May 2019 EQ8 Virtual Quilt Show

You will be amazed at what you can create with Electric Quilt 8.  Here are just a few of the designs created in EQ8 by some very talented Tech Know Quilter members this last month.

Tech Know Quilters is a membership program providing training and support for those wanting to master Electric Quilt.  The membership is currently closed.  However you may join the wait list to be informed of the next open enrollment period here.

Tech Know Quilters Challenge Submissions

Linda C. Design Challenge for April. Linda's blocks from working with Pre-cuts are very charm friendly. She then selected an Auto Border button and used Grunge and Stroke of Brilliance fabric collections.

Barbara B. Really like playing with improv designs and coloring during the Modern Quilts module

Wanda H. This is from the Landscape class in April. I did another Accidental Landscape using Karen Eckmeier's technique. I'm a fan of Karen Eckmeier. This time I did snowy peaks.

Wanda J. -- inspired by the Introduction to PolyDraw class.

Kathleen M. first designed the block as part of the Geese Bend Challenge. She liked the block so she used it in another setting and coloring.

Kathleen M. Here is the same block in a different setting.

Julie P. Challenge I took the landscape quilt class this month. I used a picture that I had taken in Maine of this church.

Julie P. Inspiration Photo

Suzanne G. Cabin under the Stars from the Easy Draw class. I used some of my log cabin blocks and then used serendipity merge blocks to add the star in the middle of the cabin. The stars around the cabin were serendipity fancy star using a off center log cabin. I then adjusted all the colors of the outside blocks. This was really fun.

Suzanne G. Fancy Star Quilt using the star from EasyDraw Kaleidoscope. The block is set in a custom set quilt,

Kristy S. I am in the Landscape class, and chose to "zoom in" on the bee in our landscape. This was inspired by the Laura Heine quilt with the bee. I have wanted to play around with it for some time. I used the one block quilt already made for us by EQ. I implemented the techniques Kari has taught us to create a motif and add it as layer two on a quilt.

Dotty S. Practicing with the freehand drawing and edit tools in the Landscape class made me much more confident in my drawing abilities. Here is one of the quilts I created using the yellow bird motif.

Judy S. was in Working with Fabrics Class. This is her randomizing of a quilt design and incorporating changing fabrics as well.

Janet I. inspiration from Landscape Quilt Class. Wow! I really enjoyed this class. I used what I learned about designing foundation paper piecing blocks to create the quilt. The gnome and the toadstool house are from some photos I took. We have both of these cuties. The gnome actually stands about 2 feet high and guards our front door. The toadstool house is a garden ornament which is actually where the Fairy Wands are repaired.

Barbara B. Spinning Wheels designed for the PolyDraw challenge. She used serendipity and tweaked from there.

Barbara B. Diamond and Flowers insipired by the Modern Quilts class.

Nancy W. was in Landscape Quilts in April. I really enjoyed this class. I liked working with the ombre fabrics and designing the different trees. This quilt has three sheep and a bird in the sky.

Carolyn B. Inspired by Landscape class.

Micheline H. Santorini Sunset landscape was inspired from a postcard from Greece.

Gees Bend Challenge Submissions

Debbi T. Gees Bend-like quilt inspired by Marrisia Pettway

Wanda J. Added order to her challenge quilt.

Other Quilts Created by TKQ Members

Janet I. Jack's Chain Quilt from Hexagon Blocks and Borders. check out the quilting designs included in the quilt.

Julie P. from Quilt Layouts

Wanda H. Pixelated Quilt from Quilt Layouts

Adrienne Q. Hexagon Quilt

Judy G. Can you guess the block Judy used for this quilt? Answer -- Castle Wall.

Kathy D. Playing with Baby Blocks layout.

Barbara O. Barbara has only been in the group 2 months -- and did an amazing job with EasyDraw Kaleidoscopes

Barbara O. Kaleidoscope Quilt

Suzanne G. It took me a while to figure out her "block".

Denise H. from Mix and Match Medallion Centers class.

Carrie C. design inspired by Working with Pre-Cuts

Angie M. Personally designed blocks for charms. Angie named it star stairs because as you play with the random tool in one variation it appears to be stairs.

Kathryn K. combined special effects with her designed charm blocks.

Holly W. Working with Pre-cuts

Coby U. Charm Quilt

Wanda Jewell -- from Modern Quilts. Although modern quilts aren't her thing -- I think she did an amazing job.

Marielle S. made her quilt from the Modern Quilts class. Stay tuned -- she just may have a pattern coming for her quilt.

Barbara O. Kaleidoscope

Peggy C. combined a grid block and a sun rays block from Introduction to EasyDraw

Nancy M. was inspired by a lesson in Introduction to EasyDraw to create this block.

Nancy M. Quilt

Bev C.

Bev C. -- look how she incorporated her chain block in a quilt.

Waterfall by Rick D. -- inspired by Bargello Quilts class.

Bev C. EasyDraw variation block in an on point quilt layout.

Deborah N. worked with all the layers to create this quilt from Quilt Layouts class.

Judy S. quilt from Quilt Layouts class.

Kathy A. Original design inspired by Quilt Layouts class

Jackie T. from Barello Quilts class.

Dotty Smalley was playing with layers. She lives in Arizona and has a Southwest decorating theme.

Joy H. (from Quilt Layouts class).

Maja R. A tile design using some blocks from Block Base.

Curryanne H. Shades and Tints from Working with Fabric Images.

Ann B. from Working with Fabric Images

Sharon O. Farm Quilt from Landscape Quilt class.

Rick D. Goose Chase Inspired by Mix and Match Medallion Borders class.

Coby U.

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Would you like to join me for an in person hands-on Electric Quilt class?  I will be teaching at the Minnesota Quilt Show in Rochester MN.  This is my only scheduled in person class for 2019.

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