Recent Posts
Log Cabin Possibilities
I’ve been playing in EQ8 again and it seems the possibilities with Log Cabin never end. This started with a basic block I made for a Facebook Live with Annie’s Craft Store and Quilter’s World. Basic 12″ Log Cabin quilt block; find the pattern here …Read More »
Log Cabin Playtime
Earlier this month I hosted a Facebook Live for Quilter’s World and Annie’s Craft Store. We talked about making Log Cabins using Block 1 in the Awash with Color Mystery Sampler. I made a couple of blocks and parts to help viewers understand the ideas …Read More »
Color Quilts, Audition Binding in EQ8
I made a video showing how I color quilts and then audition binding colors or fabrics in EQ8 quilt design software from The Electric Quilt Company. I’m not sure if everyone does this for binding or if it’s just me but I think it’s worth …Read More »
New Ideas, New Adventures
I have a new idea for a quilt I really want to make, and it happened in a very roundabout way. First let me show you a mockup of the quilt that I designed in EQ8 quilt design software. My EQ8 rendering of Courthouse Checks …Read More »
Become a Color-Savvy Quilter, Part 1: Expand Each Color
There are things you can do to become a color-savvy quilter. This series will help to expand your color skills so you can make more beautiful, more interesting and more successful quilts. A color-savvy quilter knows that she must expand her definition of what any …Read More »
Quilt Block Mania and Giveaway!
I am so excited to be part of this month’s #quiltblockmania with many other quilt designers. We all used the same color palette and designed blocks with a Halloween theme. You’ll want to check them all out—that’s 29 free blocks! Scroll down for links. 🎃 …Read More »
EQ8 Tutorial: Two Ways to Color; Quilt Block Mania
I’m partnering with The Electric Quilt Company to promote EQ8 design software for a couple of months, and to that end, I shot a video showing two different ways to color a design in EQ8. If you’re unfamiliar with the software, just sit back and …Read More »
EQ Block Spotlight: In a Pickle
One of the things I love about EQ8 quilt design software is that it can help me “scratch an itch.” When there’s a quilt I adore but know that I probably won’t ever make, I can create it virtually with EQ! Every month on the …Read More »
Yule Glow, or You’ll Glow!
This blog post originally ran in October 2019. This is Yule Glow, my latest design for McCall’s Quilting and their Nov/Dec ’19 issue, on newsstands now.Read More »
Who the heck is Diane Harris?
If you found me because of Global Quilt Connection, you might wonder! Here’s my story. Diane Harris I spent 11 years as an editor for Quiltmaker magazine, where I wrote pattern instructions and product reviews. I shot how-to videos and wrote a variety of articles …Read More »