Hello Quilters!

I am Lori Miller and welcome to my blog. I am a passionate Quilter, Independent Pattern Designer, Educator and EQ8 Superfan from Oxford, Michigan. I love experimenting with fun colors and designs to make playful and clever designs for the modern sewist. Sewing since age 11, I have deep roots in sewing and quilting traditions that add a unique dimension to my designs.

Back in 2014, I launched a new career in Quilting. I started this blog at lorimillerdesigns.com and began to submit my original designs to Quilting Publications. My work has been featured in numerous magazines including American Quilter, American Patchwork and Quilting, APQ Quilts and More, Fons and Porter Easy Quilts, Fons and Porter love of Quilting, Quilting Arts Holiday, Make it Patchwork, Make Modern, Quick to Stitch Precuts, Modern Quilts Unlimited and Modern Patchwork Gifts magazines. Check out my PUBLISHED tab for all the details.

I am happy that my work has also been featured in National Quilt shows across the country including my Steppin’ Up quilt which was part of the Quiltcon 2017 exhibit and magazine. You can find my original quilt designs for sale at MY SHOP tab.

EQ8

I love the design process and making my own quilt patterns. One of my favorite tools is EQ8 Quilt design software and I use it to design my original patterns. With a background in Information Technology, it is the perfect blend of my old and new skills. I loved it so much that I began teaching EQ8. I currently teach classes at EQ Academy in Ohio and at AQS Quiltweek Shows. I also blog for the Electric Quilt Company at doyoueq.com sharing knowledge of quilt design software for all levels of software users with EQ8 Lessons with Lori.

AccuQuilt

When I discovered AccuQuilt, i found a tool that saves you so much time and provides great accuracy. I especially love their GO! Qubes which provide die shapes that you can use to create traditional block patterns. I am and AccuQuilt Go Getter Brand ambassador and I share projects, patterns and tutorials on the AccuQuilt blog

EQ8 Add-on Block Libraries for AccuQuilt Qubes and BOBs (Block on Board)

I had a crazy idea that folks would like to use EQ8 to design quilts that they could cut out with AccuQuilt. So I created block libraries to use with the AccuQuilt Qubes and BOB dies. It was not so crazy and lots of quilters supported by using the libraries to design and color and cut their unique creations. In 2024, I teamed up with the Electric Quilt company and AccuQuilt to release my add-on libraries as official EQ8 products. You can find more information on the EQ8-AccuQuilt tab.