EQ8 Drawing Foundation Paper Pieced Blocks Class Review

Hello everyone.  I wanted to let you know about the terrific online classes available now at ElectricQuilt.com. They are currently offering four online classes you can take right now:  Beginner, Next Steps, Master Skills, and Drawing Foundation Paper Pieced Blocks.  I've been designing my quilts with Electric Quilt software almost as long as I've been a quilter.  I just love playing with the blocks and coloring and recoloring until I get it just the way I like it.  I've designed a few FPP (foundation paper pieced) blocks with EQ in the past, but I didn't really enjoy the process.  I was excited to learn more.  

The class is taught by Jenny Novinsky.  It's divided up into short segments that you can pause, rewatch, and easily mark your place if you need to take a break.  I spent a few hours over two days taking the class.  The class includes a downloadable syllabus and photos to use for the drawing sessions.  The class teaches you how to edit an existing block, how to import images for tracing to draw a brand new block, how to evaluate the image for drawing, and how to draw tricky elements like curves. (see the coffee cup block, above).  One of the class blocks was a small coffee cup that I played with and turned into a tall coffee cup.  I used my signature fabric collection, Songbird, from Island Batik,Lumin Fabrics to color the block. I learned a lot of helpful tricks and tips that made drawing FPP blocks so much easier. 

I'm in the process of drawing a giraffe FPP block and also a witchy hat FPP block (tis the season!).  I'm playing with the idea of a giraffe wearing a witchy hat. What do you think?  I have so many new ideas from taking the class.  It's truly inspiring.  I would recommend taking the Drawing Foundation Paper Pieced Blocks if you want to learn more about the process, and if you already have reached a proficient drawing level in Electric Quilt.  If you're not that familiar with the basic tools, I would recommend taking the other three classes before diving into this one.  You can get a special price by bundling the first three classes, rather than purchasing separately.  Get a preview of all the Electric Quilt At Home online classes right here:  EQ At Home Classes

I hope you give them a try!

Be Creative ~ Sew Something Beautiful Today,

Jennifer Thomas

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Starry Dawn Quilt and Pattern ~ New!

A new year and a new pattern.  2023 is going to be a great year, I just know it.  This is the Starry Dawn quilt.

Starry Dawn is a log cabin variation that incorporates a star block in the middle, where the chimney fire would be in a traditional log cabin block.

The Starry Dawn pattern is available in my Etsy Shop and in select quilt shops across the USA.

It is one of the quilts I made for the Island Batik catalog.  

My son Levi, assisted with the photo session for this quilt.

I used Island Batik's new Baby Bloomers fabric collection to make the Starry Dawn quilt.  Island Batik provided the fabric for this project.  Thank you, Island Batik.

I used Hobbs wool batting and quilted an allover loopy meander.  

Pretty folds.

I backed this quilt with this colorful Jellybean fabric, also by Island Batik.  Isn't it cheerful?  It makes me feel good, just looking at these colors.

I made my binding from the same purple fabric as the outer border.  I do that with most of my quilts.  I like the binding to match, not compete for attention.

Another look at the Starry Dawn quilt.

Starry Dawn

Quilt Stats:

Finished Quilt Size:  60" x 84"

Fabric:  Baby Bloomers by Island Batik

Batting:  Wool by Hobbs

Thread:  Aurifil

Needles:  Schmetz

Designed in EQ8

Order your Starry Dawn quilt today.

Click here for the Starry Dawn PDF Instant Download Pattern.

Click here for the Starry Dawn paper pattern.

If you sew a Starry Dawn quilt, please share a pic with me on Instagram @CurlicueCreations.  I would love to see your quilt!

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Jennifer Thomas

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Crazy Eights Table Runner Pattern available through Connecting Threads

My Crazy Eights table runner pattern is available as both a kit and a pattern through Connecting Threads.  It was featured in the October 2022 catalog.  If you missed it, you can still order both the kit and the pattern on the Connecting Threads website.  Order the Crazy Eights table runner kit here.

Order the Crazy Eights table runner pattern download here.

To see all the Curlicue Creations patterns and kits currently available through Connecting Threads, click here.

If you sew a Crazy Eights table runner, or any of my other patterns, please share a pic with me on Instagram @curlicuecreations.  I would love to see it!

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Jennifer Thomas

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Foxface Quilt and Pattern ~ New!

This is the Foxface quilt, my newest pattern.  It's featured in the Island Batik catalog.  This pattern is available in my Etsy shop and in select quilt shops across the USA.  I used Island Batik's new Honeycomb fabric collection to make this quilt.  Island Batik provided the fabric for this project.

The Foxface blocks are pieced and soooo adorable!  If you are following me on social media, you've probably seen snippets of the Foxface quilt all week.

Four Foxface blocks together make this fun unit.  The Foxfaces are sewn in three different color combinations.

The Foxface quilt finishes at 43" x 55".

I quilted Foxface in an allover loopy meander.

You can see the hot pink backing fabric, and the binding in this photo.

Foxface

Quilt Stats:

Finished Quilt Size:  43" x 55"

Fabric:  Honeycomb by Island Batik

Batting:  Hobbs

Thread:  Aurifil

Needles:  Schmetz

Designed in EQ8

Order your Foxface pattern today:  

Click here for the Foxface PDF Instant Download Pattern

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If you sew a Foxface quilt, please share a pic with me on Instagram @curlicuecreations.  I would love to see it!

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Jennifer Thomas

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I Made a New Window Quilt!

If you didn't know, I live in an old, old, farmhouse.  It's drafty in the winter.  The wind blows straight at the front of the house and sometimes it feels like it's coming right on through.  Sometime in the last year the bedroom curtain that was on this window went kaput!  Since then it has been covered with this makeshift and super ugly green sheet.  Not very attractive, it fell down regularly, and it was certainly not going to help at all with the cold weather on the way.  

Did you see the beautiful Christmas stocking I made for my November Island Batik Ambassador project?  I used fabric from this Emperor's Treasures strip pack.  I still had a lot of fabric left, and just look at these gorgeous colors!  I decided to use it up to make a quilted curtain.

I began by cutting the light purple coordinating fabric into 2-1/2" strips and sewed it together with the Emperor's Treasures strips.

I then sub cut into 2-1/2" strip sets.

After sewing the strip sets together, I added a couple of coordinating light purple strips of Island Batik fabric from my stash to each side of the checkerboard panel to make it the right size to cover my window.

I loaded it onto my quilting frame, using Hobbs Thermore batting.  This is a thin, lightweight batting, perfect for this project.

I quilted in a swirly pattern.  I love quilting swirls, and I'm so glad I did.  It looks really pretty on the finished project.

Here is my finished quilted curtain panel. It looks so pretty with the light shining through. I bought a new curtain rod and installed it myself.  I made ties with some of the 2-1/2" fabric strips, so I can roll it up and let the sun shine in on pleasant days.  And on chilly days, like today I will have a better barrier to the cold, and a pretty room decoration.  These window quilts are really easy to make, and help insulate a drafty window.  I simply sewed a sleeve across the back for hanging.

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Jennifer Thomas

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