Monthly Archives: September 2005

Check out www.QuiltersNewsNetwork.com next month for a new series called “Do You EQ?” featuring Jodie Davis and me. Anyone with an internet connection can view this… you, your friends, your family, friends overseas… it is kind of like broadband quilt … Continue reading →

The “Do You EQ?” Contest announcement appears in the November 2005 issue of Quilter’s Newsletter Magazine on page 85. Here’s a contest that’s open to all EQers who have designed and made a quilt using any version of EQ software. … Continue reading →

We just had a request for a place for EQ teachers to talk to each other – a discussion forum where they can share questions, answers, and tips. So guess what? We added one. If you teach EQ, this is … Continue reading →

Carolyn Laukkonen makes the most beautiful EQ desktop wallpaper calendars that are free for downloading each month from her site. Click the “Current Calendar” button on the left side of the screen. Here’s Carolyn’s site: www.piecepatcher.com If, like me, you … Continue reading →

We’re testing Stash Fall 2005 right now and I saw the cutest fabric line and just had to share. It is from Heather Ross of FreeSpirit. The line is called “Lightning Bugs.” Imagine my surprise as I am surfing through … Continue reading →

If you wonder what Andrea is talking about “almost being done with” in the entry below — it’s our new fall product, coming next month: EQ5 AnglePlay Blocks, a companion CD to Margaret J. Miller’s new C & T book, … Continue reading →

I can almost see the light at the end of the AnglePlay tunnel. The blocks are drawn (all 309 of them), the fabrics are collected (over 600), and I just finished assembling a new layout library (98 quilts, 18 of … Continue reading →

Looking for free EQ patterns? Then go to the QuiltZine site which has dozens of EQ patterns to download. The newest patterns celebrate New Orleans. You’ll also find information on donating quilts to Katrina survivors. Click the side “Free Quilt … Continue reading →

Longtime EQ user Sherry Coté used EQ5 to design this amazing quilt, called Anniversary Dawn. Sherry writes, “the 2006 show will be the 25th anniversary of the Turlock Quilt Guild. They asked me to design the 2006 opportunity quilt, and … Continue reading →

OK, I was tempted to leave the blog at the cute little shacks on cliffs, but I thought this information was blog-worthy. I’m drawing the layouts for the new Margaret Miller CD and thought you would like to know how … Continue reading →

My two favorite blocks in Town & Country Patchwork are: I think the little shack on the cliff is only missing a person staring over the edge getting vertigo.

Just a couple things to keep in mind as you are looking around for ideas for your next quilt. Always be on the lookout for bits of ideas that you might be able to use. Look down at the floors … Continue reading →

Did you know you can make stencils be more than one thread color? Well you can if they were drawn as appliqué. Edit the block to the PatchDraw worktable. Delete some of the patches with the Select tool and your … Continue reading →