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Watching the Clock

12/28/2019

 

New Years Eve Celebration Block

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Growing up, our parents would let us stay up on New Year's eve.  We would closely watch the clock so we would know exactly when it was time to blow our paper horns and wish each other Happy New Year.

If you are a clock watcher on New Year's eve -- create your own clock using Electric Quilt 8. 

​This tutorial will share how to use PolyDraw and add some simple Applique shapes. 

PolyDraw has some unique features that often makes is the best option for working with blocks based on a circular grid.

The block in the video was colored using the October 2019 free fabric download from Electric Quilt 8 -- Valley by Sherri & Chelsi for Moda.  You can find and download the collection here.

November Apply What You Learned Challenge

Enjoy the virtual quilt show as Tech Know Quilter members shared what they learned during November.  If you would like to join the wait list for the next open enrollment for Tech Know Quilters, you may sign up here.
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Marlu Allan
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Marlu Allan variation
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Marlu Allan variation
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Kristy Goodin Soard -- Immediately upon learning I was to design a sampler quilt, my mind harkened back to my days of designing counted cross stitch samplers for various publishers. I also wanted to make a memory quilt to honor my maternal grandma, and when those two thoughts meshed this quilt resulted.
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Carol Mallozzi a mug rug I designed, drew the holly leaf, used the wreathmaker and added a block.
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Carol Mallozzi
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Collien Kaseberg
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Donna Carter Deer and Star Throw is a quilt I designed and just finished making. I put a fleece backing on it. Learning how to upload my own fabrics and create and modify blocks has really skyrocketed my design abilities and ideas using what you’ve taught us in EQ8.
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Sabine Neuberger I love the patterns of Elizabeth Hartman and the technique she uses. Therefore I always wanted to draft a pattern, where I can apply this technique. Well, some of my blocks are pieced traditionally, but that does not bother me. I have used fabrics from my stash and I am sure, with some other nice fabrics it could even look better.
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Nancy Messuri For this month's challenge I reinforced wreath maker and other applique skills.
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Julie Pedersen -- In the Sampler Quilt class. I had fun designing as usual. I think this is one of my favorites as it is an assortment of blocks made in 3 sizes. Kari made it easy to include the different sizes in the same block.
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Tina Rohde This is from the Easy Draw class. used several of the blocks I created to put this together. "Italian Mosaic" reminds me of being in Ostia Antica, Italy - amazing mosaic floors.
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Joanne Legault
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Camille Lechliter I'm doing Intro to Applique and I love being able to work with curves. Barbara Brackman posted a photo yesterday of an old quilt at an Oregon show that I fell in love with. Here's my quilt. I made one wedge and then stretched and pulled them to fit. As I was laying in bed last night I realized this being rainbow colors that there are 6 x 2 pieces.
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Dorothee Ilgner After two and a half years my Passacaglia is finally finished.

Other Tech Know Quilter Projects

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Karen Neal
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Maureen Pinwill
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Anita Robinson
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Marlu Allan
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Micheline Herzan (redrafting of judy Martin's Aegean Sea quilt)
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Pat Olivier
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Maryanne Curwood
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Suzanne Golden
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Collien Kaseberg
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Camille Lechliter (based on Fibonacci sequence)
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Sharon Osborne
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Judy Sawyer
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Camille Lechliter Fibonacci Sequence)
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Maureen Pinwill
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Nancy Messuri
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Kristy Goodin Soard
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Pam Varner
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Tan Lay Ngoh
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Cat Edwards Beckstead AQS Countdown to Christmas 2019
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Sharon Osborne
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Tina Rohde
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Charlotte Quiroz
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Linda Carlson
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Joanne Legault
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Julie Pedersen (based on PineTree Angel pattern by PineTree Lodge Designs).
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Curryanne Hostetler
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Carol Mallozzi
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Charlotte Smith
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Carolyn Block (based on PineTree Angel pattern by PineTree Lodge Designs).
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Helen Hicks
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Marielle Schelling EQ design
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Marielle Schelling Quilt
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Joy Hegglund
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Joyce Drenth (based on PineTree Angel pattern by PineTree Lodge Designs).
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Cat Edwards Beckstead With some help from Kari I was able to draft a quilt from one of my history books. The quilt was intended for the 1933 Worlds Fair but the quilter got sick and wasn't able to send it in. This is a quilt that I will make.The picture on the left is my draft. The one on the right is from the book.
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Charlotte Smith
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Marlu Allan
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Camille Lechliter
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Rhonda Goss
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Sabine Neuberger
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Charlotte Quiroz

Foundation Tree Design Challenge

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Suzanne Golden
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Suzanne Golden
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Suzanne Golden
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Suzanne Golden
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Curyanne Hostetler
If you would like to join the wait list for the next open enrollment for Tech Know Quilters, you may sign up here.

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Happy quilting.

​Kari

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Designing for Corner Pop 2

12/21/2019

 
If you have been thinking that 2020 is your year for mastering Electric Quilt 8, now is the time to subscribe to the TKQ Wait List.  There just may be an opportunity to lock in at 2019 prices before the end of the year.  But you must be on the wait list to hear more.

Corner Pop

Deb Tucker's Studio 180 Design announced the release of a couple of new tools.  If you like using Corner Pop as a replacement for the the folded corner technique, you will love how you can expand on the concept with these new offerings.
Corner Pop 2 will allow you to add popped corners with a 2:1 ratio. What that means is that Corner Pop 2 will make pops that are twice as tall as they are wide 

Corner Pop 3 will allow you to add popped corners with a 3:1 ratio. 

