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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. -
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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