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Create Your Family Quilt, by Barbara Brackman is the second book in the Electric Quilt Magic Book™ series. This is the best of both worlds, a QUILT BOOK and an interactive DESIGN CD-ROM that runs using Windows 98/ME/2000/XP.

• Use blocks from the book to increase your Electric Quilt Block Library.

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Create Your Family Quilt
Using State Blocks & Symbols
by Barbara Brackman

Featuring USA and Canada

8 1/2" x 11"
96 pages full color

Magic CD Runs on Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP. NOTE about Windows 95: Will ONLY run on Windows 95 computers if Internet Explorer 5.0 or later is installed.

Mac users will require using Virtual PC program.

Check out our Great Books, EQ Magic Book Series and the Get Started packages that include EQ4 and/or EQ5 Books!

Table of Contents:
Back Cover:

EQ Magic Design CD bring this Book
to the Fingertips of the Computer Quilter

By Sharla Hicks © 2001

Create Your Family Quilt Using State Blocks & Symbols by Barbara Brackman with its accompanying CD is the second in the Magic Book Series each with a Design CD. When you add the EQ Magic Book Design CD and the book quality, the value is a step above most quilt books of similar pricing and size without a Design CD.

The Book:

Barbara Brackman's love of researching the origins of quilt blocks comes through as she embellishes each State chapter with facts, a little folklore, and details that will warm the heart of anyone who has lived in that area. The quality of the presentation and layout of the book is exquisite. The book's format draws the eye across the page eager to catch every detail. I was thrilled to discover that each chapter is embellished with antique postcards and photos that depict scenes and life from various area's of the region. And you can image my excitement to see the antique postcard of the Twin Falls, the landmark water fall found in the town Twin Falls, Idaho, where I spent my youth. The Idaho chapter also included a postcard from Buhl, the area my sister raised her family. This chapter really brought home the concept of Family Quilt. Each state's block is documented with original publication details and origins.

The EQ Magic Book Design CD:

Installation is simple using the familiar Setup file that Windows uses to install the necessary components to run the CD.

I added an Icon to my Quilt Folder, so all my quilting software icons are in one place using Windows Explorer to create my shortcut. The CD must

Those familiar with the EQ and first EQ Magic book, Stitched With Love by Robyn Pandolph, will find the familiar Block and Fabric Library setup that allows you to select and paint blocks and resize appliqué motifs as needed to create your own unique quilt.

The Help is excellent with two options available. I suggest trying each and deciding which best suits your style of learning. For those who like their instructions printed out, there is an option to send them to the printer.

1. Step-by-Step: The written word with pictures
2. Show Me: A small, fast-loading video that shows you exactly how to proceed next.

The Help also includes the following:

• Print the Vine
• Delete Templates before printing
• Move and delete Appliqué Template
• Print Rotary Cutting Instructions
• A gallery of quilt designs
• Gift tag ideas
• Printing T-shirt transfers
• Making color book pages

There is one quilt style with 4 vine and 6 size to choices.

Your have the option to finding state blocks and appliqué motifs using a Map that has all the blocks from the book. Select your blocks by using click and drag of your choice over to the little block library folder at the bottom left side of the screen. Very easy.

After selecting your blocks and motif, you add your blocks and motifs to the quilt just like you do in Electric Quilt. Then you are ready to use the very robust fabric painting tools.

• Paint Brush Tool: Use to paint individual patches
• Spray Can Tool: In a selected block, paint all patches with the same fabric at the same time
• Swap Tool: In a selected block, swap all patches with the same fabric to an another fabric at the same time
• Eyedropper Tool: Use to select previous painted fabric in a block.

Back Cover:

Celebrate you family heritage by making a Family Quilt representing the places you've lived and loved, the land your ancestors worked, or the states you've visited. Quilt expert Barbara Brackman helps you create your own personal store using pieced blocks, appliquéd birders and your home computer!

