Electric Quilt Stash Downloads

Recently, I finished making a second version of my Modern Lap Quilt from my Learn to Design and Sew Foundation Paper Piecing ebook. The first Modern Lap Quilt I made was with just two colors, navy and white, so the design was simple and coloring it was super easy.

As I began debating Maureen Cracknell's Autumn Vibes fabrics she kindly sent me, for this second quilt, I was torn on what colors I wanted to use and where. I knew with only one fat quarter per design, I couldn't make the quilt without coloring it in Electric Quilt 8 (EQ8) first. Sometimes it's easy to start cutting into fabric for a quilt when you have extra yardage, but when you don't have extra yardage, you don't have room for error.  Recoloring a design in the EQ8 program first can be super helpful and reduce any stress of cutting into your fabrics. 

To make our lives easier, Electric Quilt offers EQ Stash Online downloads (more than the above image shows) that include many different fabric companies and fabric designers with a variety of special collections as well as solids and basics. Autumn Vibes was included in a past 2018 EQ Stash online download which worked out perfect for me. I had some fun changing the colors as you can see below...

I loved this design above, but used the same print in multiple locations. With only one fat quarter per design, I knew this wouldn't work, but the program gave me room to explore other options. You can see the progression of color and print.

Here I moved to using each print in only one area and allowing room for color patterns to emerge. This one definitely takes on a warmer feel with all of the orange prints. Remember too, the program allows you to "fussy cut" the fabrics within your design as well, like I did with the little fox print.

As you can see, this is the color and print layout I decided on...but changed the white to grey to keep the overall feeling of it warmer and ready for fall. I did change it in the program first, and changed the binding to a navy print (as you can see in the top pic).

You can get a copy of my Learn to Design and Sew Foundation Paper Piecing ebook from my Kid Giddy Etsy shop to make the Modern Lap Quilt for yourself, and you can also grab the EQ8 program from the Electric Quilt website as well as a plethora of EQ Stash downloads to help color your quilts before cutting into your special bundles of fabric. Don't forget to use the code "EQ8KIDGIDDY" to save 20% off your purchases on the Electric Quilt website. Did you know they also have some FREE fabric stash downloads? Yep - they offer one new collection each month for free! So head on over and add some stash downloads to your EQ fabric library, save your 20% and get playing!

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Disclosure: I received the Stash downloads to help create my quilt layout and also received a copy of the book for having made my block, but the opinions and comments provided are always my own. There are no affiliate links. Thank you.