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EQ8 Quilt Block Tutorial

Alanda Craft August 17, 2020 3 Comments This post may contain affiliate links.

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The quilt block we will be making today is one of a million blocks that uses half-square-triangles (HST’s). And yes, I might be exaggerating just a little but there are soooo many blocks you can make using them. If you only ever master one quilt block, the half-square-triangle is it.

EQ Logo Quilt Block Tutorial

Now, this block may look familiar to those that use EQ8 Quilting Software since the company uses it as their logo.

You can see in the image below two different versions of the block from their website.

electric quilt block tutorial

This leads us to ask, what type of effect you want to achieve with this block?

You can see from the EQ image above that the blue logo has a 3D type effect whereas the box cover version doesn’t.

If you want that 3D effect, then you need to think about colour choice. You can see that EQ have used a dark blue for the main design and then accented with a lighter blue.  So your goal is to choose one colour and then choose a dark version and a much lighter version of that colour.

If you don’t care about the 3D effect, then you can go with something like their box design on the right. You will notice that they have used multiple colours so the 3D effect is diminished significantly.

This is how the block looks as a table runner. We have a free downloadable PDF pattern for you to make this, and no, you don’t need to sign up for anything to get it. Just scroll down to the end of this post and you will see a download link.

eq logo quilt block tutorial

But enough talk, let’s get on and show you how to piece together this block.

What You Will Need

Block Size
(Finished)
Fabric 1 (dark blue)Fabric 2 (light blue) Fabric 3 (white)
6"4 squares @ 2" x 2"
2 squares @ 3½" x 3½"
4 squares @ 2" x 2"2 squares @ 3½" x 3½"
8"4 squares @ 2½" x 2½"
2 squares @ 4½" x 4½"
4 squares @ 2½" x 2½" 2 squares @ 4½" x 4½"
10"4 squares @ 3" x 3"
2 squares @ 5" x 5"
4 squares @ 3" x 3"2 squares @ 5" x 5"
12"4 squares @ 3½" x 3½"
2 squares @ 5½" x 5½"
4 squares @ 3½" x 3½"2 squares @ 5½" x 5½"

Tools We Used in this Tutorial

  • Olfa Rotating Mat
  • Creative Grids Ruler
  • Olfa Rotary Cutter
  • Square Ruler (for trimming HST’s)

Watch the Video Tutorial Below Or Scroll Down for Written Instructions

(Note: If you don’t see the video you may have an adblocker on. )

Constructing the Block

Start by placing the large white square over the dark blue square (right-sides together). Do this for both of the large squares.

Sew around the edges of both with a ¼” seam.

You should now have two pieces. Take each of these pieces and slice into quarters.

You should end up with a total of 8 half-square triangles (HST’s).

Trim these HST’s back to 3″ x 3″. If you need help trimming back HST’s, check out our tutorial on how to do that here.

Arrange the pieces as shown in the image below.

Sew them into rows.

Press the seams as shown in the image below. This will help to nest the seams so that you have perfect alignment when sewing.

Once the rows are sewn, sew them to each other to form the quilt block

The final result!

DOWNLOAD TABLE RUNNER TUTORIAL

If you would like to make the table runner using this block right-click here to download the PDF PATTERN.

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Filed Under: Quilting Blocks Tagged With: eq8, quilt block tutorial

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  1. Dianna says

    January 1, 2023 at 8:32 am

    Thank you for sharing this pattern. It is beautiful.

    Reply
  2. Cheryl says

    January 12, 2023 at 11:46 am

    Thank you for sharing this pattern. Going to start tonight.

    Reply
    • Alanda Craft says

      January 16, 2023 at 9:38 am

      Excellent Cheryl😊. I love how the block ends up with a 3D look.

      Reply

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