That's right row after row to avoid a bow.
Get out a piece of paper and draw a picture of what you want.
Looking at the picture some strips might be 2" and on up to 12".
Using you paper draw the lines and mark the color changing the width of the rows.
To avoid the look of two quilts put together you will need to vary the length of your fabrics in each strip.
Start with a 4" x 15" fabric, then add an 4x8" piece then, maybe 4x12" etc until the strip is as long as you want it.
Change all the measurements in the next strip, maybe 8" by 20, then 8" by 14 etc. so you don't end up with the seam in the middle. Keep going until it's as long as you want it to be.
I don't have EQ so I can't draw it out for you.
You really have to draw it out in miniature so you can figure out how much fabric to buy.
I don't like the faw edge quilt at all.