My first quilt design with EQ7

What a happy day! I designed my first quilt with EQ7.
I took a class last weekend and all i have to say is WOW!!
Time just absolutely flies when i am playing in this program.
The whole basis of the design of this quilt was two panels I bought, one has the serentiy prayer and one is 1 Cor 13- love is patient love is kind etc..
My hubby wanted me to design a quilt around them.. so I did.
The 2 beige solid blocks in the design are where the panels will go.
I have about half of the fabric i need and envision a trip to a local quilt shop in the near future to pick up the rest. This quilt will be done in batiks and I will post a pic of the progress along the way. I cant wait to get started on this one!!!

finished baby quilt!!

Hi all
I have been quiet on here because I have been working on a baby quilt for a friend and actually finished it prior to the shower! It is simple but cute and I quilted this one myself, which I don't do very often, need a long arm but hubby calls that a want. I am very excited to take a class on EQ7 on Saturday. I already have an original design in mind and some fabric to make the quilt.
I also have 2 other quilts back from the quilter to put the binding on, need to get busy sewing!

New quilting software arrived today

Great day with UPS!! I love when the brown truck comes bearing gifts.
I got EQ7 in the mail today. I am installing it on my laptop as i write.
I hade EQ5 but did not use it much... I am going to take a class on the software at a local quilt shop. I am hoping this will get me the basics so I can really use it to design a few quilts. I have a panel that my hubby wants me to design a king size quilt around. THe manual for EQ7 is 272 pages, I am a techie person but i flip through the manual and see blah blah blah. I learn much more efficiently by someone showing me the ropes so to speak. Do any of you have EQ products and if so how much do you use them???

Its gadget Friday

I got so excited when I saw this gadget. I found it at an embroidery shop! It is a lighted seam ripper. I have had it a couple of weeks and unfortunately have used it reverse sewing many times ( yes I make mistakes ). I will call the shop and get the brand as a helpful someone in my house three the packaging away. Really looking forward to some great sewing tomorrow as my daughter is working and my hubby and son are going to a gun show. Yea me time! Will post pics of what I get accomplished.



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My featherweight has a name!!

Hello
I have decided on a name for my featherweight...LIZA...
She sews like a dream!! I got my 1/4 in foot for her yesterday in the mail-talk about a great mail day. I sewed with her for a while last night. My family commented she was so quiet. It was so much fun it was hard to go to work today. I am attaching a picture of my first quilt block Liza and I sewed together!
Posting about a new gadget I bought tomorrow so stay tuned...

My new sewing machine

I am so excited!! Went to Jefferson tx for the weekend to relax with my hubby. Went to a lot of antique stores. Walked out of one with my first singer 221 featherweight machine. I can't wait to sew with it. It runs well needs a touch of cleaning and oiling.


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I am back to quilting!

Hi all
sorry I have not been on here in about six weeks. Life got in the way of my quilting. After 8 weeks off work for surgery I had to go back to my job!
Good news is I am somewhat caught up with work and spent a lot of time sewing this weekend. I only have 2 more applique blocks to finish all the blocks for this civil war quilt my daughter picked out in 2004~! Talk about a UFO!!
I will probably put the top together at retreat in October. Will post a picutre when it is finished. I was pretty impressed to get all these blocks sewn over about 3 days!