EQ7 JUMP START SEW-ALONG

I finished the course of the EQ7 Jump Start Sew Along. There is soo soo soo much more to learn about EQ7 tho. The classes walked you thru using EQ for the first time. I don't think I cuold ever do it again without the directions and plenty of checking the Help tab. There is also a Tab for lessons. It's pretty user-friendly. Still, lots to learn.

The thing I miss about EQ, however, is that it does not give you directions on how best to sew these pieces together. I'm kind of inventive/creative/been quilting for a long time, so I was able to work around this.

Here are the 4 blocks made for the Jump Start.

The fabrics are all from stash, so they don't go together at all. I kind of like the turquoise/orange square. The colors POP. Don't think I could stand a whole quilt made from that.

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Our quilt club had a small quilt show today. They asked us all to bring in quilts to hang. I hung 5. It seemed like there were quite a few hanging. Fifty? This is what I had showing:

A Flimsie

Completely finished.

Look at the difference! We always hear, "It isn't a quilt until it's quilted." I'm surprised at the diffference.


I'm linking this to Lorna's blog, Sew Fresh Quilts, since this is her pattern.

Thanks,
Lin

I (HEART) TO QUILT

Today I'm working on Lorna's I (HEART) TO QUILT wall hanging pattern. Please see Lorna @ Sew Fresh Quilts (here) to read all about it.


I made the I (HEART) TO SEW last week. Please see this post to read all about it.

The SEW wall hanging I made with stash, but QUILT I elected to go with the fabrics Lorna had picked out. My order arrived (why does it always seem to take sooo looong when you're waiting for something?)
Look at these luscious colors:

I got a kick out of them because they have their color names attached. I love reading their names.
Greens: (All Kona colors) Honeydew,Pear, Sour Apple, Kiwi, and Fern
Blues:  Aqua, Robin Egg, Azure, Bahama Blue, Peacock, Turquoise, Cyan, Caribbean, and Teal
Pinks:  Pink, Medium Pink, Carnation, Bubble Gum, Candy Pink, and Bright Pink
Purples:  Petunia, Pansy, Wisteria, Crocus, and Magenta.

It seems there are themes in their color names. The purples are all flowers, greens are fruits. I think they had the least imagination in naming the pinks.

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My computer is BACK! Kiss the computer! 

My computer hero managed to kill off the Gorilla Purchase that was--seemingly--screwing up my computer.

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Today is the second week on our New Quilt Bloggers blog hop. Please take a look at these blogs. More of my new best friends. No kidding! This is such a warm group. We have been sharing and learning so much. Perhaps you notice some of the improvements on my blog. Or maybe they're like make up? You're not supposed to notice the makeup, just how nice someone looks.

Jill @ Pie Lady Quilts

Chelsea @ Patch The Giraffe (http://patchthegiraffe.blogspot.com/)

Daisy @ Ants To Sugar

Rachael @ The Floral Suitcase 

Elizabeth @ And Pins

Jennifer @ Never Just Jennifer 

Alice @ Blossom Quilts

Megan @ Sew Stitching Cute

Stephanie @ Late Night Quilter

Kelsey @ Lovely And Enough

Carole @ Fresh Off The Frame

Camelia @ Camelia Elliott

Nurdan @ Hug a Bit Quilts

Paula @ Mud Pies and Pins

Lori @ Sew Psychd

Kitty @ Night Quilter

Christina @ Wips and Tuts

Diana @ Sew Crafty Chick

Marcia @ Cozy Capatiller

Judy @ Quilt Paradigm

Jasmine @ Quilt Kisses

Beth @ Cooking Up Quilts

Thanks,

Lin

I (Heart) 2 Sew

I have been doing pattern testing for  Lorna @ Sew Fresh Quilts. She posted both an I (HEART) TO SEW wallhanging and a I (HEART) TO QUILT one. I love both. The Quilt one is closer to my heart tho. I volunteered to test the patterns for her.

I ordered a pack of the ombre solids to do the I (HEART) 2 QUILT wallhanging, but chose to do the SEW one in stash so I could get started. That's what prompted me to clean out my stash cupboard. Golly Gosh Gee (and a bunch of other nastier words), I am amazed how really, really messy that cupboard was is. I've cleaned out the greens, blues, pinks, purples so far. Yesterday I bought a couple Sterilite bins to audition for size. If this is the right size, I'll order a bunch on Amazon. {Love Amazon! You can find anything!}

Here are my color pulls:

I had fun pulling the fabrics.

Here's the finished flimsy:

It was a pretty windy day. My highly-paid quilt holder had to move around to several positions on the deck to find a quiet spot to get a good picture.

My package of solids came and now I'll start on I (HEART) 2 QUILT.

I thought these would look wonderful on the back of a jacket/shirt to wear to a quilt show. Maybe someday...

Thanks, Lorna, for the opportunity to test these for you. I am so amazed at what you do! These will have a place of honor in my house.

I urge all of you, readers, to check out Lorna's patterns.


Thanks,
 Lin