Strengthen Your Design Skills
Just Imagine...
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Becoming the star in your guild as you share your Electric Quilt moves in drawing new blocks and quilts.
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No more agonizing over that over-flowing fabric collection as you now are able to use your stash in your own designed blocks and quilts.
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Winning a ribbon at your next quilt show now that you know how to create original blocks and quilts using EQ8.
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Introducing the Design Your Own Nine Patch with EQ8 Class
In the Design Your Own Nine Patch with EQ8 Class you will learn how to draft over 40 new nine patch blocks using EasyDraw. Most of the blocks will be either rotary cutting or paper piecing friendly.
Imagine the confidence you will gain after understanding not only the anatomy of a 9-patch, but how to create your own new segments and incorporate them in original designs.
This class is designed for Electric Quilt 8 users who would like to expand their block drawing skills to a whole new level.
Through seven emails with instructional videos along with a written tutorial, you will be encouraged you to spend small amounts of time using Electric Quilt 8 throughout the month. This will allow you to increase both your confidence and your skills in working with Electric Quilt 8.
In the Design Your Own Nine Patch with EQ8 Class you will learn how to draft over 40 new nine patch blocks using EasyDraw. Most of the blocks will be either rotary cutting or paper piecing friendly.
Imagine the confidence you will gain after understanding not only the anatomy of a 9-patch, but how to create your own new segments and incorporate them in original designs.
This class is designed for Electric Quilt 8 users who would like to expand their block drawing skills to a whole new level.
Through seven emails with instructional videos along with a written tutorial, you will be encouraged you to spend small amounts of time using Electric Quilt 8 throughout the month. This will allow you to increase both your confidence and your skills in working with Electric Quilt 8.
What’s Included
- 7 video lessons emailed Tuesday and Thursday over four weeks.
- Each email will include a video tutorial (around 10 minutes) along with a detailed illustrated tutorial providing step by step instructions for all blocks and quilts in the video.
- Post pictures of your work or ask questions in a dedicated Facebook group.
- Live Help Session (scheduled for late April) to get extra help.
- Instructions for over 40 NEW 9 Patch blocks are included in the lessons. But more importantly, you will gain the skill to use the techniques from the class to design your own original 9 Patch blocks.
- Permanently access all videos along with recording of the live session. You will be able to refer back to them whenever time allows (even after the end of the class).
How It Works
- Sign Up for the Class here.
- An e-mail will be sent to your mailbox on Tuesday and Thursday.
- The e-mail will provide you with a link to a video (around 10 minutes each) you can watch online along with a written tutorial that can be downloaded or printed out. Each video and tutorial includes step by step instructions to draft a number of blocks and/or quilts.
- Your assignment is to watch the video and complete the tasks within Electric Quilt 8. You will also be challenged to modify the blocks and quilts to personalize the designs and expand your creative skill set.
- You will be invited to a live Zoom event that will be scheduled in late April where I will answer any questions regarding the class. You will receive a link for the replay even if you can't make the live event.
- You will be invited to join the Private Facebook group. In the group you are welcome to post comments, converse with other students about the class and ask questions about the class.
Success Stories
This class was previously offered to Tech Know Quilter Masters members. Here are a few of the original quilts they designed while going through the class.
This class was previously offered to Tech Know Quilter Masters members. Here are a few of the original quilts they designed while going through the class.
Julie Pedersen used blocks from a variety of lessons and merged them with blocks from Lesson 7.
She noted "I enjoyed playing to see what they looked like when you merged them together." |
Julie Pedersen combined two of her original nine patch blocks and tested two different colorways. She noted "I just realized that they would make great quilts to showcase that special fabrics that you prefer not to cut into small pieces." |
Kristy Goodin Soard combined an unequal nine patch with small center blocks with blocks with curves. And then used the Art Gallery Fabric line called Legendary to color the quilt.
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Kristy Goodin Soard used two blocks from like an hour glass nine patch blocks in BB+. She modified them both and used them both and used them in one of the pre-made quilt layouts from Lesson 2. She also created a merge block with just the flower for the Blocks border.
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Linda Carlson used an unequal 9 patch large center and an equal 9 patch to create this quilt.
She noted "I have the BioGeo-2 and Spectastic fabrics and thought these two blocks would show them off." |
Curryanne Hostetler modified two 9 patch blocks for her quilt.
