Quilt in a day
03-20-2016, 03:29 PM
#31
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Location: Upstate NY, north of Syracuse Area
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I enjoy watching her but what I want more than being in the audience is to be sitting on the floor behind her and gathering up everything she "gets rid of" for my scrappy quilts. 
03-21-2016, 03:42 AM
#34
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Love love love EB, I watch her Youtube and Vimeo channels. I most like her TV series as they not only show the techniques but tell you a bit of history around them, it's so nice. My first real quilt was a "Garden Lattice" lap-quilt from her you tube vide. I am currently working on a "Grandmother's Garden"quilt, I have the book and watch the series in parallel. I love the baskets with the appliqued flowers. Also working on the strip tulip quilt from the same series, unfortunately this is not in the book. I have learned so much and she makes even the most difficult block easy.
03-21-2016, 03:50 AM
#35
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....watched another of her videos last evening....a preview ( I guess) of a new book from her coming out in April. Quilts from El's Attic, I think that's the title....looks good......better to watch her than that basketball stuff and repeats on tv.....I'll probably check it out tonite again...
03-21-2016, 04:47 AM
#37
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Location: Central Virginia
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I love that one she does with the adolescent girl--I think it's called Candy Cane Lane. Calls for 4" wof strips--twelve of them, I believe. Kind of a very simple bargello. Great to use up some strips for a charity quilt. my DH can't stand her voice, but I always find her amusing.
03-21-2016, 04:58 AM
#38
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Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Church Road, VA
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I took my first-ever quilting class at the QIAD shop in San Marcos, CA. Up until then I guess I thought quilts were made by elves, or something, lol. The instructor (not EB of course) was grouchy and impatient with my almost total ignorance, unfortunately, and needless to say I did not finish my quilt--a very simple crib-sized Single Irish Chain--in a day. I did go home with EB's Irish Chain book, though, and managed to not only finish my first quilt on my own but rapidly progress to Double Irish Chains with her very clear instructions. So I always credit EB with getting me started, even though I'm mostly self-taught.
03-21-2016, 05:40 AM
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Location: Kentucky
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In my sewing room I play EB videos while I sew.
They play one after the other in the background and I just sit and listen.
I do the same with Bonnie Hunter.
As far as EB books, my quilting group is currently doing a BOM using EB's "Underground Railroad" book. It's a very fun project and I'm learning some new skills.
I did notice that a few of EB's techniques seem to be more difficult or time consuming than the simple ways I've learned from others, but for the most part she is very easy to understand.
Our next block will be that drunkard's patch and I've never done curved seams before. Pray for me! LOL
They play one after the other in the background and I just sit and listen.
I do the same with Bonnie Hunter.
As far as EB books, my quilting group is currently doing a BOM using EB's "Underground Railroad" book. It's a very fun project and I'm learning some new skills.
I did notice that a few of EB's techniques seem to be more difficult or time consuming than the simple ways I've learned from others, but for the most part she is very easy to understand.
Our next block will be that drunkard's patch and I've never done curved seams before. Pray for me! LOL
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