A red & white quilt challenge – Design it!

SewCalGal is hosting a year of red and white quilt challenges with lots of different events through the year. Right now there is a design challenge going on, so I thought it would be fun to participate. First of all, I do love a challenge, and second, I wanted to use the opportunity to familiarize myself with my EQ7 software.

Here is the design I decided to enter, “Heartache”

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Did I use the software? Nope, not so much, but I have been playing with my trusty old Excel even though I’m sure it’s more time consuming than learning EQ.

I thought you might enjoy watching my process, so here are a few of the layouts I have been working my way through. It all started at our cabin as I was playing with red and white Hama beads, and a heart made by grandson was lying at the table.

Hmm, I wonder how I can transfer that curve into a quilt.

This is my heart

which was turned this way and that

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trying out border layouts

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or fours hearts together

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playing with red and white squares and feeling a bit seasick in the process

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over

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and over

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and over and over again.

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You get the picture.

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Which one is your favourite?