For more information on printing, refer to Chapter 10 of the EQ7 User Manual. You can choose to print whichever pattern style you prefer to piece this block.
We’ll use these nodes for the next lines we draw. Not only does this save our in-progress block, but it also creates nodes where all those grid lines cross. Starting at the top-left corner of the block, click, hold, and drag your cursor to the first intersection of the vertical and horizontal lines.
We’ll keep all of our sew along blocks in the same project file, so each month we’ll open this project before drawing a new block. On the Create a new project tab in the Project Helper window, type “EQ7 Summer Drawing Sew Along”.
(Want an easy-to-print version of this lesson? Click here to download the Block 1 Lesson PDF file.) You can find the EQ Lessons by clicking HELP on the main menu bar of EQ7 and choosing EQ Lessons (PDFs). If you’d like to read more information about the basics of EasyDraw, I highly recommend checking out the EQ Lesson titled EasyDraw Blocks: Lesson 2: Understanding the EasyDraw™ Basics.
The one rule you have to follow when drawing in EasyDraw is to make sure that your lines and arcs touch one another OR the block outline. You can draw straight lines and curved arcs in EasyDraw. EasyDraw is the simplest way to draw a pieced block in EQ7. That’s right, we’re not just drawing in this series, we’re SEWING too!īlock 1 is drawn on the EasyDraw Block Worktable. Then, at the end of the month, we’ll have a link up post where everyone can show off a photo of their sewn block. Welcome to the Block 1 post for the EQ7 Summer Drawing Series! We’ll start each month with a drawing lesson that focuses on one of the drawing styles available on the Block Worktable.