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Monday, January 24, 2011

AccuQuilt/Electric Quilt Challenge Blog Hop

Welcome to the start of the AccuQuilt/Electric Quilt Challenge Blog Hop. 

This last September Accuquilt and Electric Quilt sponsored a fun challenge where quilters could submit quilt designs using EQ software that would work for any AccuQuilt GO! dies. This challenge was commonly known as the AccuQuilt/Electric Quilt Challenge. The winner won all of the dies that were introduced in the Fall of 2010, with the understanding that their winning design would be owned by AccuQuilt.

The idea of a blog hop was created thinking that it would be fun to share insights on quilt designs that were submitted to this challenge, as well as insights on creating designs using EQ software that would work on AccuQuilt dies. 

I'm excited to kick off this blog hop and share some of the simple EQ designs that I created for this challenge.  I hope that they may give you ideas on what you too can create using AccuQuilt Dies, as well as how much fun it can be to use EQ to create your own unique designs. Colors that I selected for these designs was my attempt to pick colors that worked with AccuQuilt's colors.

Simple design using the Chisel die, 3" HST, 3" strip and 1" strip die: 
Table runner using the chisel die,3" HST,  3" strip and the 1" strip dies:
Table runner using the chisel die,3" HST, 3" strip and the 1" strip dies:


Quilt using chisel die,3" HST, 3" strip and the 1" strip dies:


Versions of this simple design could easily be turned into quilts, wallhangings or table toppers.  It uses the 6" square die, Circle die, and the 3" strip die.

I call this little design, which I think would be fun for a wallhanging or table topper, "Candy Bars and Cookies".  It uses the 3x6 rectangle die (which I call the Candy Bar die) and the circle die.
Here is a wallhanging design I created using the beautiful Ricky Tims' Arabasque dies.
I certainly had fun using EQ to create designs with the Drunkards Path die.







I hope you will have fun this week visiting the blogs that are participating in this hop.  Here is what we have scheduled:. 

Monday., Jan 24th - SewCalGal (where you are starting out today) 


Tuesday., Jan 25th - Marjorie of Marjorie's Quilting Bee has been sharing insights on using EQ to create amazing quilt designs using AccuQuilt products for quite some time.  Her Blog is also a weath of information on using EQ to create beautful blocks and quilts using AccuQuilt dies, so I also hope you take time to "search" her blog for prior posts on "AccuQuilt", "Electric Quilt" and "EQ" topics.


Wed., Jan 26th -  Kim of Chatterbox Quilts will be sharing  insights on her entry(s) in the  AccuQuilt/Electric Quilt Challenge, along with some tips.

Thursday., Jan 27th - Judy Danz is the winner of the AccuQuilt/Electric Quilt Challenge and she'll be sharing insights on her winning entry to this fun challenge. 

Friday., Jan 28th - SewCalGal will share more tips on how you can use EQ to help design quilts, and other items, for AccuQuilt products.  And,a special  giveaway sponsored by AccuQuilt will be announced.

I also encourage other Bloggers with AccuQuilt and Electric Quilt to share designs they may have submitted to this challenge and/or their insights on using EQ to create designs using AccuQuilt products, on their blogs too!

Update to original post:  To clarify, the AccuQuilt/Electric Quilt Challenge was held September 2010.  It is over.  This blog hop isn't a contest, but a way to share designs that were entered into that challenge and/or insights on using EQ to design items that can be made using AccuQuilt dies.  I also encourage other bloggers to blog about these topics, especially this week.  Let's encourage others to play with EQ and everyone to share ideas about designs for AccuQuilt products.

36 comments:

Cheryl Willis said...

I don't have EQ but think I would enjoy sharing some of my original designs using my BABY GO dies. Is this contest just open for the EQ patterns? cw

sewfunquilts said...

Thanks, for sharing your designs. I only had my EQ7 a few days before the entries were due for the challenge.

This is a great idea.

Gene Black said...

Your first drunkards path design looks a lot like the one that I posted this morning. Great minds!

Sally said...

What great pattern ideas! I love EQ and have just gotten an AccuQuilt Go, combining the two is briliant!

WoolenSails said...

