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FEATURED SHOP # 15: Village Quiltworks

Posted 03-15-2010 by Sarah | Posted in: Uncategorized

Village Quiltworks 1950 Keene Road, Suite B Richland, WA 99352 509.628.0652 quiltworks@msn.com Hours 10-6 pm M-F 10-5 pm Sat. www.villagequiltworks.com Visit www.villagequiltworks.com and click on “Classes” for a current listing of classes each quarter. We are happy to welcome our “Tangled Threads” stitchery club, Civil War Block of the Month Club, Mystery Block of the Month Club, Longarm Ladies Machine Quilting Group, Bechtal Women’s Community Service Group, and others. WE WANT TO KNOW: Do you help your customers plan a design to finish their UFO’s? Absolutey! We love the challenge of helping customers use up their “stash” fabrics….you know, if they do use them, then they are eager to come back and replenish that stash! What’s your favorite trick? We have worked with customers who use the EQ6 program to design their own quilts because they see how we use the program here in the shop to design patterns/quilt designs

FEATURED SHOP #14: Sugar Creek Quilts

Posted 03-14-2010 by Sarah | Posted in: Uncategorized

As part of National Quilting Month, we’re featuring quilt shops on our blog every day. These hardworking folks keep the industry going and growing. So see what today’s store owners have to say about quilting: Sager Creek Quilts 304 E. Central Siloam Springs, AR 72761 479-524-5244 Tue. – Fri. 9:30-5:30 —Sat. – 9:30-4:00 www.sagercreekquilts.com Classes in various projects and quilting methods available – plus 30′s Club and our monthly EQ Bash – fun designing games using EQ 6 – a great way to learn how to use the wonderful features on EQ6. WE WANT TO KNOW: What beginning quilting question do you get quite often? What do you tell them? The question we’re asked most often is “How much fabric do I need for a border for this quilt”. We help them determine the appropriate size of borders and help with the fabrics needed. What’s your next quilting purchase going

Featured Shop #13: Quilt Kitz

Posted 03-13-2010 by Sarah | Posted in: Uncategorized

QUILT KITZ VICTORIA, BC, CANADA fontquiltkitz@shaw.ca 250 385 8606 www.quiltkitz.com I’ve been designing quilts on my EQ for over 10 years. After creating a design, I select fabrics and make quilt kits to sell to my customers. Quilting and designing quilts is such a great social network. I have thousands of quilting contacts from all over the world. I get lots of new quilters asking how to get started quilting. I suggest that they start with a small project like a wall hanging or table runner. I recommend that they find a project that uses quilt fuse to make a quick easy result. Probably the best way to learn quilting is take a class. Designing and quilting is like painting with fabric. I have hundreds of bolts of fabrics and I’m still collecting more “paints” to play with. Such fun!

Feature your store on the blog!

Posted 03-13-2010 by Sarah | Posted in: Uncategorized

We are still looking for a few more stores to be featured on the blog during National Quilting Month! We have a handful of spots left so if you want to feature your store on the EQ Blog here’s how to enter: HOW TO ENTER Send an email to sarahshriver@electricquilt.com with the following information: • Store Name • Location • Phone/Email  (preferred method of contact) • Hours • Website or Blog address (if you have one) • At least 2 quality images to be included on the blog (these can be of your store, you, products, classes…) • Classes you hold and/or Quilt Groups or Guilds that meet there • Please answer 3 of the following questions in a short paragraph for possible inclusion on the blog: Do you have any advice for someone who wants to start quilting who never has before? What beginning quilting question do you get

FEATURED SHOP #12: Quilt N Bee

Posted 03-12-2010 by Sarah | Posted in: Uncategorized

QUILT N BEE 506 C Ave Cache OK 73527 580-429-2400 Tues- Fri 10-5 Sat 9-2 www.quiltnbee.biz www.quiltnbee.wordpress.com Classes: Basic Quilting, childrens classes, Block of the month programs WE WANT TO KNOW: Read especially the magazines, They do a wonderful job of including basic information that a new quilter needs. I strongly recommend that you get someone that has quilted, preferrably in a class at your local shop, for awhile to teach you how to use the tools. What beginning quilting question do you get quite often? What do you tell them? How do I pick fabrics/colors. –Go with what you love. Pick a medium to large print with more than one color and then go from there. What’s your favorite part of the day at work? Planning a new class or BOM using EQ 6 to design a quilt…. If you teach, what is your favorite class to teach? Beginning

Blog Give-a-Way Winners

Posted 03-12-2010 by Sarah | Posted in: Uncategorized

A while ago we posted a contest for bloggers to post an EQ blog Badge and a few random winners would be selected to give-a-way an EQ product on their blog. Well all the winners have been selected and prizes given out. This was so fun and I think we might just have to do it again sometime! Melissa Lake won and Amy Butler Softwares on Joyce Michael’s blog “And Sew On…” Judy of Sew Fun Quilts won a Sue Spargo: Folk-Art Dreams on Lynne Demeter’s blog “Quilts and Cats.” Catherine Masson won a Judy Martin Stars & Sets on Jill Brehon blog “Les Patches de Jill.”

FEATURED SHOP #11: Fabrics Fabrics

Posted 03-11-2010 by Sarah | Posted in: Uncategorized

Honey Fork Fabrics 19151 Goat Run – Honey Fork Rd. Logan, OH 43138 fabrics@ohiohills.com Hours 10am – 6pm Mon-Sat. www.honeyforkfabrics.com WE WANT TO KNOW: Do you have any advice for someone who wants to start quilting who never has before? The most important beginning task is practicing that perfect ¼” seam. Use stacks of post-its or masking tape to mark the perfect spot on the bed of your sewing machine to align your fabric against once you’ve perfected the ¼” seam on scraps. What beginning quilting question do you get quite often? What do you tell them? What are these jelly rolls for? I show them the dozens of quilt patterns available that utilize the 2 ½” wide strips and also how you can use EQ6 or the Design Wizard to make your own designs with variations on cuts for the 2 ½” wide strips. What’s your favorite part of

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