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Playing With EQ

Sometimes, it’s just more fun to sit with the computer and play with Electric Quilt than it is sew or knit or clean house.  This morning I was cleaning out the EQ files on the computer, deleting some that just don’t seem to be heading towards a quilt I want to make.  When cleaning out files, I almost always come across a file or two that I fiddle with til I get something I like.

This is one of those files.

Road to Brenham

Road to Brenham

Continuing with my “journey” through Texas towns, this one will be called Road to Brenham.   Brenham is a gorgeous little town not terribly far from here.  Vince and I visited there many years ago because . . well . .

Blue Bell Ice Cream

Blue Bell Ice Cream

. . the Blue Bell ice cream factory is there.  While looking it up online, I see there’s a Blue Bell in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.  No one ever told me that and I lived 3 hours from there.  I would have been there  . . It’s a good thing I didn’t know it was there.

So, what do you think about my Road to Brenham design?  Let me know while I finish eating that bowl of Red Velvet Cake ice cream.

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  2. Road to Brenham is a really great design! It would be wonderful in any color combination but the blue and gold is classic. I would make it with solid blocks in the center stars rather than the nine patch blocks. The nine patches make it a little busy (for me)! Where can I buy your border book?

    • Judy’s border book is available at Joanns, or Amazon, or probably directly from her, I would imagine!

  6. The borders are inspired. Love the whole thing but would really enjoy using the border design on one of my ufo’s. My ufo’s, unlike yours, have ever gotten to the binding yet.

  7. I love this design. The cream at the outer edge of the main design creates hearts. Is that for your love of Blue Bell Ice Cream? I like the way the pieced border crosses in the corners. One thing I would like to point out to you. In the upper left hand corner the triangle between the two squares going down the side of the quilt is painted cream. All the rest in the same position are gold. Keep this design!

  8. looks like a quilt a long project to me!!! waht a winner winner chicken dinner quilt!!!

  10. I like this – I see vanilla and peach ice cream with blueberry topping. It’s named well and is a keeper. What other “Roads to …” do you have in mind in this series? Due to a sewing machine malfunction (now fixed) I am only on step 6 of the Road to Round Rock. Can’t wait to get done!

    • I don’t know . . there are a lot of towns and cities in Texas! 🙂 I’ll tell Vince we can’t move from the state of Texas til I’m done with my series.

  11. I love this quilt. But then again, I love all the quilts you design. I think the 9-patches in the stars are great. I hope you share the EQ file or create a pattern for a quilt-a-long.

  13. love the pattern and the very classic color choices, and i especially love that you told us what flavor of Blue Bell ice cream is in the bowl. you know i would have bugged you about it if you hadn’t!

    p.s. with this series of Texas ‘road’ quilts, you do know that you have the makings of another book, right???

  14. The quilt is beautiful, especially love the yellow and blue. Pattern looks too hard for me, but when you do a class, doesn’t seem so intimidating. I ‘m mulling over your up coming quilt-a-thon. It will be gardening time here then, but want to try it.

  15. blue and yellow is always a hit with me. i think it is gorgeous. and you can’t beat Blue Bell, either. i miss Blue Bell

  17. I like the design. I’d probably like it more without yellow. LOL I’m waiting for the book announcement. =) I wish I had some ice cream. I might have to stop at Food City and use the change in my ashtray to see what I can buy after my meeting tonight!

  18. I love it. The 9 patches in the outside border are wonderful. Great job! Is this the next one we will be doing>?

  20. Great design once again. Hope you share. Must get busy on my UFO’S so I can start something new again!

  22. Yep, it’s a keeper – love your Road to Brenham!
    Will it be a quilt for you or a quilt along or? Would make a great QOV with red instead of yellow.. Not sure what your current dimensions are though – it looks huge!

  30. Judy, this one is my most favorite of all that you have shared with us. It is beautiful…colors…design… I just love it.

  31. It is a keeper, would look great on my bed.

    I was raised on blue bell, and part of their advertisement was it was only available in Texas. I moved to Ca in ’90 for work. When I returned 2 yrs later I had 3 goals.

    TexMex, shipleys chocolate filled donuts and any flavor blue bell ice cream. I found all in El Paso.

  32. Better late than never, right? Anyway, I really love this quilt,
    I hope that you will do it as a quilt-a-long, or free pattern since I don’t have EQ.
    P.S. I love reading your blog, but I really don’t know where you get all of your energy!

  33. Oh, that is just beautiful! Love the design AND the colors. (And Blue Bell Ice Cream, which we discovered when we moved here. Yum.)

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