Sampler Quilts are a great way to showcase your favorite technique or build some new quilting skills. Many designers offer Block of the Month programs that become sampler quilts. Maybe you have started a few projects and now have a drawer full of "orphan blocks." Don't wait any longer - it is tim...
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Sampler Quilts – An Overview
The sampler quilt, a collection of different blocks set in straight rows, is what many people imagine as a traditional quilt. Sampler quilts are popular projects for beginners because they build skills with a variety of techniques. Many designers offer Sampler Quilts as Block-of-the-Month (BOM) pro...
Three Ways to Choose Quilt Colors
In Quilting 101*, we learn that designs are built on contrast. When it's time to choose quilt colors, many quilters start out with a dark design on a light background. Gradually we learn to use a wider range in our color palette and medium fabrics creep in. Visit the Quilting Room with Mel for an in...
3 Reasons why I love EQ7
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How does the tactile experience of quilting fit into the high tech world of computer design? Electric Quilt developed a software package that has become my favorite tool for designing quilts. What began as a long process of sketching with graph pap...