Behind the Mouse: The Electric Quilt Blog

Check out the Bramble Hill Hut kit from Sue Spargo. Using this kit and the contents of the Sue Spargo Folk Art Dreams CD you can create this adorable hut! Check out what else Sue has to offer on her website.

A new “I Teach EQ7″ blog badge for you! We know that that so many of you have begun teaching EQ7 classes and we thought you should have a badge for that. Happy teaching!

Jean Rhubin shares a quilt she designed and made in honor of her father. Beautiful quilt. “I made this quilt in honor of my father. When he passed away, the thank you cards had the images of the birds — in the ‘missing man’ type of formation — with one veering off in a different direction from all the other birds. The following quilt, “Going Home” was designed based on that card. I used medium and light pastels to represent a sunset and appliqued the birds over the pieced base. The words in the bottom border, “Going home…” are embroidered in metallic gold thread. The quilting in the background, although it does not show up in the photos, is also the outlines of many more birds, that are all going in the direction of the main flock. This is one of my favorite quilts. It means a lot to me.”

Sindy of Sindy’s Stuff blog has a great little tip to share about EQ. When it came time to remodel the bathroom she was stumped about how she was going to do it without the help of the handymen in her life. So she turned to EQ for help with planning out her new space! Here’s how Sindy explains: “I didn’t have Jon or my Daddy at my side to cut and measure. They have always done that part of he improvements jobs (down at the River). This time I was on my own and on a budget! I had to make the most out of the sheets I bought. Graph paper, tape measure, pencil, I was on a roll. Then smashed right into a brick wall. I just could not get onto paper what I needed. It was like I had brain lock. Shazam! I had an epiphany, I

We have a winner for the Daffy Taffy contest! The answer was 400 pieces and Ann Waldron guessed 398 pieces! Wow, talk about close! Congratulations Ann who won a pack of Quilter’s Newsprint. Thank you all for playing!

It’s been a while since we’ve had a blog badge winner so to soothe the aches of a Monday I’m giving away a prize! Sandy of Quilting and Moreblog is today’s winner! Check out her blog and see how she uses EQ, get her yummy recipes, and see what else she’s up to!

Have you heard about Quilts for Kids? It’s a great organization that donates quilts to children with life threatening illnesses. Their mission statement reads: Transforming discontinued, unwanted and other fabrics into patchwork quilts that comfort children with life-threatening illnesses and children of abuse. So if you are looking for a new project to get started on consider using your fabric stash on a good cause! Volunteer quilters can request a kit and make a quilt to send to the organization for distribution.