Have you heard of Electric Quilt's EQ8 Block Spotlight? Every month a different block from the EQ8 Block Library is highlighted (did you know there are over 6,000 blocks built in to EQ8?). A few designs are shown using the featured block, then Jenny at EQ issues a design challenge to play with the block and create your own quilt.
Read MoreDesigning Samplers in EQ8: Behind the Lakeside Sampler
I love designing samplers. They are the love of my quilting life. And designing the Lakeside Sampler in EQ8 was an absolute thrill. I was able to use the latest Electric Quilt software tech to design this quilt exactly the way I wanted it. I thought I'd share a little about the design process I used to create Lakeside Sampler with you today.
Read MoreLakeside Sampler Quilt Pattern - Make a Row Quilt, one Oar at a Time. Paddle on!
Summertime every year takes me back. Back to when life was carefree. Back to watermelon and popsicles. Back to splashing in the water in the hot sun. Back to sand between my toes.
This pattern captures that need to get to the water when the weather is hot. Be it a backyard pool, a creek, a river, a lake or an ocean shore.
If you're a water baby and love it when you lose track of days and time, check out my new >>Lakeside Sampler Quilt Pattern<<. This new pattern was inspired by trips to the lake house, along with all the kayaks, canoes, and stand up paddle boards floating by any time I get the chance to make it to water.
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