Create Your Family Quilt with the help of the Design CD

Print patterns from the CD and sew your family's history into lovely pieced quilts with winding appliqué borders. Perfect for wedding, anniversary and other "special moments" quilts for your wall, crib or bed.

Read the book

Discover which blocks & symbols represent your family history.

• 700 traditional pieced blocks represent the US states and Canada.
• 76 new state bird, leaf, and flower appliqué designs.
• 10 new quilts to inspire your Family Quilt project.
• 18 antique quilts suggest ideas for reproduction quilts.
• 100 vintage state photographs and postcards.

Design with the CD

Easy CD-ROM lets you design your own Family Quilt on the computer. You select blocks, birds, flowers and leaves from any US state or Canada, then set them into a preset quilt layout

• Use the easy point-and-click state map menu
• Select pieced and appliquéd blocks.
• Choose fabrics and color your quilt
• Print full-sized patterns or colored quilt pictures
• Includes rotary cutting charts and foundation patterns

About the Author:

Barbara Brackman, inducted into the Quilt's Hall of Fame in 2001, is known worldwide for her expertise on quilt history and fabric dating. Her book, Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns, was recreated in Blockbase, another Electric Quilt CD ROM

Quilt Historian Barbara Brackman's Books & Software	America's Printed Fabrics 1770-1890 by Barbara Brackman	Borderland in Butternut and Blue by Barbara Brackman	Out of Print Calico Cowboy by Karla Menaugh and Barbara Brackman	Block Base Block Library Software that includes the 4,000 blocks from Encyclopedia of Quilt Blocks
Encyclopedia of Applique by Barbara Brackman	Encyclopedia of Quilt Blocks by Barbara Brackman 4,000 Blocks ALSO SEE Electric Quilt's Companion Software Blockbase	Facts & Fabrications Unraveling the History of Quilts & Slavery by Barbara Brackman	Making History Quilts & Fabric From 1890-1970 by Barbara Brackman	Prairie Flower A Year on the Plains by Barbara Brackman

CD: Interactive Quilt Design CDs with Companion Books

C-Shell strong, flexible, thin, translucent CD case

Dear Jane by Brenda Manges Papadakis Has a companion program Dear Jane Design CD

Stand Alone Dear Jane Design Software

Stitched with Love by Robyn Pandolph

The Story & History in the Quilts & About the Process:
Real, Fictional & Humourous (Contemporary & Antique)

African Accents by Lisa Shepard

Bold Improvisation by Scott Heffley

Facts & Fabrications Unraveling the History of Quilts & Slavery by Barbara Brackman

Quilt the Beloved Country by Jenny Williamson, Pat Parker

Signs & Symbols by Maude Southwell Wahlman

Cultural & Ethnical Influenced Amish

Amish Crib Quilts From the Midwest by Janneken Smucker, Patricia Cox Crews, and Linda Welters

Amish Inspired Quilts by Becky Goldsmith & Linda Jenkins

An Amish Adventure by Roberta Horton

Coloring Book Threads of Tradition Amish Quilts

Cultural & Ethnical Influenced Signs and Symbols

Around the World Quilting Designs by Joyce Mori

Native American Designs 2 by Joyce Mori

Quilts of the Southwest by J. Michelle Watts

Embroiderer's and Quilter's Sourcebook by Angela Thompson A historical overview

More Ethnic, Cultural, Period Designs	Book 32 Aboriginal Designs Design Source Series	Book 28 Aztec Designs Design Source Series	Book 09 Egyptian Designs Design Source Series	Bk & CD w/ 120+ Patterns Batik Patterns by Pepin Press
Book 10 Medieval Designs Design Source Series	Book 16 Viking Designs Design Source Series	Book 29 Roman Designs Design Source Series	Book 25 Tudor Designs Design Source Series	Book 06 Traditional Indian Designs Design Source Series

