Wonderful programme you have, it gives such a complete impression of what can be achieved!

just beautiful needs no changes that is for sure.

You did a great job on the quilt. It is beautiful.

Ricky wow it looks marvelous, no need to change a thing. Gave me a big smile.

Yes, I started with EQ5 and got the EQ6 upgrade. The tracing tool in the EQ6 is so easy to use

Forgot to tell you, Chris. With the EQ6 you can import your own embroidery designs, not just the ones that came with the programme. So you can actually place your personal embroidery designs on the block, rather then the photo of the embroidered block.

I was wondering how you did that. What a great concept. Looks like I'll have to update! He he he!

It's gorgeous. Love Chris

With this quilt I used the photos because I did not have the embroidery designs. You need the actual design.

You have still done a wonderful job - I am sure it will be gorgeous once finished. Thanks love chris

You girls are going to get me yet!! I don't need another program, I don't need another program, I'm chanting the mantra, I don't need another program...how much is it? Hee hee hee, Hugs, M

You're right about the bright green blocks, but there are more embroidered blocks to come, I think, so they can be inserted in there.

THANX...You are doing a WONDERFUL JOB...keep up the good work!!!

Hey Ricky, how difficult is it to play with the block positions???
I would like to see lighter coloured sashing areound the blocks and green for the border, just to compare and see if the blocks stand out more.

I would also like to see the two diagonally opposite (noticeable) beige blocks in the bottom left corner separated and placed in diagonally opposite corner positions. (top right and bottom left)

And the really white block, (with the same floral design as block two rows underneath it) moved to the top left corner so it is opposite the chimney bear white block in bottom right corner.
Also, I would like to see the two yellow flowers, 2nd row - D & E, separated, I would move flower position D to position A in the same row.

Just curious if these changes would add greater balance?

Mind you, I understand it is difficult to actually see exactly how well it all fits together as we are looking at lots of different pictures and not the actual blocks, so forgive me if i'm not seeing it as good as it actually is.
Hugs n love, M

Not quite but close. sorry. love the sash and border.

OK, counting down we have 8 rows
counting across we have columns A to E.

Row 7 column A flower swap with row 2 column A.

Row 2 column D beige block swap with row 1 column E (top right corner)

row 8 column B (beige block) swap with row 8 column A.

row 4, column A (love design) swap with row 8 column C then it will comliment the "Friends" block at the top centre.

Mind you, as I said it's really difficult to tell on the screen and quilters such as Chris Pennifold, Pauline Nonna, Barb, quilting grandma, etc. might have even better suggestions, but I really do like the lighter sashing and dark border.

What do you think?

Oh and the professional quilter putting it all together may even have better ideas.
Your a real Champ Ricky, Hugs n love, M


Do we have any other birdhouses? If not, maybe our only birdhouse could be placed centrally in between birds and butterflys

Megs, I have been doing patchwork for about 15 years and I happen to agree with you about the colours of the sashing and border.
I didn't worry too much about the placement of the blocks because they were photographs and the colours of the background fabrics aren't true.
To get an accurate look, I would have had to have the embroidery files, then inserted them on the background fabric in EQ6. But that was not possible because I did not have them.
I should also have scanned the fabric swatches into EQ6 to see what it looks like with the fabrics that are being used.
But I think this gives everyone some idea.

Yep i like the placement this way too. Thanks heaps all round to all for this . I love it.

Just a question or two please.....where are you going to want to put "THE NAME BLOCK"...the block "FRIENDS" is not a block, but words for the sashing (unless you guys don't want to put the words gathered around it....

Understood Ricky. It's as I suspected, very difficult working just with photo's, you can never be sure of colour accuracy. Thanks so much for doing this.

I've never even done a quilt just lots of computer graphics and design, photography, advertising copy, interior design and basically working with colours. I love colour co-ordination and I'm a bit of a fanatic when it comes to uniformity hence my desire to see, what appears to be, similar colours separated and spread out in more complimentary positions. But the whole thing could change anyway once the professional quilter gets the designs. LOL!!!

anyway, I think the recipient will be over the moon with the end result regardless of where the blocks are placed.

Hugs n much love and appreciation, M