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More Good Stuff From Houston

Posted 11-03-2009 by Sarah | Posted in: Uncategorized

There are always lots of new, fantastic things to check out at Market. One of the books we noticed this year was A Passion for Piecing by Claudia Clark Myers (C&T Publishing). The book uses paper piecing to make incredibly complex looking quilts. We asked Claudia if she uses EQ and yes, many of the quilts in the book were designed with EQ. Claudia says “I found that the ability to print out the foundation patterns to give to the quilters making the projects for me was extremely helpful.” Check out the book at the C&T website A Passion for Piecing and Claudia and her quilting/business partner Engelking’s website at www.2muchfunquilting.com and www.quilterswarehouse.com

Mary Ann Sell's Sticks and Broomstraws

Posted 11-02-2009 by Electric Quilt | Posted in: Uncategorized

Mary Ann Sell started hand quilting in the 80′s, moved on to machine piecing and quilting, and made traditional quilts for years. She eventually decided she wanted to stop using others’ patterns and design her own. Enter EQ6 into the picture. Mary Ann says: “I love to do raw-edge fusible applique and make quirky quilts, and that’s what I’ve been concentrating on with my Sticks and Broomstraws pattern line. Halloween is my favorite holiday. I had recently taken a class in EQ6 Appliqué with Patti Anderson at QuiltUniversity.com. One of the class lessons focused on using the WreathMaker and I got the bright idea to use that function to make Halloween themed wreaths.“ “I had a blast choosing the spooky elements that I wanted to “dance” around the wreath. My Harvest Quadrille pattern was born! That success has led to more designs that I hope to publish in the future.”

Halloween Trick or Treat Bag

Posted 11-02-2009 by Electric Quilt | Posted in: Uncategorized

Check out this little Trick or Treat bag! It’s inspired by the creative designs in Sue Spargo: Folk-Art Dreams. Sue uses a lot of cotton focus fabrics combined with the easily cuttable wool appliqués. Here Heidi cut some easy felt shapes and did some freehand quilting to hold them down. This is Derek, one of the many EQ babies, ready for some candy!

Marje Rhine gets an Honorable Mention in the Hoffman Challenge

Posted 10-30-2009 by Electric Quilt | Posted in: Uncategorized

A big Congratulations goes out to Marjorie Rhine of Damascus, OR. Her quilt, “Transformed”, won Honorable Mention in the 2009 Hoffman Challenge – Mixed Techniques division. Marjorie also wrote Painless Paper-Piecing and is a Pattern Editor for American Quilter. Check out more of Marje’s work on her website: Quilt Design NW (http://www.QuiltDesignNW.com )

Country Pumpkins by Michele Crawford

Posted 10-29-2009 by Electric Quilt | Posted in: Uncategorized

Michele Crawford has been designing quilts professionally for twenty years. She has some beautiful quilts and now she designs mainly for The Quilter magazine (www.thequiltermag.com). In the November issue of The Quilter (page 42) she has an adorable quilt called “Country Pumpkins.” It’s warm and inviting, just right for the season. Michele says, “I design quilts featuring new fabric collections. I actually receive digital images directly from the fabric companies for their new collections as I’m designing for the magazine. I design all my quilts on EQ6, and couldn’t have done what I have done without Andrea and Penny’s help over the years.” You can read more about her on her website www.flowerboxquilts.com. Her website includes her original quilt patterns and kits plus there are free quilt patterns. You can sign up for her emails and be the first to know about new patterns, kits, Fabshop Hop and other fun

Refreshing Spa Bubbles Quilt by Patricia Bravo

Posted 10-29-2009 by Electric Quilt | Posted in: Uncategorized

Misty, relaxing colors, large prints and soft curves make for a lovely, peaceful quilt. In the October/November issue of Quilt magazine (pg 14), Patricia Bravo uses her own line of fabrics to make a beautifully curved and calming quilt. Patricia says, “it was done with EQ6; in fact, I make ALL of them on your software… Well, once you start drawing on EQ6 you become addicted! I love curves and all the blocks with curves in the world! So I use all the ones provided on EQ6 and BlockBase. My style and approach to design may be different from other quilters; I try to give a contemporary twist to my designs and to make blocks compatible with my big print fabrics. The new trend in quilting is big prints, big blocks, and easy to sew! I think curved blocks are not used to their fullest potential and they are so

Printable Fabric Vest by Barbara Campbell

Posted 10-28-2009 by Electric Quilt | Posted in: Uncategorized

Barbara Campbell is a professional designer from New Jersey. Some of her fabric has been featured in Stash and she loves EQ Printables. Barbara says, “I endorse the EQ Printables, which I really like. I used another product in an earlier quilt and after it was washed, it faded considerably.” She made a floral vest using the EQ Printables that was featured in the September issue of The Quilter Magazine (pg. 67). Barbara walks you through the steps of printing out images on fabric and how she incorporated it into her vest. The bold colors of the flowers are really captured in the printable fabric. Looks great, Barbara! Is this giving anyone else any ideas?

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