I've got a quick tip for you today on adjusting settings in your Electric Quilt 8 quilt worktable to help your design process go more smoothly! Typically, the program opens up with a 4x4 quilt layout with a single border, and this is the layout … [Read more...] about EQ8 Tutorial – Quilt Worktable Settings
March EQ Block Spotlight
This month's EQ Spotlight Block is Two Little Flowers 2. If you've followed me at all, you'll probably know that this is not at all my style of block. So this seemed like it was going to be quite the challenge! Since I had such good luck with the … [Read more...] about March EQ Block Spotlight
February EQ Block Spotlight
This month's featured block is "Flower Weave." The easiest way to find this block is by going into your block library, then selecting "Search by Notecard" at the bottom of the window and typing in "Flower Weave." Here's the block in a … [Read more...] about February EQ Block Spotlight
Ekman’s Arrows Quilt Pattern
I'm pleased to introduce the third quilt I have hanging in this year's QuiltCon, which is Ekman's Arrows! The pattern for this quilt is in this year's edition of QuiltCon Magazine. This design is inspired by an oceanographic phenomenon known … [Read more...] about Ekman’s Arrows Quilt Pattern
EQ8 Tutorial: Three Ways To Negative Space
I've partnered with Electric Quilt to share about how I use EQ8 in my quilt design, and since designing with negative space is sort of my thing, I thought I'd share a tutorial on a few different ways to get your designs with negative space into EQ8. … [Read more...] about EQ8 Tutorial: Three Ways To Negative Space
Circular Reasoning quilt
I realized I hadn't posted about Circular Reasoning, one of the three quilts I'll have hanging at QuiltCon this year. I actually started this quilt several years ago, but only finally finished it this summer. This is the first time I have a quilt in … [Read more...] about Circular Reasoning quilt
EQ Block Spotlight
I'm delighted to have partnered with Electric Quilt to share a little more about how I use EQ8 software to design my quilts! EQ has a monthly block spotlight in which users are challenged to design a quilt using that block. This month's block is … [Read more...] about EQ Block Spotlight
Ocean Ponies mini quilt pattern
I'm excited to release a new paper pieced mini quilt pattern, Ocean Ponies! This time, I'm drawing on my roots as a marine scientist and featuring seahorses. I used mine and my husband's favorite colors for the two seahorses—I think a mini like this … [Read more...] about Ocean Ponies mini quilt pattern
Canoe Sparkler Quilt Pattern
I have a new pattern out in this month's issue of American Quilter, and this one is another design that you might have seen in my book, although it was a little bigger and the design was shown in a different color scheme. AQS thought it might make a … [Read more...] about Canoe Sparkler Quilt Pattern
Meeting of the Geese new colorways
These kits are no longer available through Craftsy, but you can find the pattern in the FPQ pattern shop! One of the quilts featured on my segment in Patchwork Nation is Meeting of the Geese. My original design for this quilt was grays with a pop … [Read more...] about Meeting of the Geese new colorways