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Dotty Smalley designed two blocks and included them in a quilt with an on-point layout.
Design Your Own Nine Patch with EQ8 Class Agenda
Lesson 1: Nine Patch Styles
Lesson 2: Standard Layouts for Auditioning Blocks
Lesson 3: Equal 9 Patch Specialty Patch Redesign
Lesson 4: Equal 9 Patch More Specialty Patch Redesign
Lesson 5: Equal 9 Patch Asymmetry and Curves Redesign
Lesson 6: Unequal 9 Patch Small Center Redesign
Lesson 7: Unequal 9 Patch Large Center Redesign
Lesson 2: Standard Layouts for Auditioning Blocks
Lesson 3: Equal 9 Patch Specialty Patch Redesign
Lesson 4: Equal 9 Patch More Specialty Patch Redesign
Lesson 5: Equal 9 Patch Asymmetry and Curves Redesign
Lesson 6: Unequal 9 Patch Small Center Redesign
Lesson 7: Unequal 9 Patch Large Center Redesign
Enjoy a video of the Lessons and projects from this class.
Frequently Asked Questions
What level is this class targeted toward? Intermediate Electric Quilt 8 user. It assumes you have a basic level of understanding of EQ (i.e. have worked through the getting started videos or an Introduction to Electric Quilt 8 class and understand how to navigate Electric Quilt 8 and utilize some of the basic tools in EasyDraw and on the quilt worktable.
Are there any pre-requisites for the class? You should be familiar with your computer or have access to someone that can help with basic computer questions. You should be familiar with using the coloring tools both on the block worktable and on the quilt worktable.
Does it matter if I am on a MAC versus PC? No Electric Quilt looks essentially the same for both PC and MAC users. Both should be able to successfully complete the project using the instructions in the videos.
How will I access the videos? The e-mails will contain links to the videos plus any added instructions for completing the assignment. You can watch the videos at whatever time works best for you.
Are the videos downloadable? No. However they can be watched whenever you wish and can be paused and rewatched as frequently as necessary. They will also be close-captioned.
What if I didn't receive one of the e-mails? Most of the time these may be located in spam or junk folders. First check there. To minimize the potential issues. add [email protected] to your address book. If that doesn't work, please e-mail [email protected] so we can help research the problem and send any needed replacements.
What if I started late? Once you enroll in the class, you will receive your first e-mail on the next Tuesday or Thursday.
What if I fall behind? No worries! You have permanent access to the videos and tutorials. Just make sure you keep your emails to access your class lessons.
What if I can’t attend the live session? The sessions will be recorded and as a participant in the Design Your Own Nine Patch using EQ8 class, you will receive a link to the recording. You can also send a question -- even if you cannot attend live.
What level is this class targeted toward? Intermediate Electric Quilt 8 user. It assumes you have a basic level of understanding of EQ (i.e. have worked through the getting started videos or an Introduction to Electric Quilt 8 class and understand how to navigate Electric Quilt 8 and utilize some of the basic tools in EasyDraw and on the quilt worktable.
Are there any pre-requisites for the class? You should be familiar with your computer or have access to someone that can help with basic computer questions. You should be familiar with using the coloring tools both on the block worktable and on the quilt worktable.
Does it matter if I am on a MAC versus PC? No Electric Quilt looks essentially the same for both PC and MAC users. Both should be able to successfully complete the project using the instructions in the videos.
How will I access the videos? The e-mails will contain links to the videos plus any added instructions for completing the assignment. You can watch the videos at whatever time works best for you.
Are the videos downloadable? No. However they can be watched whenever you wish and can be paused and rewatched as frequently as necessary. They will also be close-captioned.
What if I didn't receive one of the e-mails? Most of the time these may be located in spam or junk folders. First check there. To minimize the potential issues. add [email protected] to your address book. If that doesn't work, please e-mail [email protected] so we can help research the problem and send any needed replacements.
What if I started late? Once you enroll in the class, you will receive your first e-mail on the next Tuesday or Thursday.
What if I fall behind? No worries! You have permanent access to the videos and tutorials. Just make sure you keep your emails to access your class lessons.
What if I can’t attend the live session? The sessions will be recorded and as a participant in the Design Your Own Nine Patch using EQ8 class, you will receive a link to the recording. You can also send a question -- even if you cannot attend live.