Thursday, November 3, 2022

You're Invited

 Ahhhh, yes....I remember now....the joys of changing up the pattern.... Isn't that why we're quilters?

The Designer's version
(Original size 54.5" X 54.5")


I liked the original well enough.  What I really liked was the Alice in Wonderland squares and the Halloween colors.  (I'm not a fan of Halloween, but I like Halloween fabrics, go figure.)

 

I'd already decided to add another setting row to the top and bottom.

But in the process of  preparing to fussy cut the panel
I discovered the pattern said to cut the panel into 10.5 inch squares.....

OK.....

 

But by doing that the cutest part of the panel squares
would be cut off! (Why would anyone do that?!)


What to do...what to do....  I ALMOST  just followed the pattern.  But I would have forever regretted that decision. 
Why not cut the squares at 12.5 X 12.5.....  sure.....  Enter EQ8*  

In the process of enlarging the blocks, I redesigned the quilt. I wasn't really that crazy about the corner blocks anyway.

The grey squares are where the panel blocks will sit.
(New size 70.5" by 70.5")

The process of redesigning this quilt made me dig deep into the recesses of my memory to fish out how to use the features in EQ8.  Thank you, YouTube, for the help!

The original panel was designed by Riley Blake Designs using the fabric line Mad Masquerader.

I've already made 60 flying geese THE ORIGINAL SIZE!!  So, we'll see how that goes.


*Electric Quilt 8

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