This months BOM is
part of a quilt I designed many years ago using EQ2. I was lucky in
that I had already converted the file from EQ2 to EQ4 so it did not
take much to convert the file to EQ6.
I thought of this
file for a couple of reasons :) One my friend has had a her first
baby and his name is Lucas and so I thought I would make this for
him and two I have had a number of requests for the file :) so
I thought why not :)
The first block is called "Cats Tails" and I
found it in the library of EQ2. As I have used the same block for
the first row of the border this too has been added to the PDF
file for you :) along with the two (2) strip borders.
The
next border is a block I designed and this is how the quilt gained
it's name "Cat's in the Cradle" it really is more of a basket but
the name had a better ring to it when I changed "Basket" for
"Cradle" :)
This is a design with many points to it :) and as
such if you don't like points well umm sorry there is a basket full
of points to this quilt :)
The fabrics in the picture are the actual
fabrics that I am using for the quilt so this is a good example of
what you can do with
Electric
Quilt
:) I bought the medium and pale
blue stripped fabrics and used the white and the firefly fabric from
my stash.
As he is a little boy, I have used blues :) I have
used pale blue striped fabric and the medium mottled blue are in
fact curtain fabric, 100 % cotton. I could not find what I wanted in
the normal quilting fabric, But I am a great believer in using all
cottons and sometimes silks too for quilting. Just because it is
cotton for curtains does not mean you can not use it. This is a great way to tie
in both the quilt and the curtains for a room.
Be it striped, plain or even floral any
cotton fabric can be used for a quilt, and if you really love a
fabric, but it is not cotton jump in with both feet :) I believe in
using what you love the most. As long as the quality is there why
not :)
I then scanned all but
the white fabric and then imported the fabrics into EQ6 so I could
use real fabric for the quilt picture generated by EQ6. You just have to love modern technology these days :) it
knows how to make life simple :)
The first block I
have already made so that I could show you :) just follow the link
"
Cat's
Tails " :)
If you would like to share your work with
myself and others who visit the website then please feel free too :)
just follow the link to the
Gallery page :)
Hello and welcome
:)
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