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It has been a while since I have shared a challenge with my blog readers. As I was "researching" quilts on Pinterest this week I found this circa 1880 Lady of the Lake Antique quilt. The quilt is current for sale on Ebay. The description of the quilt included its size of 83 x 65 -- but not much else.
c 1880 antique Lady of the Lake Quilt found on Pinterest
How would you approach drafting this quilt in Electric Quilt?
Take the quiz below to see my suggested questions and answers.
How did your responses compare to mine? There is more than one way to approach this quilt -- so even if your responses are different, you could still successfully draft this quilt.
If you draft this quilt, I would love to see pictures on the Learning EQ Facebook group. If you are not a member, feel free to click on the link to join. I will ask a few simple questions -- to keep the group safe and focused on Electric Quilt. 
Next week I will share a video tutorial on how I drafted this quilt in Electric Quilt.
Tech Know Quilters Go Modern
This month many of the members of the Tech Know Quilters group have been focused on modern quilts. We have done a lot with improvisational quilts -- and I have been compiling the quilts from a challenge that I plan to share with you in August.
Although I am saving the challenge quilts, I wanted to also share with you some of the other quilts that were posted this week. There were over 80 submitted quilts (a portion that are included here), so the group has been very busy! Sign up for the wait list to be able to join this group during the next open enrollment period.
Tiny M.
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Last week I shared how I started with an image and designed a block around that image.
Here was the block -- plus a couple of additional blocks shared by members of Tech Know Quilters. 
Kari's Vintage Fourth Block
If you missed the blog video and tutorial, you can still watch here.
For the quilt, I decided to use Custom Set as it gave me the most flexibility in my setting. I've included lots of tips for using Custom Set in this EQ8 video tutorial. In this tutorial, I will also walk you through my decision making process as I created the quilt. This is how I like to design.
After creating a more traditional quilt, I made a couple of minor adjustments and ended up with a modern variation.
Vintage 4th by Kari Schell, Designed in EQ8 Using Custom Set Layout
Modern 4th Designed in EQ8 by Kari Schell using Custom Set.
Tech Know Quilter EQ8 Show
The Tech Know Quilters group has been very busy this week. Their work has been amazing! It was hard to pick which ones to include in my blog.
If you aren't a member, join the Wait List to receive notifications during our next enrollment period. Sign up here.
Shoot for the Stars with EQ8
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 (ie. 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 $25 (regular $35). Join now.
In my blog post I thought I would take your through my brain process in how I created an original block.
For me this project started with wanting to do something patriotic. I went to the Graphics Fairy website and found a wonderful vintage Fourth of July image and decided that would be the core element in my yet to be designed quilt. 
While this is a lovely image, it isn't actually an easy one to work with. In my tutorial this week, I will share will you cropping and resizing the image (so it can be printed on EQ Printable fabric) and then my thoughts on designing a block that used the image plus would be very easy to piece.
Next week, I will share with you how I created a quilt (or two) with an "interesting" sized block.
Tech Know Quilters EQ8 Show
Check out some of the creativity that Tech Know Quilters shared this week on the private Facebook group.
If you aren't a member, join the Wait List to receive notifications during our next enrollment period. Sign up here.
Shoot for the Stars with EQ8
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 (ie. 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 $25 (regular $35). Join now.
Measuring SuccessMany of you know that when I am not quilting (or working with Electric Quilt) I enjoy frequenting the ice rinks. I am passionate about learning to skate -- almost as much as I am about Electric Quilt. Even though I am not naturally athletic, I love the challenges of learning something new at this stage in my life. Within the skating world, you can measure success through achievement of various milestones. The big milestones require testing in front of US Figuring Skating judges -- which can make a skater very nervous. This process inspired me to create a success path -- without the judges -- that you can use to measure your progress with Electric Quilt 8. Tech Know Quilters Success PathScroll to learn more about each of the five stages along with what Tech Know Quilters classes are the most beneficial at each stage. Stage 1 – Excited Beginner You purchased EQ8 and are excited (but may also feel overwhelmed) with all the options in this program. You are looking forward to taking advantage of all the program has to offer. Each of us after first purchasing the software find ourselves at this stage. We purchased the software because we knew we were creative, and wanted a way to express that creativity. However after opening the program and seeing all the icons and seeing all the different parts of the program, we may begin to wonder if we made a wise decision. It can be hard to tackle the now daunting prospect of figuring out how to do the simplest tasks.