The History of US Quiltmaking, Textiles & Early Sewing Machine	'Chipped Quilts National Quilt Registry using Microchip technology	100 Things You Need To Know If You Own A Quilt A Quilt Owner's Manual by Ann Hazelwood	America's Printed Fabrics 1770-1890 by Barbara Brackman	Antique Quilts & Textiles by Bobbie Aug and Gerald Roy
	Dirty Wow Wow and other love stories by Cheryl and Jeffrey Katz	From the Cover by Mary Leman Austin & Quilter's Newsletter Magazine Editors & Contributors	Featherweight 221 The Perfect Portable by Nancy Johnson-Srebo
	Making History Quilts & Fabric From 1890-1970 by Barbara Brackman	The Quilt A History and Celebration of an American Art Form by Elise Schebler Roberts	Vintage Quilts by Bobbie Aug, Sharon Newman & Gerald Roy

Dating Fabrics & Pricing for Antique Quilts:	'Chipped Quilts National Quilt Registry using Microchip technology	100 Things You Need To Know If You Own A Quilt A Quilt Owner's Manual by Ann Hazelwood	America's Printed Fabrics 1770-1890 by Barbara Brackman	Calico Man The Manny Kopp Collection by Bobbie A. Aug & Sharon Newman
Dating Fabric by Eileen Jahnke Trestain	Dating Fabric 2 by Eileen Jahnke Trestain	Protecting Your Quilts by American Quilter's Society. Appraisal Certification Committee	Vintage Quilts Identification and Price Guide by Maggi McCormick Gordon

Antique Blocks & Quilts

Encyclopedia Of Pieced Quilt Patterns 4,000 Quilt Blocks by Barbara Brackman

Carrie Hall Blocks by Bettina Havig

Philena's Friendship Quilt A Quaker Farewell to Ohio by Lynda Salter Chenoweth

Out of Print Quilts, A Beautiful History by Zaro Weil

Quilts based on Antique Quilts from the past Most Include Historical Accounts of Quilt	Antique Quilts & Textiles by Bobbie Aug and Gerald Roy	Celebrate Great Quilts by Karey Patterson Bresenhan & Nancy O'Bryant	Making History Quilts & Fabric From 1890-1970 by Barbara Brackman	Nearly Insane by Liz Lois
	Quilting with Jodie in Cotton Country by Jodie Davis and Jayne Davis	Quilts from the Henry Ford by Marianne Fons and Liz Porter	Quilts of the Oregon Trail by Mary Bywater Cross	Quilts in Red and Green and the women who made them by Nancy Hornback & Terry Clothier Thompson includes applique patterns
	Remembering Adelia Quilts Inspired by Her Diary Kathleen Tracy	William Morris in Appliqué 6 Stunning Projects by Michele Hill

Vintage Patterns for Applique, Embroidery & Piecing Also Find Ideas for using Reproduction Fabrics	Bonnet Girls Patterns of the Past by Helen R. Scott	Ladies Day Out with the Bonnet Girls by Helen R. Scott	Ladies of Leisure by Margaret Allyson	Protecting Your Quilts by American Quilter's Society. Appraisal Certification Committee
	Purely Provence Designs by Renee Nanneman	Small Blocks, Stunning Quilts by Mary Elizabeth Kinch and Biz Storms	Small Quilts with Vintage Charm by Jo Morton	Vintage Animals by Nori Koenig

Letter & Diary Musings, or Historical Grave Markers included in each book about the Antique & Contemporary Inspiration behind the today's and yester-year quilts	The 1776 Quilt by Pam Holland	Civil War Diary Quilt by Rosemary Youngs Book OR EQ Blocks CD NOTE: EQ software required	Book &/OR CD Civil War Love Letter Quilt by Rosemary Youngs Book or EQ Blocks CD NOTE: EQ Software required	Dear Hannah by Brenda Manges Papadakis Book (Out of Print) OR Blocks CD compatible with EQ/Dear Jane Software
The Quilt A History and Celebration of an American Art Form by Elise Schebler Roberts	Dear Jane by Brenda Manges Papadakis	Stand Alone Dear Jane Design Software	Quilted Diamonds 2 with DVD by Linda Franz Optional EQ Blocks CD	Quilted Diamonds by Linda Franz Optional EQ5 Blks CD

