May 2006 Challenge: Block of the Month! (Page 2)

Quilt 33

Quilt 34

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Quilt 36

E. Schooley
A year of eq challenges

E. Schooley
Magnifying the stars

Grace Blanchard
Sampler

Heather Miller
Harvest Time

I took the blocks I designed or modified from challenges this year and last. I never use pastels so I decided to see if vibrant designs would work in lights.

Kansas

My students use hand held magnifying glasses to look at crystals. The obnoxious square reminded me of that lesson. The tiny outer blocks are waiting their turn to impress teenagers.

I took the blocks I designed or modified from challenges this year and last.

Kansas

I started designing this quilt almost 2 years ago while hosting an online Thimbleberries block swap. I was definitely influenced by Lynette Jensen while designing the pieced blocks and with the overall "country" feeling to the quilt. I wanted to challenge myself to use the Custom Set layout feature. If you use this design, I'd LOVE it if you could email me a picture of your quilt! Please do not distribute this design. Thank you and enjoy!

Bellingham, Washington State

Quilt 37

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Quilt 40

Helena Norberg
My village BOM

Ingrid Akkersdijk
BOM Prarie Style

Jacquelyn Jacobi
Favourite Blues

Jaymie Perkins
Bright Stars

I´ve finally used the layout library in EQ and it´s really nice. The blocks are from EQ, Sew Precise and EQ´s applique programs.
I really love this program!

Kiruna, Sweden

the Netherlands

Sampler blocks I'm fond of, in my favourite colour - blue.

Victoria British Columbia

Ceresco, NE

Quilt 41

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Quilt 44

Jaymie Perkins
One Bright Starry Night

Jeanette Cox
BOM country farm quilt

Jean Tate
Stained Glass Fun

Joann Korzenko
Fauna Baby quilt

Ceresco, NE

All blocks from the EQ library apart from the collie sheepdog which was traced.

Alamo, Texas

Brimfield, Ohio

Quilt 45

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Quilt 48

Jo Moury
Butterfly Sampler

Janet Tannahill
Stars Around the Sun

Judee Robinson
Friends for Tea

Judith Best
What's your Star

This would not be a beginner's project but I think it would be a lot of fun! The fabric palette is Celestial.

Mission, KS

I designed the teapot which is repeated in all the blocks. The flowers are all from the EQ Libraries. Some of the flowers and leaves are resized and/or moved around a bit. The fabrics used were from the POM 042004 Springtime.

Colorado USA

This is a Star of the Month quilt. Each month is a different star with each star containing a different zodiac symbol. The blocks are pieced and the symbols are applique.

Ontario, Canada

Quilt 49

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Quilt 52

Judy Zaspel
Blue and White Blocks

Karl de Costa
Karl's BOM

Kathleen Potvin
Barn Quilts

Karen Boston
Baltimore Basics

This quilt was part of an exchange quilt called the TOBE Blue and White blocks made by some cyberfriends who use treadle and hand crank sewing machines. I drew all the blocks that I got in EQ5 so I could decide on a quilt design before I pieced them together. There are 24 on point blocks in my "real"quilt. I love stars and thought I would share these mostly star blocks with my EQ friends.

NW Wisconsin

There are twelve blocks around the outside -- all traditional blocks from the five-patch library. The four center blocks are applique blocks (also from the EQ libraries), representing the seasons of the year. The entire quilt uses just two colored fabrics, plus black, white, and three grays.

Los Angeles, CA

This sampler was inspired by the quilt barn projects of Ohio and Iowa. All blocks are taken from the EQ library and Blockbase and have all been modified. The layout was achieved by working on both layer 1 and 2 and will be easier to piece than it was to lay out! If I make it to include the quilt blocks, I would print them on fabric, since they would be very small. The full barn block is set at 9". Paper piecing would be the way to go on this one for me!

Ft Wayne, Indiana

I used a sashed blocks layout from the layout library and played around until I got something that looked a little different.

Springfield, Nova Scotia

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Quilt 56

Karen Senn
Fog on Killarney Lake

Lauri Homuth
12 pink roses

Lauri Homuth
12 yellow roses

Leanne Davis
My Garden

Toronto, Ontario

All the flowers depicted in this quilt are Australian native plants, and are growing in my garden.

Adelaide, South Australia

Quilt 57

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Quilt 60

Leigh Harris
Applique Counts!

Linda Price
Stars Within My Cabin

Lorraine Dickinson
Forty-Niner Quartz

Mary Seay
Pinwheels Galore

A kid's applique quilt block of the month with a counting theme.

Perth W Australia

I did a BOM at a quilt shop in Americanna colors. I still do not have the blocks together, but now I have no excuse. The quilt shop blocks are not the same as on my vitual quilt.

I chose an on-point center medallion layout with nine-patch blocks around a framed block as the center and corner blocks.

The blocks are from the EQ5 library.
In researching the blocks, I found many in the Barbara Brackman and Carrie Hall books containing named block patterns.
I annotated the blocks if cross-referenced.

Iowa

Pasco, Washington

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Quilt 64

Maureen C.
Sampler

M. Busby
Geese Playing Triple Card Tricks

Merry Endres
Warren Kimball's Cats

Merry Endres
"Just Plain Folk"

All blocks based on Dutchman's Puzzle (wild goose chase to me) overlaid on an economy patch.

The cats in this sampler are inspired by 2004's calendar "The Cats of Warren Kimball". I have added additional design elements to the blocks, both from the EQ library and some of my own design. The folk-art style of these blocks looks wonderful in home-spun colors and the five-patch cornerstones are in keeping with the country feel of this design.

I adore folk-art style blocks, so have been collecting and drawing them for the last several years. I was so happy when this challenge came up because it gave me a chance to utilize them in a unique setting. Warm homespuns combine with primative style applique's to make this cozy throw that would look great embellished with blanket stitching around the simple shape.