In a Facebook Group last week, there was a discussion on the best way to print a large block (when you don't own a large carriage printer).  Yes you can still print it in Electric Quilt and tape the pages together -- but sometimes you just don't want to do that.

I've frequently used a pdf writer in the past, but found that my pdf writers limited me to an 8-1/2 x 11 inch size.  However, Adrienne Quinlan shared with me that she used Bullzip pdf writer which handles up to size A0.  I was so excited and knew I needed to give it a try.

My video tutorial this week is about installing and using Bullzip to print a 24 inch block to a pdf writer -- ready for taking to Office Depot and printing out at full size. 

Here is the link to the Bullzip download page.   (I just downloaded their freeware copy of the program.)

I've bundled the download version of Come Said the Wind and the two quilting designs.   The bundle is on sale for $15  (that's 50% off the non-bundled prices).  No digital longarm system -- there are also pdfs of the quilting designs that may be copied and resized.  Best of all you can get started today with downloads of everything.

Today I was working on a quilt for a future class.  It is completely scrappy and I needed a lot of fabrics in a few different color families.  One of those was white.  I have lots of white prints in my fabric collection.

However when I went into Electric Quilt -- for the most part the whites were really not white but multi-color prints with a white background.

I found this commercial for FAB Detergent that showed my how to make my whites, whiter.  But alas, I could not find FAB in the grocery store.

So I decided to  create a new collection of true "white" fabrics in Electric Quilt just for designing in Electric Quilt.  

Here is a quilt (not the one I was working on for my upcoming class), drafted with my "almost" white" fabrics.

In talking to people in my classes and online, one thing I hear is "I haven't really learned how to use my EQ software".  Or a variation on the theme -- "I haven't used my software in (insert number) of months (or even years)". or -- "I've tried the software, but it wasn't intuitive".

Join the over 2000 people who accepted and completed this challenge allowing them to fall in love with the program.  14 separate videos will be emailed to you over two weeks.

​Price:  Free

Would you like to draft your own quilt blocks?  This class will focus on how to “read a block” and then come up with the most efficient way to draft it with Electric Quilt.  The blocks in this class are those that can be done in a “grid” format – basically just like drawing with a pencil and graph paper.  Within Electric Quilt these blocks are drafted within Easy Draw.   Learn more here.   ​

30 separate video lessons (including instructions for over 50 blocks) will be e-mailed  to you over  six weeks (one lesson a day, Monday-Friday)

Price:  On sale for $50  (That's only $1.67 a lesson!)​

I am always amazed at the features Electric Quilt has built into the program.  This tutorial is going to combine a number of them.

Back when I starting playing with dressed up half square triangles, I created these four blocks:

This week I am playing with these blocks in some of the pre-built layouts in Electric Quilt.  See how I designed the quilts in this weeks video tutorial.

Check out the following quilts designed from each of the selected special layouts.  Fabrics used in these quilts are from the Authentic Etc collection designed by Sweetwater for Moda Fabrics.

New class starts on September 11th -- only 2 seats remain.  
Learn the basics of the program.  These classes are live (via the internet) and are limited to 8 participants.  This allows participants to ask questions while I am demonstrating and even share their screen to allow me to see their work and personally advise them. Also participants receive videos of the class sessions plus detailed handouts supporting material covered during the classes.  Learn more.

• Price $99.  Register now.

Some evenings I just like to play.  Draft a simple block and then see what it will look like in various arrangements.  In the Learning Electric Quilt Facebook group , I presented a quilt I created and asked them to identify the one block in this quilt.  Yes this is a one block quilt!

See how to create both the block and the quilt in this weeks video tutorial.  The entire video can be viewed in 5 minutes.  :)

Would you like another quilt using the same setting?  This one uses the August fabric of the month free collection from Electric Quilt (Washington Depot) and the block Leap Frog from the EQ Library.

Are you ready to get back to working on you own quilt education?  Check out these Electric Quilt options designed for you.

Learn the basics of the program.  These classes are live (via the internet) and are limited to 8 participants.  This allows participants to ask questions while I am demonstrating and even share their screen to allow me to see their work and personally advise them. Also participants receive videos of the class sessions plus detailed handouts supporting material covered during the classes.  Learn more.

• New class starts on September 11th -- only 2 seats remain.  Price $99.  Register now.
• ​Video only option also available.  Price:  $69 Purchase here.

The blocks in this live interactive class will be those based on special grids – including those based on circles, octagons, Kaleidoscopes, eight pointed stars and hexagons.  Layout options will also be provided for many of these blocks. Level:  Intermediate. 

• New class starts on September 12th -- only 1 seat remains. Price $99  Register now.

Would you like to draft your own quilt blocks?  This class will focus on how to “read a block” and then come up with the most efficient way to draft it with Electric Quilt.  The blocks in this class are those that can be done in a “grid” format – basically just like drawing with a pencil and graph paper.  Within Electric Quilt these blocks are drafted within Easy Draw.  ​

30 separate video lessons will be e-mailed  to you over  six weeks (one lesson a day, Monday-Friday).  Learn more here.
​
Price:  $50  Register now.

In talking to people in my classes and online, one thing I hear is "I haven't really learned how to use my EQ software".  Or a variation on the theme -- "I haven't used my software in (insert number) of months (or even years)". or -- "I've tried the software, but it wasn't intuitive".

Join the over 2000 people who accepted and completed this challenge, allowing them to fall in love with the program.  14 separate videos will be emailed to you over two weeks.​

Learn more.

​Price:  Free  Register now.  ​