I’m so glad I got an email this weekend with a REQUEST for a tutorial, as I’ve been doing this for a while now and I’m sort of running out of ideas…. The request was this a recipe card quilt. I’m not going to copy the whole thing but instead show how “hidden cards” or …
I got my quilt back from McCall’s on Friday. It’s featured in McCall’s quick quilts August/September here It’s called RETRO TULIPS I made it using Riley Blake fabrics called Serenata here They are GORGEOUS!! I love the main peacock fabric. Here’s a link to an article about it I used EQ7 to design it and …
I got this song bird quilt back from Quilt it today/ Sew it today. I was happily surprised it was in Sew it today…. The quilt is made from simple four patches and then a hummingbird block that’s foundation pieced. I used some cute “homefront” fabrics from connecting threads Blocks are done and ready and …
I just LOVE kaleidoscope blocks! Do you?? You can make some cool layouts and quilts with kaleidoscope blocks! First search for “Kaleidoscope” by notecard, under BLOCKS library You’ll see these Add one to sketchbook Now WORK on block and find the block in the sketchbook and double click to work on the block Leave the …
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I have another quilt published in McCall’s Quilting magazine! It’s called Baja Sunset (I named it Genesis 9:16) Here’s a link to McCall’s showing other quilts in this issue as well And here’s MINE!! Of course I designed this quilt in EQ7!! McCall’s is listing the directions for some of the blocks as foundation pieced. …
I finished the BOW for this week : ESTHER, this block was a tricky persian star. The original block suggested to applique the triangle sections. I then got the idea to treat it like a kaleidoscope and it worked pretty well. My blocks are 8” where the original is 6” so the middle square would …
Have you ever played with the EQ Layout Library? I just recently “found” it It’s under Libraries and Layout Library Then you’ll see LOTS of fun layouts I chose this STARS1 one under Blocks by style and STARS then added to sketchbook Under Irregular grids, I chose #7, add to sketchbook too “Do you EQ’s …
Yay! I’m in Quilt it today Magazine (again) The quilt is called “stash stars” and it all FQ friendly and super easy! I made it using American celebration fabrics from connecting threads Here’s the top all together (sorry about the light- bad picture) and here’ it’s all quilted I quilted stars and meandering all over …
This may not be so much of a “tutorial” but more of a tool highlight! I am currently having testers for my Underwater Stars pattern and in the pattern I show different color options too from EQ7 Very easy to do and often you get a completely different look! The random recolor tool is on …
I’m sort of happy and sad! I’ll show you in a second First let me show you more Ahhhh’s #20 #21 So here’s the HAPPY part!! I finished “Underwater Stars” using Yenter “atlantis” fabrics I designed this quilt in EQ7 and have the pattern up for sale in my craftsy store here Here’s details of …