Mapping EQ8 Block to Accuquilt Qube:

If you’ve read my blog then you know I had a fall on ice back in March, 2021.  Well I wound up  having surgery for a herniated disk.  So again, no sewing at all for me for a while.

When covid began, I decided to focus on learning to use my EQ8 software and Accuquilt.  For this post that I have decided to step thru a block and map it to Accuquilt (that’s one of things I’ve learned to focus on).

Everyone asks about the “Storm at Sea” done in Accuquilt qube (Note: Accuquilt has a BOB (block on board) for the Storm a Sea also).

The “Storm at Sea” can be found in EQ8 (standard and part of the Block-Base).  I used the BaseBlock pattern (2187).  This block size is 8”.  But if you map the block in one size it is very easy to create it in another size using the qubes.

So, let’s begin, the block looks as follows: 

1.      This is an 8” block.  Let us break this down to 2” units.  I’ve done this for you already by drawing a 2” grid.

1.      If you look you will see this has a set of grids that are repeated 4 times to create the actual block

.N  Now let us go to the EQ8 Rotary cutting instructions for the block. NOTE: I’ve added the cutting lines to separate the quadrants of the block).

1.  Looking at the quadraLooking at the quadrant, we will need shapes A, B, C, D, E, F, G.

1.      Now let’s look at the rotary cutting directions for each of these blocks: 

Shape A is a 1” half square triangle (cut 1 7/8” sides); Qube shape #5

Shape B and shape C are mirrors of each other, and are equivalent to Qube shape 14.  Shape G is a triangle in the middle of a square.  Combined this square with shape B and shape C you have the “triangle in square” shape in the qube set; Qube shapes 14 and 13

Shape D is a 2” half square triangle (cut 1 7/8’ sides); Qube shape 3

Shape E is a finished 1” square (cut 1 ½” square); Qube shape 2.

The corner squares are a combination of shape A & F, and the corner block is a square in a square. And is made of Qube shapes 5 and 6.

In summary the shapes needed from a single qube set are: 2, 3, 5, 6, 13, and 14; which requires you to have the "mix n match" set along wi hthe accompanied "angle" set. 

Also with the rotary output you have a listing of how many of each size to cut in each shape and color.  For example shape 5 (equivalent to shape A) will be 16 cuts in purple and 8 in white.  Since B and C are mirrors of each other, you would cut 8 of shape 14 in one direction and 8 of shape 8 in the other direction.  With different qube sizes you can make different block sizes, just be sure to use the shape numbers specifie above:  

4” qube set => 8” square

6” qube set => 12” square

8” qube set => 16” square

10” qube set => 20” square

12” qube set => 24” squae

NOTE: If you use one of the larger sizes then you could easily replace the corner square with a more elaborate block. 

Also, these documents will come in handy when determining if a design can be mapped to Qube shapes:

Product Catalog => Download a Catalog (accuquilt.com)

Cutting Equivalent Chart =>GO_Cutting_Equivalents_Chart-QQJ31.pdf (accuquilt.com)

Happy Sewing Everyone!!!!