EQ8 - Not Just for Designers!

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Hello! Today I'm talking all about EQ8! Electric Quilt 8 is the software that I use to design my quilt patterns. I've teamed up with the Electric Quilt Company to bring you tips for using the software and some projects made in EQ8.

You might be thinking that you don't need EQ8. You quilt as a hobby. You own more patterns written by others than you'll ever have time to make. You have no desire to design your own. Well, I'm here to show you that EQ8 is not just for designers!

Friday Fabric Refresh - Happy 4th of July!

Happy Friday!  If you are in the U.S. you know that tomorrow is July 4th, Independence Day.  You might even have today off from work like I do since the actual holiday falls on the weekend.  I thought this would be a perfect Friday for sharing some patriotic versions of a few of my patterns!

Friday Fabric Refresh - Easy Argyle

Hello!  Another week is behind us and it's time for another edition of Friday Fabric Refresh!  This week I am featuring my Easy Argyle pattern, which I released a few weeks ago. 

The original quilt is shown above in All Hallows' Eve by Fig Tree for Moda Fabrics.  Unlike most of my patterns, this quilt does not use precuts and features only two main fabrics.  This gives you lots of options and today I am sharing some other ideas to give you inspiration for your own Easy Argyle quilt!

Fabric Friday Refresh - All Hallows' Eve

Hello!  If you saw my last three pattern releases, you know I really like the All Hallows' Eve collection by Fig Tree.  I must not be the only one because this collection sold out in the blink of an eye last summer.  It was so popular, that Moda decided to reprint it again this summer! 

The reprint is starting to show up in quilt shops so I thought I would dedicate this week's Friday Fabric Refresh to All Hallows' Eve!

Friday Fabric Refresh - Spellbound

Hello!  Can you believe it's Friday again already?  If you're in the US, you know that Monday is Memorial Day and I am really looking forward to the long weekend!

If you follow me on Instagram, you know I released new patterns this week.  One of them was Spellbound, so I thought I would dedicate this week's refresh to that pattern. 

Friday Fabric Refresh - Sugarcreek

Hello and happy Friday!  I'm back with another Friday Fabric Refresh!  An Instagram follower asked to see my Window Box pattern in Sugarcreek, so I had to oblige!

I love the Sugarcreek collection, so I decided to devote the entire post to this gorgeous fabric line by Corey Yoder for Moda Fabrics and share several other patterns in the fabric as well.  Let's jump right in!

First up, of course, is Window Box.  Thanks for the suggestion, Jeri!  Now I want to scour the internet for a Sugarcreek jelly roll!

Friday Fabric Refresh - Window Box

Happy Friday!  For today's Friday Fabric Refresh, I decided to feature Window Box, which is one of my older patterns.  Other than my pumpkin quilt, Window Box is my best selling pattern.  I can see why; this is a fast, fun, and simple jelly roll quilt that looks great in a variety of fabrics!