• a beginners course on electric quilt by Shirley Goodwin
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Electric Quilt - beginners patchwork

Electric Quilt - beginners patchwork

  • Briefly: Learn how to use the powerful Electric Quilt to make exciting pieced blocks and quilts - a computer based workshop (Scroll down for detailed description)
  • Type: Workshop
  • Tutor: Shirley Goodwin
  • Videos: 16
  • Skill Level: beginner
  • Number of Lessons: 4

    • Techniques

    Design Using Electric Quilt

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  • Tags: Design a block, Design a quilt, designing, Electric Quilt, EQ7, EQ8, online workshop, Shirley Goodwin

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    • Description
    • Requirements

    Learn how to use this powerful software to make exciting quilts using pieced blocks. Electric Quilt is a complex set of programs specially designed for quilters that can revolutionize how you design and make quilts. This workshop was created for EQ7 and EQ8 users. We include instructions for both.

    Shirley will guide you through the process of selecting and changing blocks, auditioning fabric and color choices, deciding on borders and layouts, and bringing all these together to create templates to make your quilts. All the instructions are accompanied by colored screenshots and videos of what to do so that you can see exactly what is happening and follow along easily.

    Note: Once purchased, you can access the class data any time, 24 hours a day and you get immediate access. (if you don't have an account we suggest you sign up for one prior to purchase)

    Time Duration applies only to teacher access for your question and answer duration.

    Outline

    Lesson one:

    • Introduction
    • Block Library
    • Adding Block to Sketchbook
    • EasyDraw
    • Coloring a Block
    • Putting a Block into a Quilt
    • Adjustments to the Quilt

    Lesson two:

    • Printing Templates
    • Calculating Fabrics
    • Exploring Layouts
    • Border Styles

    Lesson three:

    • Exploring Color
      • a color story
      • Paintbrush tool
      • Spraycan tool
      • Fussy cut tool
      • Eyedropper tool
      • Customize toolbar
    • Color Theory Tutorial
    • Exercises to Try
    • Putting it All Together
    • Importing Fabrics
    • More Tools
      • Zoom Tool
      • Twist Tool
      • Crop Tool

    Lesson four:

    • PatchDraw/PolyDraw
      • Pick tool
      • Shape/Edit tool
      • Line tool
      • Arc tool
      • Grid tool
    • Adapting an Existing Block
    • Drawing a Block from Scratch
    • Symmetry Tool
       

    Supplies Required for Workshop

    Electric Quilt version 7 or version 8.

    Also suitable for students with earlier versions of Electric Quilt.

    Fabrics if you wish to make the projects created in Electric quilt - amounts determined in class.