Carien
Verbiest
Sheeps in the meadow
The Netherlands
Carien
Verbiest
Fantasy star
The Netherlands
Carol Baldry
Birthday Table Mat
Davenport, Iowa
I tried to follow Mickey's directions--It didn't work for me.
Carolyn Laukkonen
Seven Stars
I had a great time
with this challenge! I sometimes create an applique from a pieced block
to get the "look" I want for
my calendars. This one is based on the Seven Stars Block which I found
in Block Base Libary (#241). The fabrics I used here are mostly batiks.
www.Piecepatcher.com
(Home of the Quilted Calendars)
Christine
Crowther
Lotus Star
Happy Holidays from
Alabama!
Charlotte Kleiner
Snowflake Plate Quilt
Winnipeg, MB Canada
The May/June 2003 (#91)
issue of Quiltmaker magazine carried some quilt designs called "Plate Charmers" to
use under (or sandwiched between) clear glass plates. I thought a
snowflake design would be
nice for a winter theme. The design could also be enlarged to make
a Tree skirt.
Chris S.
Round Quilt
My not very round quilt for my first EQ challenge.
Chris in Alberta
Carol E. Skrube
Tree Skirt
Sheboygan, Wi
Carol E.
Skrube
Circle of Diamonds
Sheboygan,
Wi
Danka Kruszewska
Wreath of Instruments
Wreath of instruments
from EQ Block library:
Drum designed by Rita Denenberg
Saarbruecken, Germany
Danka Kruszewska
Up in the air...
Uncertain plans: which background.
No background at all? - so what!
Saarbruecken, Germany
Daphne Stewart
Wreath and Trellis
I drew an open wreath shape for the outer rim's base and used the wreathmaker
with the 'Shagbark Hickory' motif from EQ's library. The center block
(NOT for sewing in real fabric!) was inspired by the foundation guidelines
Patti Anderson used for drawing a Rolling Stone block (chapter 3 of "EQ5
Drawing").
Sunnyside, Washington
Daphne Stewart
"Me name is Paddy Beara 'n' I'm lookin' for the band"
I drew the background myself but used 'Teddy Bear 2' and 'Trumpet'
blocks from EQ's applique section for the rest. I made the blocks into
motifs, tweaked them a bit, and added a vest and tam. Easy!
Sunnyside, Washington
Kathleen Potvin
Candy Cane Skirt
I never run out of inspiration for tree skirts and table mats, so to
make this a challenge I decided to play with wreathmaker. The background
block is a Dresden Plate from EQ library. I edited it to display binding
trim. Much to my surprise & delight, the candy cane block formed
a star when made into a wreath. I couldn't pass this one up. I think
I'll have to really sew this one!
Ft Wayne, Indiana
Kathleen
Potvin
Snowflake
Skirt
I used the dresden plate block from the EQ library on layer 1 and placed
snowflake motifs on layer 2.
Ft Wayne, Indiana
Judy Best
Purple Cosmos
London, Ontario
Judy Best
Blue Waves
To create this round quilt I took four blocks and placed then on layer
2 of a 1 block quilt. When the outlines are turned off you get the
round quilt appearing.
Sheryl
T.
Oval Quilt
Sheryl
T.
Round Kitty Quilt
Lorraine Dickinson
Dahlia Star
Mystic, Iowa
Julie Coates
Lover's Silhouette
Big Spring, TX
Julie Coates
Medallion
Big Spring, TX
Ingrid Akkersdijk
Flowers in the Round
The Netherlands
Ingrid Akkersdijk
Rose of Sharon in the Round
The Netherlands
Deb L.
circle quilt
This was quite
a challenge and I think I may even have 'cheated' a bit here. I did
draw the center 'block' in Easy draw and left the corners white, then
I drew the outer circular frame in Patch draw and overlaid the 2 units.
Only thing is the outer edges of the Easy draw block are still there
- although by leaving them white & choosing to print no block outlines
& no patch outlines they do not show - so then it appears to be a circular
quilt. I will keep working at this to see if I can do it without cheating.....
Diane
Circle Quilt
couldn't quite
make what i wanted, but fun.
