Adventures in EQ

I've had EQ7 for a while now, but I've only opened it once and figured out how many blocks I needed to make for a quilt last year. A few weeks ago I received the latest issue of Quiltmaker and a quilt caught my eye. I've been wanting to make a southwestern quilt and I showed you this one a few months ago that I've got on the radar for the foot of the bed:

                                


 but then I saw this one:

This was a staff challenge and this one was made by Eileen Fowler. I like the idea of using Batiks like she did, but that would be the beginning of another fabric collection and I certainly don't need that! They don't give a pattern, but it's a row design and how hard could it be? So I set about sketching it on a blank piece of paper last night and this morning I dusted off EQ and played. First off, y'all did not warn me how addictive this is! Hubby left at 4:30 so I found myself with a few extra hours, but I lost the entire morning and barely managed to whip together something in time for dinner. This is worse than Pinterest and I try not to get on there for that very reason.

This is a little brighter than I intended, but I just used the fabrics they had available and by the time I got to selecting colors, my eyes were beginning to cross. I have a big wall behind the bed and I think I'll work this up to hang in that spot:

At first I worked it up for a bed quilt, but I really want to keep the bed simple so a largish wall hanging it is.

Next, I think I'll try importing the fabrics I've pulled and see if that doesn't tone this down just a notch, but this sure is a fun way to play with designs. Y'all know that I'm a Texas girl at heart, but I'm thinking that New Mexico is  finding a spot there as well. :)