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Dec. 99 summary: The focus of this issue is one of computer quilters
favorite things, fabric. Stash is Electric Quilt's latest CD for fabrics.
We have the new Foundation Factory, Quilt Magazine Edition by Quilt-Pro
with blocks filled with Benartex fabrics. Find an article called Fun Fantastic
Fabric Finds by Myrna Giesbrecht and a tutorial by Sharla Hicks on
how to download fabrics from the Internet and then use IrfanView32 (freeware)
to convert them to usable bitmaps. PLUS, organizing your fabric, books, magazine,
and other purchases is now a mouse click away with our new Organized Expressions
... a notebook and diary for Quilters. It even helps you keep track of your
projects, finished and unfinished. Check below in our Computer Quilting Updates
for details.
From the Keyboard of Sharla Hicks
Electric Quilt addressed the demand for fabrics
with their new program called Stash
that I have reviewed. It is more than a fabric CD, it has some
extra features to make it a functional program, not just clipart.
It is my prediction that we will see fabrics in quilt software getting
better as the quality and quanity of the fabric samples grows.
The Internet is an obvious choice for keeping up
with the most current fabric swatches available and I
have developed an extensive list of fabric sources that can
be browsed for the most current fabrics being marketed out there
-- some are complete fabric libraries (palettes and all) ready to
be downloaded directly into some of the programs.
Also, I have done a tutorial
on how to download fabrics from the Internet and use a freeware
called IrfanView32 to convert them to usable 256 color bitmaps,
then if necessary use IrfanView to lighten, darken or tweak coloring.
This is addressing a problem and need that I see often requested
on Info-EQ and the Quilt-Pro mail lists.
Here is to wishing you a great holiday and we look
forward to helping you meet your needs computer quilting needs this
holiday season.
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May all your time creating Computer Quilting BYTES be a Joy,
filled with right brain escape, and result in that much
sought after finished Fabric Quilt, if not at least
a very nifty Virtual Quilt that you send to me to display
in the VIRTUAL QUILT GALLERY!!
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Editor of Computer Quilting BYTE
Computer Quilting Updates:
QuiltSOFT
4 has just lowered their selling price from $99 to $75 and we
have discounted the price even further. Check it out.
Check out our bundle
packaging on all our software products and some books too, they
have the best prices.
EQ4 has a free upgrade 4.1 for all 4.0 owners. The
4.1 upgrade can be found in Stash,
Electric Quilt's Fabric CD that is more than clipart fabrics, It can
also be found on a CD inside the back cover of the much awaited EQ4
Magic by Barb Vlack, which, by the way is an amazing collection
of ideas. For more details about all this, click
here.
PCQuilt
is coming out with a new upgrade January 2000.
Quilt-Pro has updated their Foundation Factory CDs
to include Benartex filled blocks and released a brand NEW version
called Foundation Factory, Quilt
Magazine Edition with a new interface. When you buy the program
it will update all your Foundation Factorys to work from one interface.
Now you can access all 3 programs when one is open. The fabric filled
blocks are an added bonus to this great new version. For details,
click here.
Also, we still have some of the last copies of the Quilt-Pro Benartex
Version 3 available out there, do not delay ordering them.
We have
3 different types of foundation piecing sheets to use with your
printer and copiers at 20% off retail.
Bubble Jet Set: The
manufacturer of this product is working toward a quality product and
it works very well with some printer inks and not others because ink
formulas change with each model. If you are interested in this product,
tell us your printer model and we will tell if the current formula
works with your model. Also if you or someone you know has tried Bubble
Jet Set, and had disappointing results, please contact:
Jerome Jenkins
C. Jenkins Neckties
39 S. Schlueter Ave.
Dellwood, MO 63135
314-521-7544
neckties@i1.net
The manufacturer's new question and answer page is at:
http://home.i1.net/~neckties/printing.htm
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