PatC
Stars and Slices

I modified Double Prickly from Sew Precise by taking out the points and adding in curves.

jernpat@attbi.com

Illinois

Rhonda Dayton
Fan Bouquet VII

I am having fun playing with the layouts in EQ5.
The Star-13 has given me a few interesting designs. I have spent a lot of time spinning the blocks to get different effects.

rjdayton@usadatanet.net

Albany NY

Rhonda Dayton
Fan Bouquet

rjdayton@usadatanet.net

Albany NY

Our new house has bunches of trees so I had a lot of inspiration for this one.

handwork@krafters.net

Choctaw, Oklahoma

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Ruth Rocker
Afternoon Wedding Quarter Block

I initially drafted this as a whole block but found more interesting design possibilities with it as a quarter block, so I'm submitting it instead. This is loosely based on the Wedding Ring block.

handwork@krafters.net

Choctaw, Oklahoma

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Ace McGunigle
Spring Dance

mcgun@clarion-net.com

Shippenville, PA

Ace McGunigle
Roll Over Picasso

mcgun@clarion-net.com

Shippenville, PA

Norway

Charlotte Kleiner
Moorish Lace Tablecover

I saw a picture of a piece of lace in the July 2003 issue of "Threads" Magazine. I liked the way the solid and the lacy bands wove in and out of each other, so I made my version of this piece in PatchDraw.
I started with a motif from the EQ library - Moorish Design ( #6-Motifs - Simple Designs) for my basic shape. I also designed the border and corner blocks using this basic shape.

hkleiner@attcanada.ca

Winnipeg, MB Canada

Eyglo

I was just playing with drawing a block
and this is what came out of it

Gilma S.
Old Maid's Puzzle

I thought for a long time what to do for this challenge, and I realized how hard it was to come out with something original that I haven't seen before. It wasn't until I saw an episode of Simple Quilt where the guest took an old block and draw curves around the lines, that it occured to me to do the same. So, I took the old maid's puzzle block and try drawing curves and putting in a quilt to see the different patterns that I could get. It work, and I like the three arragement that got from it.

algemy@hotmail.com

Joann J.
Intertwined Ribbons

I used the Lemoyne Star Variation and turned most of the lines to curves. It looks like twisted ribbons.

quiltsis2001@yahoo.com

Sweeny, TX

Lori Davis
My Gems

I really like the way this block turned into a beautiful quilt. The possibilites are endless. I had a lot of fun with this one.

L5dav5@msn.com

Michigan

Tutu Haynes-Smart
Wave block into daisies!

The challenge deadline was only a couple of hours away, that's why there are some orphan blocks on the edge of this quilt.
Maybe you can do better??

tutu@iafrica.com

Cape Town, South Africa.

Ann Czompo
Teardrop Wreath Quilt

Original design (34"x 34")

Aczompo@aol.com

Williamsburg, VA

Original block (38" x 38")

Designed originally as a quilting motif, but decided to make a quilt out of it, using a variety of music fabrics.

Aczompo@aol.com

Williamsburg, VA

Barbara Hamrin
Christmas Scottie

Bought some Christmas fabric on Ebay and it had a scottie border - couldn't find a scottie pattern anywhere and said thank goodness for EQ once again. Want to know how come I can draw this in EQ and can't do the same freehand.

quiltbee@cape.com

Falmouth, MA 02540
USA

Ethel Mecklem
Whirligigs

This challenge was fun trying to come up with a curved block that could actually be pieced. I'm not sure I would want to piece it even though it is fairly simple.

I designed this simple block and then played with it in different sets. I liked it best in a Horizontal Layout after rotating some of the blocks to form a different looking whirligig.

dmecklem@charter.net

Ethel Mecklem
Curves and Melon Wedges

This was a fun challenge and I enjoyed trying this original block that I drew in
all the different settings styles. In the final analysis I decided I liked the On Point setting best.

dmecklem@charter.net

Kathleen Potvin
Bloomin Hearts

I used the Stars 13 special layout in the EQ Library. Isnt it wonderful how EQ can askew a block! Since I havent progressed to curved piecing, I used this layout for a design for my kitchen done with fabric on foam board. I printed the skewed blocks from EQ, used a glue stick to attach the paper pattern on the board & just tucked the fabric in with a knife by cutting on the pattern lines. I used scraps of batting under each piece for that soft,quilted look. I sized it to 24 x 24. It was very easy, very quick & made a stunning wallhanging. No sewing necessary.

bobkat@onlyinternet.net

Ft Wayne, Indiana

Kathleen Potvin
Starburst

Totally different effects can be achieved with rotation on this special layout taken from the EQ library Stars 13.

bobkat@onlyinternet.net

Ft Wayne, Indiana

Mary Demers

Wow! What an exercise!! I learned to draw a curve, partition a curve, make sure the nodes were closed, use graph paper and lots more. Again, thanks EQ.

Sheila is right; we participate in these challenges, not so much for the blocks and quilts we receive, but for the knowledge and confidence we gain by challenging ourselves to push our personal boundries.

marydee@mail.ocis.net

Kamloops, BC, Canada

Maureen Callahan
Pasta Salad

QuiltBlocks4Me@aol.com

Wilson, New York, USA