Apr 27

Recap for the Week!

I didn’t get a ton of sewing done this week, but I did finish a few things, which felt great. I have one quilt in my sights for next week as it only needs a binding, so that is my goal.

My biggest finish for this week was a very quick quilt I made for my son.

It’s not the prettiest quilt I have made, but it was made in under an hour and my son adores it, so it was a win-win! I wrote a quick tutorial for it too (though I warn you, it’s pretty rough!! LOL). You can find it here:

Quick, Easy, and Cuddly Quilt

My second finish was a tutorial for EQ7. I got this as an early Mother’s Day present and have been having loads of fun using it. I had a hard time finding tutorials for the program online, so I figured as I was playing around I would type up some quick tutes for anyone that might have this program.

And of course I will share the resulting quilts as patterns on my blog too! For now I have posted the tutorial for the basic quilt design in Electric Quilt 7 here:

EQ7 Basics Tutorial

I am having so much fun using this program. I have wanted it for a while, but never actually went through with buying it. I wish I had!! I think you’ll be seeing a lot more patterns round these parts. I already have my Sew Out Loud paper piecing pattern done up in EQ7 so I can share it with you guys soon!

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I think that’s it for this week, I am looking forward to next week and seeing what I can get done!

Happy Quilting!
Rachel

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8 comments!!!

  1. Vanessa says:

    I just recently finished a sewing project on my hardly-ever-used 7 year old sewing machine. Since then I’ve caught the sewing bug and would someday like to make my own quilt. Thanks for the easy tutorial.

  2. Frances says:

    I have EQ6 and love it…I’m sure you will continue to enjoy yours also….

  3. Aw, it looks so warm and cuddly! How was it working with the minty back? I keep meaning to try it. Thanks for linking up to TGIFF! I’m also learn EQ, although I have an older version, so I’ll be checking back to see what you do with yours.

    • Rachel says:

      It was very forgiving which was great! But it also was very stretchy, I wouldn’t use it for anything I needed to be precise on for sure.

      Rachel

  4. Janine says:

    Your quilt looks great – really warm and snug :)

  5. Christine L says:

    Warm & Cuddly is what it is all about! Nice looking quick quilt! Thank you for linking up with TGIFF!

  6. YoliDreams says:

    One hour! I am so super impressed! I have a goal of finishing knitting a scarf this year! LOL Found you on the Friday Blog Hop!