D. Atkinson
Ring A Round The Rosie
I used motifs
and Wreath.Blocks_#6 Motifs_Simple Design. The Tulip Ring was in #6
Simple Designs Wreaths. The peony was #6 Motifs_ Flower Heads. I really
can see myself doing this. I love doing applique in the evening. I can
hardly wait to see how the other ladies did their circle. I have a feeling
I am way off base. I am working in"EQ5 Drawing" by Patti R. Anderson.
I am really ready for this book. The info in this book is just what
I needed. Even though the EQ5 Cookbook has just about everything that
one would need. Patti's book takes you past what is in EQ5 Cookbook.
I keep on saying "oh for goodness sake, is that how you do it." In our
home we call that a "Gotchya." This sounds like I work for EQ. I don't,
but I do like to share what I think about the books. Even though I have
been a EQ user since EQ1 came out it has been an on and off thing. So,
hopefully now I can really buckle down. It's so exciting. Happy New
Year everyone.
Dorothy Atkinson
atkinso @ csolve.net
Lafontaine, ON. Canada.
On Beautiful Georgian Bay.
D. Atkinson
Let There Be Peace On Earth.
I used motifs
from EQ5 Block Library. #6 Simple Designs. The Doves in Canada are gray
but as far as I know the Peace Dove is white. I tried using White but
it looked blah. Then I tried different grays, again blah. This colour
looks like a blue gray which was great because at this point in time
we have a lot of Doves and they do have a blue tint. I did this quilt
in PatchDraw. The block size was 12" Snap to Grid Point _H=96, V=96
I checked off Snap to Grid, Snap to Node, Auto Join, Auto Align Similar
Segments Graph paper number of divisions H=12 V=12. I was really trying
various things in the Drawing Board Setup just to see what would happen.
I have for some reason not used the Drawing Board enough. I guess I
was afraid that I would mess up. It sure makes it easier to have the
Drawing Board setup. I still haven't got it down but now I understand
how important it is to have it setup properly. It is all explained so
well in the EQ5 Cookbook, Barb books, and my newest one is EQ5 Drawing
by Patti R. Anderson. There is only one problem Patti I can't get back
to your book fast enough. I used the Doves because of all of the terrible
things going on in the world. The Dover represents Peace and Love. Personally
I love watching them because they are a goofy birds and make me laugh.
We need to share with all of the laughter and love that we can. My heart
and prayers goes out to all of the young men, women and their families.
The USA is such a special country. I have found that the women I have
met through EQ5 email conversations has shown me why it is such a great
country. I have never known women who are willing to share and encourage
others like quilters. Canada is kind of great too. Barb thanks again
for another wonderful Challenge.
Dorothy Atkinson
atkinso @ csolve.net
Lafontaine, ON. Canada on beautiful Georgian Bay
Eileen Allen
Christmas Table Topper
December 2003
Club EQ Challenge I used two blocks from the Classic EQ5 Block Library,
Love in a Mist from the Eight Point Stars category and Coxey's Camp
from the Diamond in a Square category. My DH gave me Barbara Vlack's
book, EQ5 Quilt Design for Christmas yesterday and I was finally able
to master the virtual border feature of the EQ program thanks to her
book. It was a fun challenge and the virtual border is one I will try
again.
Eileen Allen
ekallen @ snet.net.
Old Saybrook, CT
December 26,
2003
Eileen Allen
Hexagonal Round Quilt
I used both
EQ5 Drawing by Patti Anderson and EQ5 Quilt Design by Barbara Vlack,
which I just got for The theme for this challenge was round quilts.I
had created this quilt using Patti Anderson's book EQ5 Drawing and Barbara
Vlack's book EQ5 Quilt Designs, which I got for Christmas, to complete
this quilt. I loved Patti's book, but couldn't get the hang of virtual
borders.
My DH gave me Barb's book for Christmas and as soon as I opened
it yesterday I said, now I can do the challenge. I know I will use the
virtual quilt border again.
Thanks Patti and Barb.
Eileen Allen
ekallen @ snet.net
Old Saybrook, CT
December 2003
Ellen F
Round Quilt
Enid Newberg
Double Star in the Round
enewberg @ hotmail.com