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Tech Know Quilters April Showcase

4/27/2019

Quilt Show and Book Signing

My quilt guild -- Maple Grove Quilters -- has a show every two years. This is an amazing group of quilters with a wide array of quilting interests. I know you will love the show.

Please join us on May 3-4, 2019 at the Maple Grove Community Center in Maple Grove Minnesota.

At 4:30 on Friday I will be doing a lecture (demo) from my new book followed by a book signing. I will have copies of my just released book - EQ8 Drawing Blocks available for purchase. I will also be around during most of the show, so feel free to find me and say hi.

I am still trying to get a quilt done for the show -- it is one the long-arm (row 1) -- so we will see.

New Quilt -- Trying to Get Finished!

Tech Know Quilters April Showcase

Here are a few of the beautiful quilts that were created by Tech Know Quilter's members during the last month. I continue to be amazed at the creativity and talent in the group.

Wanda Hizer Disappearing Hour Glass in reds (from Working with Precuts)

Julie Pedersen Here's my March 2019 Challenge quilt. I did Working with Precuts this month. I learned how to create a block in a certain size and then to calculate how big it would be after seam allowances are taken off. Then to redraw it in the finished size. Kari Schell, you always find a way to challenge me! Thanks!

Debbi Treusch I did 2 challenge quilts from one design. The first design is from the last lesson in the Bargello class. I added an extra wave that overlaps into the border on either side.

Debbi Treusch The second challenge quilt is the first one turned horizontally and using only one wave and a slightly modified block This created a row of paper lanterns. I added the "string" for hanging the lanterns and then a few dragon flies around one of the lanterns. When I started the Bargello class, I didn't like Bargello quilts. I still don't like traditional Bargello quilts, but love the more modern verisons of them. Thanks for the challenge Kari Schell!!

Madeline Brown Introduction to Applique. Although I do not do much appliqué it was interesting to learn how powerful EQ is to design appliqué blocks. And I can use what I learned in other applications of quilt design. Thank you Kari!

Rick Danner This is "Collide-a-Scope." I designed the center in a previous class and set it in with a bunch of stuff from other classes and stepped ahead a bit with this month's material. Its called "Collide-a Scope" because it really is a collision of applique and patchwork. For me it also evokes visual imaging from Tolkien's "Silmarillion." which I always read yearly in the awakening of Spring.

Janet Inglis I was in the Mix and Match Medallion Centers this month. I think learning how to resize a layout from the EQ library was really interesting. My quilt design is more modern this month...I call it Modern Beach - (because of the colors)

Dorothee Ilgner I was in the 'Working with Precuts' Class. I used the concept from Lesson 5 and 6 to design blocks with the scraps I have already precut. I came up with several blocks using 2'', 2.5'' and 3.5'' scraps without any further cutting.

Adrienne Quinlan Quilt using Missouri drunkard path ruler - this will allow me to audition fabrics to use with their ruler

Adrienne Quinlan Jenny of Missouri Star Quilt company has just sent out a video on using a new ruler with 10 in squares precuts. I first of all created a block showing how she had cut the 2 elements from the precut I then created the block. I then re-created the quilt (see previous post)

Adrienne Quinlan Using symmetry there are so many lovely options from this one block and ruler.

Nancy Messuri I was so excited to apply what I learned about adding custom colors to EQ8 for a crazy quilt I designed for a friend. It required several different shades of a certain color of blue. I used the color portfolio I purchased from Scherwin Williams to find the right color, and then found the RGB numbers on their website to quickly put the shades from dark to light into EQ. Just like that!

Barbara Bobbitt My quilt is my adaptation from Bargello 2 Spinning Log Cabin. ( I called it Bargello Hearts.)

Barbara Bobbitt

Sharon Osborne The blocks were designed from units we made at a retreat with Charlotte Angotti and Debbie Caffrey last summer. We had to design our blocks and quilts so I went to EQ8 right away. So much fun.

Sharon Osborne (variation of design -- for a friend)

Sharon Osborne Quilt -- She did a great job!

Nancy Lacey Quilts for Kids will be vending at the Mancuso quilt show in Lancaster, PA in May so I was asked to create a quilt (and pattern) for their booth using this Laurel Burch Sea Goddess panel.

Nancy Lacey -- Here is Nancy's quilt top. Fantastic!

