Auditioning Pictures of Quilting Designs on an EQ8 Quilt Layout

Critters Quilt designed in EQ8 by Kari Schell

My quilt guild's show is one week away.  I really would like to include my Critters quilt.  I consider this my Pandemic quilt as it helped keep me sane during our first lock-down. 

Unfortunately I have not finished quilting the quilt.  I have done minimal machine quilting in the last three years and when I put the quilt on my longarm, I found a problem with my computerized system.  After some communication with Intelliquilter, they decided that I needed to upgrade my motors, which meant sending them off.​

While waiting for their return, I decided that I could still select the quilting designs.  I found some designs that were loaded on my Intelliquilter that looked like they would work for the corners for the center blocks and the large rectangles for the border blocks.

However, the only thing I can download to my computer is a picture of the designs.  Both designs were created by Helen Baczynski for Intelliquilter.

I could always trace the designs as applique motifs in Electric Quilt and set them on my quilt.  But sometimes we don't always have time for that.

So I thought I would share a short-cut in my video this week.  Rather that creating motifs we will use pictures of the quilting designs  for auditioning the designs on the quilt.  I won't be able to change the "color".  But I will still be able to figure out size and whether it will look good in my quilt.

Here are the close-ups of my auditioning.

Yikes.  "Only" 84 spaces to fill.  Can I get this done in time for the show?  If I do, I will post pictures on next weeks blog post.

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Maple Grove Quilters 2022 Quilt Show

I would like to invite you attend the Maple Grove Quilters' in person show.  I will have a few of my "real" quilts in the show.  Hopefully including the critters quilt.

Dates:  April 29 and 30

​Location: 
Maple Grove Community Center
12951 Weaver Lake Road
Maple Grove, Minnesota

Price:  $5

Below you can see our a picture of our raffle quilt.   This was a blue ribbon winner at the Minnesota State Fair in 2021.  Tickets are only $1 and can be purchased at the show.

​With a finished size of 82" x 95" it would be a perfect bed quilt.

Maple Grove Quilters 2022 Raffle Quilt

​Kari

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