Pinterest

I found a new fun thing to do. My DIL and my DGDIL are on Pinterest and I was curious to see what it is. A quilting friend sent me an invite because you can only join if you are invited. It is a site where you can find lots of ideas and there are a lot of differant areas of interest. They have architechural pictures food pictures and recipes decorating pictures craft pictures and lots more. It is alot of fun. Of course it is also another way to waste time and procrastinate instead of quilting and getting things done! LOL

My two grandsons just went home. They have been here all weekend. I do love having the various grands but I am also glad to send them home! *Grin*  Joey is 13 and Zach is my autistic 11 yr old grandson.

I need to go work on my EQ class for tonight so need to go. I hope to have a section on here soon listing all the EQ classes for everyone to use. So maybe I can get to that this week.

Happy Quilting everyone!

Sampler Quilt Along

I started a Sampler Quilt Along on the Quilting Board last year and now I am designing new quilt blocks each week for my Second Sampler on the QB.

Here is the Quilt Block I designed last Fri and posted on the QB. I post a new one every Friday.

And here is the layout of all the Blocks

I have my own way of doing blocks and this is one of my shortcut blocks I call a Triple Strip Block
This block is made with my Cut Down Method.

You can find the directions here: http://calicodreamsforever.blogspot.com/p/rhondas-triple-strip-block.html

                                                                       

If you 'd like to join us in the Sampler Quilt Along you can find all the threads here:
  http://www.quiltingboard.com/tags/blocks+of+the+week+by+rhonda.html

Patchdraw

I have been writing lessons for our members on Quilting Board so they can learn to use their Electric Quilt software. While playing with the patchdraw tools I have fallen in love with these features! It is soooooo much fun to play with the tools. There are shapes you can put into the block and then a bezier tool that you can move the lines all over any way you want to. I have had a blast creating  some unique quilt blocks. Whether I ever make them into a real quilt block I don't know yet. But the drawing is an unqualified success!!

I was feeling down and stressed and I went back on my EQ and played with the patchdraw and had a good time so I felt back to my usual self again when I got done. But I have a hard time quitting. It is addictive! The possibilities are endless. You can stay pretty traditional to applique or you can go more modern with twisted lines and interlocking shapes and wild colors. Once you get your applique figured out or your drawing you can turn it into a stencil to use to quilt your quilt with or you can make your quilt block into templates to make it an applique piece.

Soooo much fun!!!!

Here is the link to the classes. I have Week 8 posted which is the one for the Patchdraw and tonight I am posting the second half of the Patchdraw.  You should always be able to find the classes here as long as I remember to tag them! LOL I did forget a time or two. But I usually get a reminder from someone. So if you don't see it at first check back again later. You can always search for them too or check in tutorials on QB

          Electric Quilt Classes

Here are my Quilt Blocks I have been playing with in PatchDraw

                                               

 

Now we are looking toward a new year. Wonder what this next year will bring!  It  will be interesting to see what kind of quilting we see this next year. The possibilites are endless as to new ideas that quilters can come up with. How many quilts will be made in the next year? I am sure there will be lots and lots of charity quilts because quilters are such generous people!!  I am sure this next year will be a fabulous year for quilting!

As for me I am wanting to get back into doing more quilting and get some stock built up for my online store. I have been itching to get back to more fabric and sewing up a storm! I have been doing alot of teaching on the Quilting Board and the Quilting Haven. I love it and will continue it but I need to feed the quilter soul I have too.

I hope you all get lots of quilting time and have a lovely time working with wonderful colorful fabrics!!