Both of these units will give you a nice spiky effect. ​
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These corners don't need to be restricted to simple squares and rectangles.  I wanted to explore what would happen when I added them to a pieced block.

See how to do this in my EQ8 video tutorial. 

In addition to designing the Corner Pop 2 friendly block, learn how to use Shrink and Fit for a new block and Serendipity to play with block rotation in the Quilt Worktable.
Here are some quilt ideas using the block from the video.
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Corner Pop 2 friendly quilt designed by Kari Schell
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Corner Pop 2 friendly quilt designed by Kari Schell
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Corner Pop 2 friendly quilt designed by Kari Schell
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Corner Pop 2 friendly quilt with Tile Square border designed by Kari Schell
 In the last option, you can see how you can carry the block design into the border as well.  Make sure to use Tile Square border for blocks that are square.  Otherwise, they may not be Corner Pop 2 friendly.

End of Year Sale -- Shoot for the Stars with EQ8

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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 (i.e.. 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 $30 (regular $50).  Join now.  (Sale ends January 1, 2020.) 
Purchase Shoot for the Stars with EQ8 for $30 (regular $50)

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Happy quilting.

​Kari

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Candy Cane Joy

12/14/2019

 
Scroll down for the Canday Cane Joy Tutorial!

Converting Merry Christmas to a Wrap Around Tree Skirt

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 When I designed Merry Christmas, I had envisioned the tree skirt sitting under the tree or being used as a table topper.   I heard from a number of people who would like to wrap the quilt around their tree.

The six step technique (described below) could be used to convert any  quilt into a tree skirt by following the same simple steps.
Click here to purchase the Merry Christmas pattern for the introductory price of $10 (regularly $12).
Step 1:  Simplify the quilt.  Eliminate the star in the center and replace it with a 4-1/2" x 4-1/2" piece.  Eliminate one of the holiday lights blocks and replace it with an 8-1/2" x 8-1/2" piece.  
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Step 2:  Trim the 8-1/2" piece 1-1/2" from the upper right and lower left corners.  Discard the smaller corner.
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Step 3:  Layer with batting and backing and quilt.

Step 4:  Before binding, cut through all layers from the center of the edge with the plain setting triangle to the center of the quilt.  Cut a circle 4" in diameter for the center.  Depending on the size of your tree trunk you could make this larger or smaller.
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Step 5:  Bind the quilt including both sides of the slice line and the center circle.  Note that a bias binding would be easier to use for the center circle.
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Step 6:  Add  iron on velcro pieces along the cut edge.  Space them about five inches apart.  The number needed will vary depending on the size of your quilt.  The bottom velcro pieces (on the left side) should be applied to the top of the quilt and the top velcro pieces (on the right side) should be applied to the bottom of the quilt.
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Joy Candy Cane Quilt

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When I was perusing the EQ8 block library, I saw a wonderful block in the holiday collection.  Do you see a Christmas stocking when you look at this block?  I actually saw the letter J.

I then thought about how I could expand on the concept of this block by creating a series of alphabet  blocks with a candy cane motif.
I went to the alphabet blocks and found a couple that I thought might work.
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After some playing, I realized I couldn't nicely just add the candy cane stripes.  So I decided to just start from scratch and create the blocks in Easy Draw.

My video tutorial this week will share with you how to draw these candy cane blocks for yourself.
Would you like to piece this quilt.  Click on each image to obtain a download of the foundation pattern printed from EQ8 (9 inch finished size)  ​
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j Candy Cane Block (a variation of a block from the EQ8 Library)
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O Candy Cane Block Designed by Kari Schell
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Y Candy Cane Block designed by Kari Schell
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Sashing Foundation Block (finishes 9" x 1-1/2")
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Joy Quilt - Border Cutting Instructions
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Joy Candy Cane Quilt by Kari Schell
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Happy quilting.

​Kari

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Create a Fabric Collection Inspired by Pantones 2020 Color of the Year

12/7/2019

 

Pantone Color of the Year

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Pantone announced Wednesday night that its 2020 Color of the Year is Classic Blue, a shade reminiscent of the sky at dusk. "Instilling calm, confidence, and connection, this enduring blue hue highlights our desire for a dependable and stable foundation on which to build as we cross the threshold into a new era."
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What do you think about the color?
  My guess is that you will start seeing this color pop up everywhere -- including in quilts. 

If you would like to be on the cutting edge in designing a new quilt for this color, start by adding the color and (related fabrics) to your EQ fabric library.

See how in this video tutorial.
Here are a few of the fabrics that matched my search for Classic Blue in EQ8.
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Kari's Pantone 2020 Quilt with Slate Blue.
If you have been thinking about joining Tech Know Quilters, please be sure to add yourself to the Tech Know Quilter Wait List.  Prices are scheduled to go up in 2020 -- and there just might be a final opportunity to lock in on 2019 prices later this month.

​Merry Christmas - New Pattern Release

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This tree skirt is sure to be a hit with everyone when celebrating Christmas.  Santa Claus, Northwoods Trees, Holiday Light and Starry Night blocks are all pieced using square and rectangle fabrics using a folded corner technique. No foundation piecing is required. 
 
Three sizes are included.

​Immediate download available. 
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Purchase for Introductory Price of $10 (regular $12)

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​Kari

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