Angie Moreno Race Quilt

Carolyn Block Working with Precuts

Carrie Backus Casto Race Quilt

Coby Uttenbogaard Race Quilt

Curryanne Hostetler (from Shoot for the Stars)

Holly Wilson Working with Precuts

Jean Halvorson Introduction to Applique

Julie Pedersen Working with Precuts

Kathryn Koch-Fellbaum

Kathy Delaney

Marielle Schelling

Rick Danner

Shirley Hornbeck Rowls

Suzanne Kehm Golden

Wanda Jewell

Carolyn Block Designed in TKQ Hexagon Blocks and Settings Class

Easter Basket Challenge

You can learn about the challenge here and create your own Easter Basket quilt.

Coby Uittenbogaard

Holly Wilson

Suzanne Kem Golden

Julie Pedersen

Janet Inglis

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Shoot for the Stars with EQ8

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Kari

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Easter Basket Surprises

4/20/2019

In my recently released book - EQ8 Drawing Blocks - I shared how to draft a foundation friendly basket using EasyDraw.

In my free tutorial this week, I will share with you how to use this basket to create a fun Easter Basket filled with surprises.

One of the blocks combines the foundation friendly basket with the Peek-A-Boo Bunny from the EQ8 Contemporary Applique library.

Peek-a-boo bunny from EQ8 Contemporary Applique library

Peek-a-boo bunny basket designed by Kari Schell

For the other block, I used the Duckling in a Shell block from the EQ8 Contemporary Applique library and added it to the basket block. This took a little bit more work as I needed to modify the duck to give the illusion of him being under the basket pieces.

Ducking in a Shell block from the EQ8 Contemporary block library

Duckling in a Shell basket designed by Kari Schell

To color the blocks, I used the free fabric of the month collection from Electric Quilt Abstract Garden. The collection was designed by Christa Watson for Benartex. It has some fun bright fabrics -- perfect for my Easter baskets.

The blocks were set in a horizontal layout. I sized the blocks at 15 x 15 and flipped one of the duck blocks.

Border #1 was the yellow section with Happy Easter added using the font Baby Kruffy.

What will you add to your Easter baskets? I would love to see your designs.

EQ8 Drawing Blocks

EQ8 Drawing Blocks has been released and I received my first shipment from Electric Quilt on Monday. I am officially a published author!

Watch me open my first box of books.

Learn the Fundamentals of Block Drawing

Each chapter focuses on one of the EQ8 drawing styles. Learn how to draw the blocks below, plus many more!

Chapter 1 Drawing Pieced Blocks in EasyDraw
Learn how to set up the Precision Bar for drawing success, determine the best size to draw a block by examining the block’s grid, trace a photograph to create a foundation-friendly block, and more!

Chapter 2 Drawing Pieced Blocks in PolyDraw
Learn the difference between the EasyDraw and PolyDraw drawing styles, use the Clone and Rotate method for faster drawing, draw a block on each of the special grids, and more!

Chapter 3 Drawing Applique Designs
Learn to use the Draw and Shapes tools to create unique applique patches, use WreathMaker to make beautiful designs, modify a block from the library to make it your own, trace an antique quilt block, and more!

About this Book
Pages 160
Size 8½” x 11″
Softcover, spiral binding, full-color content

You may purchase directly from me (with the option of a signed copy) or from Electric Quilt.

I only ship within the US.

Purchase EQ8 Drawing Blocks

Dresden Borders

4/13/2019

First -- if you missed part 1, you are going to want tocheck out the post where I shared with you how to draft the center of a dresden quilt. Here is the quilt created last week.

Now we are ready to add borders.

The borders can be a bit of a challenge, but I have some tricks that I will share with you so that you can create these half blocks using last weeks block as a starting point.

Here is the quilt from this video.

Photo Backdrop Quilts

I am in the process of releasing my Landscape Quilts class in the Tech Know Quilter group. Here are a few designs that were posted f from Lesson 3. The fun part of this lesson is each person selected one of their own photographs to use as the backdrop for the quilt. They then used either an image from a fabric panel or a personal photo to add a bit of whimsy to their background.

I absolutely loved the creativity shown by these designers.

Dee F. added a cut-out of a horse to her background. She noted that bluebonnets are everywhere right now.

Julie P. created the bird cut-out, but also added the pre-cut bird as a border. She used a picture of her windmill from last summer as the backdrop.

Dorothy I. noted that this is Rasputin, our rooster proudly walking in the garden.

Dorothy I. Jana my cat still has dirt on her feet. I shoudn't allow her to sit on my work. I altered the background image with the special-effects - 3D from a flat view to slightly skewed.

