Electric Quilt

Tweaking a Design

June 4, 2011

When designing quilts, I find it so exciting to see the difference a small tweak can make in not only the overall appearance of the design, but also in the construction of the quilt.  This is where Electric Quilt is worth its weight in gold! Below are two very similar views of the designs for [...]

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Road to Brownwood Quilt

April 17, 2011

For those who asked about doing this quilt along with me, I’ll be glad to share the instructions.  They’re going to be pretty basic instructions.  It’s a terribly simple quilt to make.  The blocks are 9″ finished.  The top, if made exactly according to the instructions, will measure 80″ x 90″ but it would be [...]

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Doodling in EQ Again

April 15, 2011

I should be packing and cleaning . .  there are quilt tops to be made, a couple of sleeves to be sewn on, socks to be made . . I’m sure there are other things to be done but . . what am I doing? Doodling in EQ. I’m thinking of naming it “Road to [...]

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Brown Border Corners

March 3, 2011

This is the quilt design I posted yesterday, with a few tweaks to the colors: One reader commented that she wasn’t about the corners and I wrote her back that sometimes (though rarely), I like to break the rules.  When I first put this border on here, I wasn’t sure I liked it either but [...]

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Setting Blocks on Point

October 4, 2010

Have you ever played around with a quilt setting to see the difference it makes when setting the blocks on point versus a straight setting?  Sometimes it makes such a huge difference in the appearance of the quilt. When you do set a quilt on point, because of the measurement across the width of a [...]

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The Designs Just Happen

September 7, 2010

How does the design process work for you?  Do you know before you begin “doodling” what your end result is going to be?  How often are the designs you end up with totally different from the design you may have thought you were going to end up with? When I need to come up with [...]

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