Historical Quilts, Blocks & Designs that honor & document Time Periods and Events	'Chipped Quilts National Quilt Registry using Microchip technology	America: From the Hearts 911 Quilts	Antique Quilts & Textiles by Bobbie Aug and Gerald Roy	Prairie Children and Their Quilts by Kathleen Tracy
	Civil War Diary Quilt by Rosemary Youngs Book OR EQ Blocks CD NOTE: EQ software required	Book &/OR CD Civil War Love Letter Quilt by Rosemary Youngs Book or EQ Blocks CD NOTE: EQ Software required	Libertyville by Terry Clothier Thompson	The Quilt A History and Celebration of an American Art Form by Elise Schebler Roberts

Quilt Historian Barbara Brackman's Books & Software	America's Printed Fabrics 1770-1890 by Barbara Brackman	Borderland in Butternut and Blue by Barbara Brackman	Out of Print Calico Cowboy by Karla Menaugh and Barbara Brackman	Block Base Block Library Software that includes the 4,000 blocks from Encyclopedia of Quilt Blocks
Encyclopedia of Applique by Barbara Brackman	Encyclopedia of Quilt Blocks by Barbara Brackman 4,000 Blocks ALSO SEE Electric Quilt's Companion Software Blockbase	Facts & Fabrications Unraveling the History of Quilts & Slavery by Barbara Brackman	Making History Quilts & Fabric From 1890-1970 by Barbara Brackman	Prairie Flower A Year on the Plains by Barbara Brackman

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Art Nouveau Quilts For the 21st Century by Bea Oglesby

The Complete Book of Art Nouveau Designs by Search Press

Art Nouveau, Art Deco & Victorian
Book 33 Art Nouveau Flower Designs Design Source Series	Book 01 Art Nouveau Designs Design Source Series	Book 30 Art Nouveau Borders & Motifs Design Source Series	Book 11 Art Deco Designs Design Source Series	Book 05 Victorian Designs Design Source Series

PLUS Alphabets / Monograms for Quilts, Wearables & Embroidery	ABC's of Words On Quilts by Elizabeth Scott	Alphabet Garden by Nancy Halvorsen	Alphabet Quilts by Bea Oglesby	Alphabet Soup by Tammy Johnson & Avis Shirer
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	Signed-by-Friends by Dori Hawks	Thread Calligraphy by Nancy Kazlauckas	Talking Quilts and Friends by Jeanette Pie

Be Bold	Bell Bottoms	Bloom	Dream It	Express Yourself
Alter Your Life	Love	Peace	Words
Inchies Faces	Inchies Garden	Inchies Secret Agent	Inchies Shapes	Inchies WOW

Benni Harper's Quilt Album Original Fiction by Earlene Fowler Quilts by Margrit Hall	Leaving Riverton The Novel &/OR Quilt Pattern Book by Jodi Barrows	Liz's Merchantile The Novel &/or Quilt Pattern Book by Jodi Barrows	Log Cabin Quilts: A Brand New Story by Karen Murphy	More Elm Creek Quilts by Jennifer Chiaverini
Quilting Designs from the Past 300+ Designs from 1810-1940 by Jenny Carr Kinney
Emilie Richards Novel Inspired Quilts	Quilt Along with Emilie Richards Endless Chain by Emilie Richards	Quilt Along with Emilie Lovers Knot by Emilie Richards	Quilt Along with Emilie Richards Sister's Choice by Emilie Richards	Quilt Along with Emilie Richards Touching Stars

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