A word to the wise
#11
I am hoping to get EQ7 for Christmas. I think it will be a lot of fun and make things easier. Thanks everyone for your comments and encouragement. I'll post a picture when I get both blocks done.
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Errors in measurements are not always the fault of the quilter doing the blocks or project. Once I needed to make two blocks as part of a group scrappy project for an ill quilt guild member. I found this really neat block pattern to be made from paper templates. The instructions clearly stated to use the templates as is...no requirements to reduce or enlarge on the copier. Well, I made the first block only to have it come out like a bowl instead of laying flat. I double checked and it turned out the templates were not correctly sized and I had to redraft the templates. Moral...it is not a bad idea to test the template pattern with either paper or scrappy pieces before starting the actual project.
#17
RGay: The EQ7 stands for Electric Quilt Version 7, it is a quilt/block design program. It enables you to design blocks, put them in quilt layouts, experiment with color options. If you do a search I am sure you will come up with dozens of sources for the program. Sometimes when I design a quilt, either it really works or sometimes not. I can discard the rejects without wasting fabric. Plus you can "make" dozens of virtual quilts that you might not ever get to in real life. There is a really nice tutorial done by one of the board members that helped us learn more about the prgram.
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