Joy H. A photo from Haida Gwaii

Christine G. Here is my first landscape quilt. These huge rocks are the end of an Antique Gallic bridge in Brittany near my home.

Judy G. Daydreaming and wishing I were here.

Wanda H. The photo background and I chose the Grand Canyon of Ga

Shann W.

Kari S. Dreaming of Spring The backdrop picture was taken during one of our numerous snow storms.

Sharon O. Moose sculpture in Winter Park I photographed a couple of weeks ago.

EQ8 Drawing Blocks Book Update

Order Your Copy Today

I just got my shipping notice and there are 200 pounds of books scheduled to arrive on my doorstep by end of the day on Monday (April 15th).

On Tuesday and Wednesday, I will be shipping to everyone who has pre-ordered from me.

I can hardly wait to see the books and I am anxious to get the ordered copies into your hands.

Drafting a Dresden Plate Block

4/6/2019

I saw an interesting quilt on the Quilt Index that showed Dresden quilt blocks on a quilt. There was a lot of white space for adding your own quilting and I loved the layout.

The photo was not great -- but it showed enough to allow me to redraft the main block in Electric Quilt using a much more modern fabric collection.

Do you get stuck on how to start drafting a Dresden Plate quilt like this?

Check out my video tutorial where I identify the main block, share with you how to crop the block and then trace it using EasyDraw.

(Maker not recorded). 1901-1929. From Minnesota Quilters Inc., Minnesota Quilt Project (MQP). Published in The Quilt Index, http://www.quiltindex.org/fulldisplay.php?kid=49-7E-9E7. Accessed: 04/5/2019

Fabric in the Video
In the video tutorial I used the Uppercase Volume 2 fabric collection from Windham fabric. I downloaded images from the Windham website, resized and cropped them in EQ. It is a fun collection.

For those that have completed the Tech Know Quilter's Working with Fabric Images class, this would be a great exercise as a refresher to Lesson 7.

Dresden Block

Here is the block from the video. If you would like, feel free to download and trace my block.

Dresden Block drawn by Kari Schell using EQ8

Dresden Quilt Center
There is more work to be done. But here is the quilt with the main block added and rotated along with some tweaking on coloration.

Dresden Quilt center created by Kari Schell using EQ8.

Next week we will work through the slightly tricky borders for this quilt.

New Book - EQ8 Drawing Blocks - Scheduled for Release

Big news. I am excited to announce that my book on drawing blocks is at the printer. II talked to Electric Quilt earlier this week and they plan to be mailing me my first shipment of books later next week.

The book covers EasyDraw, PolyDraw and Applique worktables in Electric Quilt 8 and is a great opportunity to master drafting your own blocks.

If you have taken the Tech Know Quilters Introduction to EasyDraw, Introduction to PolyDraw or Introduction to Applique classes (and a smaller part of the Foundation Patterns class), you will find there is an overlap in the material.

If you would like to pre-order a signed copy of the book, please select the purchase link below.

I only ship to US locations.

Purchase EQ8 Drawing Blocks by Kari Schell

Feathered Star Variations

A couple of weeks ago, I posted a tutorial on drafting your own feathered star blocks (the easy way). There were a number of Electric Quilt users that rose to the challenge and drafted their own feathered star blocks and quilts.

I was super impressed with their creativity. Here are a few of their designs.

Mariner's Shooting Star by Janet I.

Peg S. Feathered Star -- Don't you love how she incorporated a twisted block in the star and in the other blocks of the quilt as well?

Julie H. Feather Star

Did you missing the original post and video? You can find it here.

I would love to see your Feathered Star.

Tech Know Quilters April Showcase

Quilt Show and Book Signing

Tech Know Quilters April Showcase

Easter Basket Challenge

Shoot for the Stars with EQ8

Easter Basket Surprises

EQ8 Drawing Blocks

Dresden Borders

Photo Backdrop Quilts

EQ8 Drawing Blocks Book Update

Drafting a Dresden Plate Block

New Book - EQ8 Drawing Blocks - Scheduled for Release

Feathered Star Variations

Kari Schell

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Tech Know Quilters April Showcase

Quilt Show and Book Signing

Tech Know Quilters April Showcase

Easter Basket Challenge

Shoot for the Stars with EQ8

Easter Basket Surprises

EQ8 Drawing Blocks

Dresden Borders

Photo Backdrop Quilts

EQ8 Drawing Blocks Book Update

Drafting a Dresden Plate Block

New Book - EQ8 Drawing Blocks - Scheduled for Release

Feathered Star Variations

Kari Schell

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