the block.
Continue to do this to set all the blocks where you want them

It is telling you you need to click on layout 1. Layout 1 is your base layout. You have to be in layout 1 to set the blocks and work on them. The language they use is not real plain. I don't know why they can't use turn tool instead of rotate and block tool instead of set tool. that is how I think of them. It makes more sense to me!

And if they are going to call it a base layout why can't they call it that in the button so their words match up! Less confusing that way in my opinion.

Thank you so much, It worked for me.

Glad it worked for you! Hopefully you wont have anymore problems.

Lord I hope not but now my color is not coming thru with the blocks, so back to step 1! LOL

thanks for the help rhonda, I also tried tried what you told jeanne307 ,I had got the same message, it worked,
d.swindle

Rhonda when you say the following, can you tell me where are we suppose to find the word NEW at?
I see Easy Draw but not really sure about New.

Then click on New - Easy Draw.

Thanks so much for all this help, it really is helping me.

Verna

Sorry I should have said New Block

So click on:
Block
New Block slide over to- Easy Draw

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ok you must be talking about 6 or 7 cause EQ5 doesn't have that.

Here is a screenshot of my EQ5

In the top tool bar
click on worktable
Click on work on block
Find Block in the top tool bar
Click on Block
Click on new block - slide over to - easy draw

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Rhonda how do you take a screen shot of your EQ5, cause I will show you mine.

Screenshot of my EQ5
 

never mind I figured it out here is my screenshot. Its not the same as yours on the top. I have quilt as where you have block

to get where I am you just need to change it to block in the worktable.Nice screen shot. Did you get the color to work?

I did not know there was a rotating tool. Thanks for showing where it was.

I have EQ7 and have done many things but I like your tute. I also like you have it ind PDF which is easy to save or print. Thanks again for taking the time. I do love my EQ7.

Yes got the color to work finally, hopefully it will continue. Duh me, I guess I should have kept looking. Changed it to work on block and found it. Thanks for putting up with this dummy, I use to be pretty good about this stuff but as I age, I guess my brain is just getting smaller. GGG

Thanks for a great tutorial! I am wanting to work on coloring a quilt that is paper pieced...this may have already helped me somewhat.

Would it be possible to have these tutorials as .pdf files? I appreciate all of this, but I know I would like to practice several times until this becomes ingrained in my old lady brain.
Kay in NJ

I did post it earlier in the thread. I am going to post it in each tutorial after this.

Here is the PDF for Week 2. I will try to remember to do this when I post each lesson.

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