EQ8 has ten different layouts available to start designing with. Click the NEW QUILT tab and use the double arrows to see them all.

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Horizontal layouts arrange blocks in horizontal and vertical rows and columns.
Horizontal layout

On-Point layouts contain blocks resting on their corners.
On-point layout

Variable Point layouts are identical to On-Point, except blocks need not be square. Blocks are tipped to appear as diamonds, but the horizontal and vertical dimensions do not need to be the same.
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Baby Blocks layouts are an overall grid of 3-D cubes made of diamonds with equal sides.
Baby Blocks layout

Variable Blocks layouts are like Baby Blocks, except that the blocks can have unequal sides and angles.
Variable Blocks layout

Horizontal Strip layouts are made up of long horizontal pieced or unpieced “strips.”
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Vertical Strip layouts are made up of long vertical pieced or unpieced “strips.”
Vertical Strip layout

One Patch layouts include: Hexagons (H and V), Lightening, Trapezoid (H and V), House, Diamonds, Kite, Cobblestones, Thousand Pyramids, Tumblers, Rectangles, Custom (Glide) and Custom.
onepatch

Photo Patchwork layout style lets you place a photo on your quilt, no matter its size, and instantly turn it into a large, mosaic-like quilt.
Photo Patchwork layout

Custom Set The custom set layout provides a large central area for placing blocks of different sizes.
Custom layout

Click the Open Library button on the NEW QUILT tab to access the Layout Library for additional options. The Layout Libraries are also available by click Libraries > Layout Library.

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