Regardless of the final dimensions of the quilt, the change in block size may make the quilt more approachable to many of us. Suppose you would prefer to work with 6вЂі blocks? The original quilt finishes at 81вЂі and yours will be larger (think king-size bed with plenty room for the drops).

How would this quilt look if I repeated only a few blocks on the border instead of using all of them?ДЄs I said, the center blocks in the Dear Jane quilt are all 4-1/2вЂі.

Remember, these are 4-1/2вЂі blocks and cheating by removing the more time-consuming blocks is allowed! Just like that, they are gone and I can repeat the blocks I do like to fill in those spots. LetвЂ™s say I do not care for the third block on row A, the first block on row B, and the fourth block on row C (these spots are erased on the screen shot above). Move around or edit out the blocks you do not want to use Now, as I promised, here are 4 cool ways to create a masterpiece Dear Jane quilt: Beth Lewis, a long-time friend of Brenda Papadakis, allowed EQ to include the quilting motifs that she found in Jane StickleвЂ™s original quilt after analyzing each block. The last two project files are for viewing and printing quilting motifs for every block. You can print this chart as you go along to show your progress to friends or blog followers. This way, I save paperвЂ¦ДЄs you make the blocks, you can take photographs of each one and upload them to the second project file which has a Progress Chart. So, I print the rotary cutting or foundation piecing instructions for one block, and print all the other colorways as a photo to ensure I do not forget any of the blockвЂ™s versions. Who prints a photo of the block? I do! Often, I use the same block design on a quilt and vary the colorways. The blocks are 4-1/2вЂі x 4-1/2вЂі and you can use all the regular EQ8 features with each one: print the templates, foundation templates, or rotary-cutting instructions, the yardage requirements, or a photo of the block. You also have a project file with block variations (seriously, you could spend hours playing with this!). The 225 blocks are divided into center blocks (and by rows) and border blocks. There are 5 EQ block libraries that can be accessed by opening the Block Library.

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