Today I was working on a quilt for a future class. It is completely scrappy and I needed a lot of fabrics in a few different color families. One of those was white. I have lots of white prints in my fabric collection.
However when I went into Electric Quilt -- for the most part the whites were really not white but multi-color prints with a white background.
I found this commercial for FAB Detergent that showed my how to make my whites, whiter. But alas, I could not find FAB in the grocery store.
So I decided to create a new collection of true "white" fabrics in Electric Quilt just for designing in Electric Quilt.
Here is a quilt (not the one I was working on for my upcoming class), drafted with my "almost" white" fabrics.
Ready to Devote 10 Minutes a Day to Learn Electric Quilt?Catch the Waves Free Challenge for Electric Quilt Newbies
In talking to people in my classes and online, one thing I hear is "I haven't really learned how to use my EQ software". Or a variation on the theme -- "I haven't used my software in (insert number) of months (or even years)". or -- "I've tried the software, but it wasn't intuitive".
Join the over 2000 people who accepted and completed this challenge allowing them to fall in love with the program. 14 separate videos will be emailed to you over two weeks. Price: Free Easy Peasy Easy Draw - Learn Easy Draw in 10 Minutes a Day
Would you like to draft your own quilt blocks? This class will focus on how to “read a block” and then come up with the most efficient way to draft it with Electric Quilt. The blocks in this class are those that can be done in a “grid” format – basically just like drawing with a pencil and graph paper. Within Electric Quilt these blocks are drafted within Easy Draw. Learn more here.
30 separate video lessons (including instructions for over 50 blocks) will be e-mailed to you over six weeks (one lesson a day, Monday-Friday) Price: On sale for $50 (That's only $1.67 a lesson!)
I am always amazed at the features Electric Quilt has built into the program. This tutorial is going to combine a number of them.
Back when I starting playing with dressed up half square triangles, I created these four blocks:
This week I am playing with these blocks in some of the pre-built layouts in Electric Quilt. See how I designed the quilts in this weeks video tutorial.
Check out the following quilts designed from each of the selected special layouts. Fabrics used in these quilts are from the Authentic Etc collection designed by Sweetwater for Moda Fabrics.
What are you doing Monday Night?
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Watching a majestic loon on a serene lake will calm your soul. Carry this scene into your home with easy (and incredibly accurate) paper piecing techniques. The wall quilt finishes 27″ x 25″. Download version: Regular $10, on sale for $8
Physical copy of pattern (including all foundations to complete the quilt)
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Introduction to Electric Quilt
- New class starts on September 11th -- only 2 seats remain. Price $99. Register now.
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Pieced Patch Draw
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Easy Peasy Easy Draw - Learn Easy Draw in 10 Minutes a Day
30 separate video lessons will be e-mailed to you over six weeks (one lesson a day, Monday-Friday). Learn more here.
Price: $50 Register now.
Catch the Waves Free Challenge for Electric Quilt Newbies
Join the over 2000 people who accepted and completed this challenge, allowing them to fall in love with the program. 14 separate videos will be emailed to you over two weeks.
Learn more.
Price: Free Register now.
Stars - This weeks blog post is about Stars (since they are visible in the sky with the sun and the moon). Read more below on creating Fancy Star blocks in Electric Quilt from our Dressed Up Half Square triangles.
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Would you like to draft your own quilt blocks?
Have you been frustrated with you skills in drafting blocks? Maybe the lines weren't "quite straight" or you couldn't figure out how to set up the "right" grid to draft your block. Or did you have to guess about what snapping options to use? Or maybe you found the “perfect” block online. But then realized you wanted to piece it a different way. Maybe you want rotary cutting instructions or a foundation pattern. Or maybe you want a different size to incorporate into a different quilt. With Electric Quilt you can redraft these blocks.
This class will focus on how to “read a block” and then come up with the most efficient way to draft it with Electric Quilt. The blocks in this class are those that can be done in a “grid” format – basically just like drawing with a pencil and graph paper. Within Electric Quilt these blocks are drafted within Easy Draw.
What’s Included?
- 30 separate video lessons emailed over six weeks (one lesson a day, Monday-Friday).
- Instructions for drafting over 30 blocks in the Easy Draw section of Electric Quilt.
- Access to videos demonstrating the drafting of each block for up to 12 months after purchase.
- Written instructions to supplement the videos.
- Access to a Private Facebook group only for those in the Easy Peasy Easy Draw class. This will be a chance to ask questions and share photos of your work from the class.
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Fancy Stars with Dressed Up Half Square Triangles
We will be using the original blocks developed in Session 1 for the Fancy Stars.
If you missed the previous sessions you can catch up here:
Session 1 - Create your Dressed Up Half Square Triangle Block
Session 2 - Combined Dressed Up Half Square Triangle Blocks
Session 3 - Pyramid Setting for Dressed Up Half Square Triangle Blocks
Session 4 - Clip and Flip your Dressed Up Half Square Triangle Blocks
Session 5 - Shrink and Flip your Dressed Up Half Square Triangle Blocks
Featured Pattern: Come Said the Wind
Patterns:
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Digital Bundle includes digital pattern plus quilting designs digitized for major longarm systems. (Regular $30, on sale for $15)
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Pattern on sale this week only for $8.
The poem in the quilt was written by George Cooper, an American poet who lived from 1838 – 1927. The large wall hanging finishes to 33” x 33", while the small one finishes 15” x 12”. To make construction easier, many sections in the quilt use over-sized piecing along with specialty rulers. If you cannot find the specialty rulers, instructions are provided for use of traditional rulers. |
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What's Next - Easy Peasy Easy Draw
- Easy Peasy Easy Draw: For those that love the 10 minute a day format, and learn best with small bursts of training. Learn more.
- Introduction to Electric Quilt 7: A much deeper dive into learning the basics of the program. These classes are live (via the internet) and are limited to 8 participants. This allows participants to ask questions while I am demonstrating and even share their screen to allow me to see their work and personally advise them. Also participants receive videos of the class sessions plus detailed handouts supporting material covered during the classes. Learn more.
- Pieced Patch Draw: The blocks in this class will be those based on special grids – including those based on circles, octagons, Kaleidoscopes, eight pointed stars and hexagons. Layout options will also be provided for many of these blocks. Level: Intermediate. Learn more.
There will also be a few changes based on what I have learned through administering Catch the Waves.
If you are interested in signing up, enrollment is open (as of today). The pre-launch price is $50. (After August 21st it will increase to $60.)
Learn more here.
Solving the Mystery of Zoom
Featured Pattern - Whim Wham Stars
Regular Price $10
Sale Price (one week only) $8 |
On sale this week for $8.
Do you like gazing at twinkling stars on a clear night? You can now put those stars on your bed. The asymmetrical star used in the sashing will make it appear that the stars are dancing across the quilt. Quilt may be completed with seven fabrics or may be scrapped using fat quarters. Available sizes include Small (52 x 68), Medium (68 x 84), Large (84 x 100) or XL (100 x 100). Recommended (optional) Tools: Perfect Corner Ruler™ by Forever in Stitches, LLC Tucker Trimmer 1™ by Studio 180 Design V Block Trimmer™ by Studio 180 Design |
Kari Schell
Electric Quilt Expert and Educator and Pattern Designer.
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