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Love to Quilt with my Cricut

3/7/2020

 
Scroll down to see some new amazing quilts from Tech Know Quilter members as they share some of their favorite quilts completed in January.

From Electric Quilt to Cricut Design Space

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I recently purchased a Cricut Maker and have been having fun learning how to use it.  This week I watched a tutorial on using Print and Cut.  With Print and Cut you can print an image on your home printer and then cut it out using a Cricut machine.  The light bulb went on and I thought -- this is how we could feature those complex EQ8 designs that we will never get around to piecing. 

Please tell me I am not the only one with a treasure trove of EQ projects that will never become a quilt or a wall hanging.
In this tutorial, I will share exactly how I modified and exported a design in EQ to make it cutting friendly.  Then I will take you through setting up a project using Cricut Design Space along with the rest of the process to create the love to quilt design that would be suitable for putting on a canvas tote.
If you would like to see the EQ tutorial for drafting the teeny, tiny heart block used in the video, click here.
The font I used in the Love to Quilt design was Angelica Script Font.  I obtained it from Creative Fabrica.  This website offers a free font every day and this was one of the fonts they offered for free earlier this year.   It is called a Modern Calligraphy Font.
If you are debating whether a Cricut is in your future, you can download a free copy of Design Space here and follow my process to create your own Love to Quilt design.

Tech Know Quilters Apply What They Learned in January

Tech Know Quilters is a membership of Electric Quilt 8 owners who are mastering Electric Quilt through online training.  At the end of their January class, they were encouraged to apply what they learned during the month of January.  We had a fair number of completed projects this month -- showing how they have moved from design to construction.
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Holly Wilson's Completed Panel Quilt
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Tina Rohde Wedding Quilt Was inspired by modern quilt designed by BRIGIT DERMOTT. Redrew the pattern with a few minor changes and added the boarders. Used both Medallion class and Mix and Match Medallion Border class.
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Nancy Messuri I challenged myself to finish a project! "Portrait of Tippy" is from my Introduction to Foundation Blocks class. It was fun to see her come to life
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Nancy Messuri's Beagle -- Tippy
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Helen Hicks I finished from virtual to reality My Love Forever Valentines Day Wall Quilt I made for my husband. Everything created in EQ8 but the appliqué and text and stencil I brought over to my embroidery software to digitize.
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Joyce Drenth In the January 30 help session, I shared the use of EQ to create a mosaic template. Using batik scraps to create my mosaic design, I then inserted my panel into its ultimate home. After free-motion quilting accompanying panels, I created a dust cover for my Cricut Maker.
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Pat Harkin Finished hand quilting my hand pieced panel 1st UFO in my LQS ufo challenge.
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Pat Harkin I designed this quilt in EQ8 for my bike riding husband. Rotary cutting info printed. Hope to cut fabric soon
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Julie Pedersen Completed 20 of 25 of the blocks for the Bonnie Hunter Mystery Quilt.
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Cheryl Johnston I make a quilt somewhat like this many years ago. I have added elements from the Advanced Easy Draw class I just finished.
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Kathleen McCorkmick I was taking the calendar class. I have decided to print a copy of my current calendar on display for my computer. (print as pdf, then convert to jpg to bring into EQ) I like having my real calendar up in the background! This is one I made for the challenge, of Portland Head, ME.
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Gro Hoverak My creation from the pattern writing lesson.
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Marlu Allan Valentine Quilt
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Kristy Goodin Soard I have thoroughly enjoyed the Calendar Class and ideas have been running rampant in my mind. I actually executed the December quilt and in so doing, I applied not only the lessons taught by Kari; but also utilized Joyce Drenth's discovery of the fabric image size variance caused by using photos.
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Kristy Goodin Soard's finished quilt -- gifted to Joyce Drenth Made in wools.
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Helen Hicks I am having So much fun with all that I have learned from you on how to navigate and apply what I have learned. I just started with TKQ I believe October 2019 and look at this. I created a wall quilt from my husband 16.5x16.5 for Valentine’s day I best get cracking but I just wanted to say thank you I couldn’t have done this without your guidance
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Joanne Legault I came up with this Easter placemat with different techniques from Mix & Match Medallions also from the Help sessions.
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Kristy Goodin Soard Another February calendar quilt. I saw the bird design on Pinterest.
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Maureen Pinwill I learnt about strip quilts. medallions and borders.and also did some scallop work. I have been asked to do a challenge for my local quilt group for Christmas 2021 so I thought I would kill two birds with one stone.
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Micheline Herzan Inspired by a quilt in Debbie Mumm's Fresh Cut/Leisure Arts book, drafted this in EQ. I pan to make my quilt colorful and donate to my guilds charity program.

Calendar Quilts

During January, I introduced a new class in which we drafted 12 different calendar quilts. Here are some of the blocks and quilts from the class.
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Holly Hicks (January)
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Holly Wilson (January)
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Sharon Osborne (February)
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Julie Pedersen (March)
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Carolyn Block (April)
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Maureen Pinwill (April)
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Kristy Goodin Soard (May)
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Joyce Drenth (June)
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Julie Pdersen (June)
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Maureen Pinwill (July)
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Kristy Goodin Soard (August)
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Carolyn Block (August)
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Julie Pedersen (September)
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Sharon Osborne (October)
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Kristy Goodin Soard (November)
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Joyce Drenth (December)
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Helen Hicks (December)

Calendar Quilts Master Challenge

Tech Know Quilter's Masters members have been in Tech Know Quilters for at least 12 months.  They are committed to expanding their use of EQ through design.  Their challenge for January was to create their own calendar block or quilt.
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Joyce Drenth
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Julie Pedersen
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Carolyn Block
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Suzanne Golden
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Kristy Goodin Soard

Some Other Fun Designs

Tech Know Quilters will also post designs as they work through their monthly lessons.  Some will follow the design exactly as laid out.  Others will choose to exercise their creativity muscle and expand upon the lesson.
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Marlu Allan
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Maryanne Curwood
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Helen Hicks
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Nancy Messuri
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Camillie Lechliter
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Collien Kaseberg
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JoAnne Legault
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Barbara O'Brien
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Curryanne Hostetler
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Judy Sawyer
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Maureen Pinwill
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Rhonda Goss
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Sue Fyfe
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Suzanne Golden
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Tina Rohde
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Nancy Messuri
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Carol Mallozzi
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Pam Varner
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Curryanne Hostetler
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Nancy Messuri
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Barbara O'Brien
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Carol Mallozzi
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Micheline Herzan
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Jacky Mowdy
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Lin Miller
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Nancy Messuri (inspired by a blog post)
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Louise Macdonald
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Linda Lund
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Denise Edmonds
My current plans are to open enrollment to new members at the end of March.  Invitations to join will be sent out to those on the wait list. Learn more about Tech Know Quilters and sign up for the wait list here, 

Irish Eyes Sale

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Irish Eyes includes instructions for a lap quilt with 12 inch blocks and two miniature quilts with 6 inch blocks.

Get 25% off Irish Eyes patterns and quilting designs and celebrate your Irish roots -- or maybe just your favorite March holiday when using coupon code March2020. 
Irish Eyes Options:
  • Irish Eyes Digital Pattern - (regular $10, with coupon $7.50)
  • Irish Eyes Physical Pattern - (regular $10, with coupon $7.50)
  • Irish Eyes Digital Bundle - Includes both the digital quilt pattern plus 9 different quilting designs suitable for use in Embroidery and Longarm systems.  (on sale for $30, with coupon only $22.50)
Use coupon code March2020 through March 16, 2020.to receive your 25% discount for your choice of the Irish Eyes projects.

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