Stage 2 – Traditional Design Mastery You have created some basic quilts using EQ8. Most of your designs utilize horizontal and on point layouts along with blocks and fabrics from the libraries. You are itching to tackle drafting blocks using EasyDraw and utilize alternate layouts to highlight your blocks. You are comfortable with navigating the program and using some of the basic features. However, when looking at pictures of quilts you are struggling with figuring out how to recreate the designs in EQ.
At this stage you are ready for Tech Know Quilters, my monthly membership program for Electric Quilt 8 users. There are a number of classes within the program geared to this stage of development including Working with Fabric Images, Introduction to EasyDraw, Mix and Match Medallion Centers and Mix and Match Medallion Borders, and Bargello Quilts. Each class provides additional insights about mastering this particular stage. (Some of these lessons will also cover more complex topics as well as those geared to Stage 2.) Through the Tech Know Quilters Private Facebook group and Help Sessions, you can also receive assistance in figuring out how to draft those scary blocks. Stage 3 - Special Grids and Applique Design Mastery You are comfortable with EasyDraw settings and tools and are ready to approach more complex blocks that don't work well in EasyDraw. You are also looking to explore more complex settings for these blocks. As you look at quilts in magazines, on Pinterest or at shows, you are more quickly seeing how they can be drawn in Electric Quilt. However you are identifying designs that won't work in EasyDraw or with the standard layouts. You are ready to extend your skills to PolyDraw, Applique and Custom Set.
There are a number of classes within the Tech Know Quilters program geared to this stage of development including EasyDraw Kaleidoscopes, Introduction to PolyDraw, Introduction to Applique, Hexagon Blocks and Settings, Optical Illusion Quilts, and T Shirt and Panel Quilts. Each class provides additional insights about mastering this particular stage. Stage 4 – Make Mine Original You have mastered the EQ8 toolkit and are ready to take your own designs and create original works using EQ8. At this stage, you no longer are satisfied with reproducing someone else's quilt or design. You are ready to begin creating original designs in Electric Quilt.
Typically Tech Know Quilters members at this stage are taking the lessons and challenging themselves to create an original design using the concepts from the lesson. They are regularly participating in design challenges within the program. Tech Know Quilters classes at this stage include Working with Fabric Images, Modern Quilts, and Foundation Patterns, T Shirt and Panel Quilts. Stage 5 – Sharing Your Art You have mastered using the design elements in EQ8 and are excited about sharing your love of quilting with others. You are ready to explore different ways of sharing your quilt designs which may include teaching, publishing patterns, entering your quilts made from your designs in shows, or sharing your EQ knowledge with others. During this phase, you are excited when others wish to recreate your original works of art or are asking your for the pattern. You enjoy assisting other Electric Quilt users and quilters in problem solving their designs and quilt projects.
You are now focused on how you can best communicate the designs you have created in Electric Quilt. You are recognizing that you may need to supplement your Electric Quilt work and are trying to figure out what other tools would be beneficial. Tech Know Quilter lessons on converting EQ designs to handouts and patterns are useful as you work on developing your pattern writing skills. These lessons will be incorporated into Tech Know Quilters series from Month 7 forward. During July, I will be releasing a complete copy of the Tech Know Quilters Success Path as well as checklists for each stage to all Tech Know Quilters members. New Designs from the Tech Know Quilters GroupI love seeing their work! The new class offering for July will be on Modern Quilts.
Check out and join the Tech Know Quilters program before the doors close on Tuesday, June 26, 2018. Click here.
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Kari SchellElectric Quilt Expert and Educator and Pattern Designer. 
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