This will be fun, love to see new ideas to use the dies with. I like the candy bars and cookies, that would be a fun one for kids.

Debbie

jdqltr said...

Candybars and cookies! love that quilt....

Sandra said...

Thanks for the designs. I appreciate ideas to use with the AccuQuilt. I have not mastered EQ7, but it is on my "to do" list for 2011.

Kathy said...

I would love to make quilt number 1!! Did you use the HST in that onw as well???

Vroomans' Quilts said...

I dont' have a GO or EQ, but will enjoy seeing what is on each blog during the hop.

Thriftyideastoday said...

I love the candy bar and cookie pattern!

Barb said...

Those are just awesome designs...

Vickie said...

I love them all! Glad to see you are using your skills & getting rewarded!

Dana Gaffney said...

Wow, these are great, have you made any of them? May I? I just love the colors you used in them. Can't wait to see the rest of this hop. Thanks.

Sally said...

Test message..added a Blogger profile. Thanks again. Sally

The Quilting Cat Lady. said...

Thank you so much for doing this blog hop. These patterns are great. I don´t have EQ7 but have the EQ6 and hardly ever use it. Maybe I should find it and try some Accuquilt Go designing, ;-Þ
Alda, Fl

Cecilia said...

I have EQ7 and the Go!, but I havn't utilized the EQ7 as much as I want to. I love the designs you have come up with. I'm looking forward to visiting the other blogs to see what they have designed. Thanks for doing this hop.

IHaveANotion ~ Kelly Jackson said...

I'm thinking you have been putting some time into your designs....and I also think you should win hands down....before I even see any more. I love candy bars and cookies....so much fun...I must make it.

Impressive!!

Smiles,
Kelly

Inch Worm Fabrics said...

I enjoyed your designs. I have EQ on birthday wish list, along with the drunkards path die. Thanks for sharing.

SewLindaAnn said...

While I don't have the GO or EQ, I still enjoy seeing the designs and get inspired by them. I especially love the first simple design you put out with the strips and small squares that created pinwheels. It's really kind of fascinating how it happens and could be lots of fun.

Joanna said...

I love the first design quilt, and the others are impressive as well. I like the hop so we can see what others designed.

ytsmom said...

THanks for putting this together. I just got my GO! for Christmas, so I appreciate any and all information.

Anonymous said...

Thank you so much for sharing your EQ ideas. I am new to both EQ and Accuquilt and look forward to trying your patterns

Ariane said...

Oh I love your designs!!! They are so great! Now I'm going to have to add some of the dies I don't have to my wish list. Love it!!!

Thearica said...

I really like the quilt design shown that uses the chisel die! But I know what I would love about owning a GO...and that would be cutting circles!! I love to use circles on quilts and have done so twice in a round robin I am in at the moment. How much simpler my task would have been.

Hoping to one day own a GO! to go with my EQ7.. :)

Linda E in NM said...

Neat ideas - I've printed some out to keep for future inspiration.
Thank you for doing this!

michele said...

I really like your first quilt using the chisel die! I am an EQ user and love designing quilts with it.

Laurie in Maine said...

My version EQ3 is long outdated & on 4" disks (of which no computers in the household have a slot for any longer). Would love to try sewing drunkard's path with added ease of NOT having to cut those pieces by hand!

Lee said...

Thanks for hosting and sharing the designs.

Jo said...

Love those table runners!

Nancy said...

Getting ready to read the entries (yeah, I'm late!). Thanks for hosting this!

robin said...

Some day I hope to have a GO! Baby and join in the fun! :)

robin said...

I really like the pinwheel effect in the second table runner. :)

MoeWest said...

I especially like the designs that use the chisel die.

JariJari said...

I don't have an EQ yet but really interesting to see how EQ & GO! goes together. Thanks for sharing!

Beeshebags said...

Love all the quilts you designed...favourite would have to be....Oh I don't know, they're all so great! I'm starting to think that I'm not only going to have to buy a GO!, but EQ7 as well....oh to be rich instead of fat (or as I was told the other day, I'm not fat I'm fluffy!). Hugs Naomi

Joy said...

I really like the design of the quilt made with the chisel die. Thanks for sharing your ideas!