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I've posted a tutorial on how to adjust some settings in #EQ8 to make your quilt designing (particularly that with negative space!) go more smoothly. Link in profile.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ To get started with EQ8, use code EQ8SYLVIA for 20% off everything at
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Ekman's Arrows (designed in #EQ8) is in QuiltCon magazine if you haven't gotten your copy yet! Since you really shouldn't rush out to newsstands, you can get the magazine as a digital download, too. I've had to cancel a bunch of guild talks and travel, an
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Some quilting progress on the as-yet-unnamed mini quilt! I hope everyone is getting some quilting done while stuck at home...⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #modernquilt #negativespace #matchstickquilting #handiquilter #handiquilteravante #longarmquilting #miniquilt⠀
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Sewing together a mini quilt top (designed in #EQ8) for a special quilt challenge! For those of you that were asking me about how I deal with putting together areas of negative space, you can see how I dealt with it in this quilt. I could have consolidate
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In a brief departure from quilting, I'm using my sewing superpowers to fix up Creature. Creature's Velcro had been pretty much destroyed, but thanks to my practicing sewing all these years, Creature is feeling much better and ready to resume its duties at
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Settling back in after QuiltCon—here's a little sneak peek of a secret project I'm working on at the moment, quilted on my domestic machine for a change!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #domesticmachinequilting #swirls
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I’m going to be doing a book signing in the C&T Publishing booth (#508) tomorrow afternoon at 3:00! Come stop by if you want your copy of The Quilter’s Negative Space Handbook signed! #quiltcon #quiltcon2020 #thequiltersnegativespacehandbook #quiltersnega
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Traveling with quilts means I actually get to sleep under them! Northern Lights (designed in #EQ8) fit on my hotel room bed just right. I’ll be showing this quilt and lots of others during my two lectures on Friday and Sunday. My first workshop isn’t unti
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#helloquiltcon My excessive luggage and I made it to Austin! I’m Sylvia Schaefer and I’m a pattern designer and former scientist. I’m looking forward to seeing quilts, teaching workshops and lectures, and making lots of new quilty friends so say hi if you
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Last-minute buttons for #quiltcon! Come find me and trade (or just ask me for one 😉)!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #dinosaursareforgirls #dinosaursareforgirlsquilt #georexpattern
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If you're wondering how to get quilts with negative space designed in #EQ8, there's a tutorial up on the blog using this simple quilt design. I've got three different ways to handle it in the software for you (but let me know if I missed one!).⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ :
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I am absolutely delighted to have an article in this month's issue of American Quilter detailing the making of this quilt, "Thousand Year Journey: Ocean Circulation"! This is one of my favorite (and most labor-intensive) quilts that I've made to date, and
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I’ve been sharing about quilts designed in #EQ8, and this reminded me I designed an actual electric-themed quilt! The Circuit Board pattern comes with two block sizes to choose from and is inspired by the circuit boards inside our electronics! The pattern
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This Valentine's Day block was designed in #EQ8 for Saturday afternoon's paper piecing class at @sewsewstudio, and look how awesome the shop sample turned out! You can still sign up for the class to make this 16 x 38 bench pillow cover.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ :two_hear
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I promised a giveaway, and here is a chance to win a digital download of #EQ8 design software! I design nearly all my quilts in EQ8; I've been using it a long time but found it very easy to learn and I'm still discovering new features.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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In the interest of reducing packaging waste, I've added an option to have your pattern shipped without a plastic bag to my pattern shop! Patterns are still shipped in recycled and reusable poly mailers, so they'll be protected from the elements. It's just
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It's way after Christmas, but I finally have a tree skirt! This sneak peek is just one of the fun tree blocks I pulled from the vast library in #EQ8 to make a whole forest. This will hopefully become a pattern in time for next Christmas.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ :evergre
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I'm pleased to be partnering with Electric Quilt for the next few months to share some of the quilts I've designed in #EQ8, tips on designing quilts in EQ8, especially those with lots of negative space (of course), and more. Plus, there's a giveaway comin
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Here are my #bestnine for 2019. You all liked dinosaurs, Halloween, and finished quilts! Here's wishing everyone many happy finishes in 2020!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🎇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #bestnine2019 #topnine #topnine2019 #piecing #patchwork #quilting #quilt #quiltersof
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Last block for the 2019 #blockofthemonth club at @sewsewstudio! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 💜⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #thequiltblockcookbook #quiltblockcookbook #piecing #patchwork #quilting #quilt #quiltersofinstagram #makersgonnamake
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Thanks to my dear friend @hereader for spotting my book at @eastcoastquiltco all the way up in Newfoundland, Canada! #thequiltersnegativespacehandbook #quiltersnegativespacehandbook #quiltbook #modernquilting #negativespacequilts
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Thanks to @desertbloomquilting for spotting the #gossamerwingspattern at @quiltersmarket in Arizona! 😍 #Repost @desertbloomquilting ・・・ Yesterday I took a drive down to @quiltersmarket in Tucson, AZ to sew and reconnect with friends. Of course
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I've started a new paper piecing project. So glad I went for the gold star print instead of my usual solids!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 💫⭐️🌟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #paperpiecing #foundationpaperpiecing #fpp #starquilt #starblock
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This is a quilt I made a few years ago, for the New York MQG's double wedding ring challenge. It's called "Morning's Born With the Lights of Love," a lyric from an Emmylou Harris/Don Williams duet. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🌅🎵⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ At my internsh
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This month's block from #thequiltblockcookbook for the @sewsewstudio Block of the Month is "Almond Essence." I thought I wasn't crazy about that multicolor constellation fabric, but I really like it in this block after all!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #blockofthem
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Super duper helper with some appliqué blocks today. Those little hands aren't grabby yet, so I was able to hold her with one hand and sew with the other. 😂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #applique #appliqué #sewingwithbabies #bernina
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Happy Halloween, everyone! Hope it's a little spooky, plenty sweet, and most of all fun!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #spookyspiderpattern #epichalloweenquilt #paperpiecing #foundationpiecing #fpp #miniquilt #halloweenquilt #quiltpattern #quilting #patchwork
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Earlier this year, @quiltingjetgirl designed this very cool quilt as part of the blog hop for my book, The Quilter's Negative Space Handbook. She's now releasing the pattern and is hosting a quilt-along that looks to be a lot of fun. Follow her for all th
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Introducing the Ocean Ponies pattern! This is an 18" x 18" mini quilt/block pattern. It would make an adorable wedding gift—make it in the happy couple's favorite colors! I chose mine and my husband's favorites for the sample. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🐠:fi
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Coming very soon, one of the bonus blocks in my next paper piecing pattern! If you're excited about seahorses, my newsletter subscribers (link in profile) get a special discount code when the pattern releases on Thursday!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🐠🐟⠀⠀⠀
