In 2020 I joined a couple of memberships to expand my own crafting capability. I also found it useful to have an opportunity to experience the online learning experience as a beginner. In addition to learning new skills, the experience is helping me enhance the experience for beginners in Tech Know Quilters -- my online program for Electric Quilt 8.
Learning Inkscape
I purchased a Cricut Maker in 2020 principally to work with fabric. I quickly learned that Cricut Design Space is fairly basic software and as a result it can be a challenge to create your own designs with it.
I found that those who wished to create their own designs are using software called Inkscape. Inscape is a vector graphics program that is free. There are versions for both MAC and PC. And it allows us to convert a pdf document into a svg file. You can read more about Inkscape and download a version here. SVG files can be used by all the major cutting systems including Silhouette Cameo, Cricut Maker, and Brother Scan n Cut. This means if I have any of those systems, I will be able to cut out Electric Quilt blocks and quilts that are printed to a pdf file. The Inkscape class I am taking is from a company called SVG&Me. Greeting Card Design
I stumbled across another membership toward the the end of the year on learning to create your own greeting cards. The instructor is big into Stampin' Up products. But I have been challenging myself to take her concepts and apply them to the tools I already have -- Electric Quilt and Cricut Maker.
Today I will share how I used the concepts I am learning in the Confident Cardmaker membership to design my own card using Electric Quilt 8. The video is focused on creating the EQ card design.
Here is the card/quilt from the video.
After creating the EQ design, I saved it to a PDF file. Imported the PDF into Inkscape. Deleted the stuff I didn't need and saved it as an SVG file. The SVG file was opened in Cricut Design Space and I cut the necessary pieces for my card.
I used glitter cardstock and added a few embellishment in the final card.
I hope this inspires you to design some non-quilt items using Electric Quilt.
Shoot for the Stars with EQ8
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Maggie Kincaid
1/8/2021 10:01:38 am
Is the New Year card showing you how to use Eq and converting it so I can use it with my brother Scan & cut? I thought I might like to try this class but cannot find out where to sign up.
Kari Schell
1/8/2021 09:11:28 pm
Hi Maggie. All of my more detailed training is in my Tech Know Quilter group. You can read more about it here. https://www.onpointquilter.com/tech-know-quilters-electric-quilt-8-membership-training.html Comments are closed.
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