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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

I’m excited to have several trunk shows and classes available for booking as virtual learning! We can’t gather for meetings, conferences and all-out quilting parties but we can be together using modern technology, and what’s not to love about sewing in your own space with …Read More »

I use and love EQ8 quilt design software. I came on board around 2006 or 2007 with EQ5 or so. I was not computer-savvy but EQ was user-friendly and easy to learn, and it’s even more so now. I’m partnering with The Electric Quilt Company …Read More »

Giveaway next week: EQ8 quilt design software! And a promo code at the bottom of this post for a nice discount, too! There are times when a certain quilt just doesn’t work out. We all know that any number of things can go wrong. This …Read More »