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HOW TO DO APPLIQUE IN ELECTRIC QUILT 8 HOW TO
HOW TO DO APPLIQUE IN ELECTRIC QUILT 8 UPDATE

How to print the template for the applique block to make the quilt.

From here you can print your yardage estimate and print out your applique template.

I chose red, white and blue that made me think of nautical colors.

Go to Fabric Tools and color your design.

It will automatically size to the block size we chose of 16″.

Under Block Tools, select Set Block, select your anchor applique block and add it to the center strip of the quilt.

For the center strip, we need to get a nautical style applique, in this case, an anchor.

Then using the rotate button, arrange the squares to look like rope. It should fill up all of the squares with the half square triangle.

Hold down the CRTL key and click in one of the squares of strip 2. Choose the EQ Default Half Square Triangle.In the Sketchbook blocks palette, choose the Set Block Tool.Under Lock size adjustments, select all and move the borders to 1/4″.Select a border style of Mitered using either the ribbon bar or the drop down menu.Select the Borders tab to display the Borders Palette.EQ8 will clone a copy of strip 1 into strip 5. Add the final strip by selecting strip 1 with the clone box still checked, click to Add a strip.EQ8 will clone a copy of strip 2 into strip 4.

Before you add the next strip, select Strip number 2 and check Clone the selected strip box.

Select a strip style of Plain, width is 16 and length is 16.

The strip will be added to the right side of the last strip we worked on. Under NUMBER OF BLOCKS, enter across length of 8 and across width is 1. Select a strip style of Pieced Block, width is 2 and length is 16. This is a strip we will set up to mimic rope. The strip will be added to the right side of the first strip you set up. For the first strip, select a strip style of Plain, width is 4 and length is 16.Delete the number of strips until you just have one to start designing from scratch.

HOW TO DO APPLIQUE IN ELECTRIC QUILT 8 UPDATE

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