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We will be finishing the April Showers quilt today by adding a fun border If you either drew or pieced this quilt I would love to see pictures. Please send me a photo or post on my Facebook page.
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A bargello quilt is one that is made of strips of fabric sewn together to create movement. These patterns look complicated, but many of the designs are very suitable for beginning quilters to both piece and draft using Electric Quilt 8.
In this class, we won’t stop at just drafting the traditional bargello quilts (although I do have a few cool tricks to share on creating those in EQ8). But you will also learn how to create some bargello-like blocks and additional layouts to highlight those blocks. All of this will be presented in 13 Easy Peasy video tutorials of 5-10 minutes. A video tutorial plus detailed step by step instructions will be sent to your inbox every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Cost: $30. For added savings, you may purchase a block or 3 or 6 months.
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Individual Tech Know Quilters classes may be purchased for $40 here. (These purchases are not tied to the subscription program.) April Showers Mystery Quilt - Finishing Up
The snow is melting and spring is in the air. In the April Showers quilt we will be finishing up by adding the final borders to the quilt. Check out how to draft the border blocks and the quilt using Electric Quilt 8 in this video tutorial.
April Showers designed by Kari Schell using EQ8
Did you miss the earlier weeks. You can still watch here.
What's Next?
Now that you have a taste for how fun EQ can be, consider signing up for either Shoot for the Stars with EQ8 or my Tech Know Quilters membership program. These online training opportunities are a fun way to grow your EQ skills from the comfort of your home.
April Showers Free Piecing Instructions
With the April Showers mystery Electric Quilt project and quilt, I am teaming up with Tina Dillard the owner, designer, teacher and publisher of Quilting Affection Designs.
I will share with you how to create the quilt in Electric Quilt, and Tina will share with you how to actually make the quilt on her blog. Click here to get instructions for finishing the April Showers quilt in this week’s video tutorial. Here is Tina's beautiful pieced quilt. 
Tina Dillard'a April Showers Quilt
Attn. Tech Know Quilters Current and Prospective Members
I am looking forward to May where I will be releasing my latest class on bargello quilts. These won't be just the traditional bargello quilts (although I do have a few cool tricks to share on creating those in EQ8). But you will also learn how to create some bargello-like blocks and additional layouts to highlight those blocks. Would you like to see the Bargello projects that will be included in the lessons? Join me on Saturday April 20, 2018 at 11:00 Central Time for a Facebook live reveal on the On Point Quilter Facebook page. You can also ask any questions on the class -- or the Tech Know Quilters program in general. Join me here. Hope to see you there. If you miss the live event, you may also catch the replay on my Facebook page. April Showers Brings May Flowers
The snow is melting, and there is no forecast for additional snow this weekend. It might be slightly optimistic, but I am looking for signs of spring by early May. Can I hope for some flowers (other than from grocery store)?
In the April Showers quilt we will be adding some May flowers to our wall quilt. Check out how to draft them using Electric Quilt 8 in this video tutorial.
For those that want to forget the showers (or the late snow storms), consider a quilt layout that just includes the flowers(no instruction provided).
May Flowers Quilt designed by Kari Schell in EQ8
April Showers Free Piecing Instructions
With the April Showers mystery Electric Quilt project and quilt, I am teaming up with Tina Dillard the owner, designer, teacher and publisher of Quilting Affection Designs.
I will share with you how to create the quilt in Electric Quilt, and Tina will share with you how to actually make the quilt on her blog. Click here to get instructions for piecing the May Flowers blocks in this week’s video tutorial. Here is Tina's pieced quilt to date. I love how this is coming together. 
April Showers Mystery Quilt Week 3 by Tina Dillard of Quilting Affection Designs
Shoot for the Stars with EQ8
Are you just getting started with Electric Quilt 8 and need some help?
Shoot for the Stars is designed to get you started with Electric Quilt 8 through training delivered straight to your inbox. This series includes 14 short (ie. 5-10 minute) videos delivered over the course of a month allowing you to learn the basics of this complex program in bite size increments. The class is currently on sale for $25 (regular $35). Join now.
My positive thoughts for spring aren't working very well these days. We are heading into our fourth snowstorm for the month of April (with a prediction of another 6-12 inches). However I will think positively. By the end of this mystery series it will be spring in North America. I can almost guarantee that.
In today's post we will continue on with the April Showers mystery quilt. During this session we will draft our raindrop block (I refuse to change it to a snowflake) and set it in the quilt.
If you missed designing and piecing the umbrella blocks, you can catch up here.
April Showers Free Piecing Instructions
With the April Showers mystery Electric Quilt project and quilt, I am teaming up with Tina Dillard the owner, designer, teacher and publisher of Quilting Affection Designs.
I will share with you how to create the quilt in Electric Quilt, and Tina will share with you how to actually make the quilt on her blog. I am super impressed with her techniques. I will be pulling out my Studio 180 Design rulers to try this myself. Click here to get instructions for piecing the raindrop blocks in this week’s video tutorial. Here are Tina's raindrop blocks. 
April Showers Raindrop Blocks by Tina Dillard of Quilting Affection Designs
Shoot for the Stars with EQ8
Are you just getting started with Electric Quilt 8 and need some help?
Shoot for the Stars is designed to get you started with Electric Quilt 8 through training delivered straight to your inbox. This series includes 14 short (ie. 5-10 minute) videos delivered over the course of a month allowing you to learn the basics of this complex program in bite size increments. The class is currently on sale for $25 (regular $35). Join now.
In Minnesota we had a cold (and snowy) start to April. But shortly we will be able to put away the winter coats, mittens, boots and shovels and take out our raincoats and umbrellas.
To build the anticipation for spring, I have a developed a mystery project. I hope you will join me as I guide you through the process of creating the April Showers project using Electric Quilt 8. Here are the blocks and quilt center that we will create this week.
April Showers Quilt Week 1 designed by Kari Schell using EQ8
Learn how in this weeks free Electric Quilt 8 video tutorial.
April Showers Free Piecing Instructions
With the April Showers mystery Electric Quilt project and quilt, I am teaming up with Tina Dillard the owner, designer, teacher and publisher of Quilting Affection Designs.
I will share with you how to create the quilt in Electric Quilt, and Tina will share with you how to actually make the quilt on her blog. She will post both written instructions and tips via video. Tina specializes in using the Studio 180 Design tools and I was super impressed with her tricks for piecing these blocks and the quality of her instructions. You can learn much more about her on her blog. While you are there, please consider signing up for her newsletter. Click here to get instructions for piecing the umbrella blocks in this week’s video tutorial. As a teaser, here are her first blocks. 
April Showers Umbrella Blocks by Tina Dillard of Quilting Affection Designs
Shoot for the Stars with EQ8
Are you just getting started with Electric Quilt 8 and need some help?
Shoot for the Stars is designed to get you started with Electric Quilt 8 through training delivered straight to your inbox. This series includes 14 short (ie. 5-10 minute) videos delivered over the course of a month allowing you to learn the basics of this complex program in bite size increments. The class is currently on sale for $25 (regular $35). Join now.
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