Up Your Design Muscles
Just as we will watch athletes up their physical skills this summer, you will also have an opportunity to up your quilting game through honing your Electric Quilt 8 skills.
|
Become the star to your guild as you share your Electric Quilt moves in drawing new blocks and quilt.
|
|
|
No more high-jumping over fabric as you now are able to use your stash in your designed quilts.
|
|
|
Win a gold medal at your next quilt show now that you know how to create original blocks and quilts using EQ8.
|
Introducing the Summer Games EQ8 Challenge
In the Summer Games EQ8 Challenge you will learn how to draft a series of sports themed blocks. Most of the blocks will be paper piecing friendly with some very simple applique.
Imagine the confidence you will gain after a little bit of work in both the EasyDraw and Applique worktables.
This challenge is designed for both beginners to Electric Quilt 8 and those that would like to expand their block drawing skills to a whole new level.
Through regular emails with instructional videos, you will be encouraged you to spend a small amount of time using Electric Quilt 8 each day. This will allow you to become much more comfortable with the software.
In the Summer Games EQ8 Challenge you will learn how to draft a series of sports themed blocks. Most of the blocks will be paper piecing friendly with some very simple applique.
Imagine the confidence you will gain after a little bit of work in both the EasyDraw and Applique worktables.
This challenge is designed for both beginners to Electric Quilt 8 and those that would like to expand their block drawing skills to a whole new level.
Through regular emails with instructional videos, you will be encouraged you to spend a small amount of time using Electric Quilt 8 each day. This will allow you to become much more comfortable with the software.
What’s Included
- 20+ video lessons emailed Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday over six weeks starting on Tuesday July 16th.
- Each email will include a tracing image along with a video tutorial (under 10 minutes) for drafting the block using Electric Quilt 8. Most of the blocks will be foundation friendly,
- Live Finishing Session that includes a proposed layout for your blocks.
- One click foundation patterns for all the blocks -- including Cutting Charts with Pre-cut Sizes for all patches. (These patterns currently retail for $57.50 on my website. So a real steal as part of the challenge.)
- Permanently access all challenge 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 challenge).
- 4 Getting Started Videos to set yourself up for success during the challenge.
- Post pictures of your work or ask questions in a dedicated Facebook group.
How It Works
- Sign Up for the Challenge here.
- An e-mail will be sent to your mailbox on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday starting 24 hours after signing up.
- The e-mail will provide you with a link to a short video (I am planning for them to be under minutes each) you can watch online. Each video will provide you with step by step instructions to draft a block in Electric Quilt 8.
- Your challenge is to watch the video and complete the tasks within Electric Quilt.
- At the end of the 20+ videos you will have designed a series of sports themed blocks suitable for rotary cutting, foundation (paper) piecing or a bit of applique.
- You will be invited to a live Zoom event scheduled for August 24th (Saturday) where I will cover a layout for the blocks. You will receive a link for the replay 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 challenge.
Special Bonus: Live Finishing Session
You will be invited to a live event on August 24, 2024 where I will cover a layout for the blocks. I will also be introducing the Tech Know Quilter membership studio during the webinar and opening enrollment at that time.
The session will be recorded and the recording will be made available to all challenge participants.
You will be invited to a live event on August 24, 2024 where I will cover a layout for the blocks. I will also be introducing the Tech Know Quilter membership studio during the webinar and opening enrollment at that time.
The session will be recorded and the recording will be made available to all challenge participants.
Frequently Asked Questions
What level is this challenge targeted toward? Beginner to Electric Quilt 8. It will help if you have a basic level of understanding of EQ (i.e. have worked through the getting started videos or spent some time playing with the software).
Are there any pre-requisites for the challenge? You should be familiar with your computer or have access to someone that can help with basic computer questions. It is important that you know how to save a picture from an email (and where it goes on your device when you save the picture). This process is not part of Electric Quilt and will be different depending on your computer, email system, operating system, browser and even settings on your computer. If you have problems with saving and accessing the picture during the Getting Started series, touch base with your favorite tech guru. They should be able to help.
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 that day's challenge. 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.
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 me so I can help research the problem.
What if I started late? Once you enroll in the program, you will receive your first e-mail within 24 hours. We will get you caught up within a few days.
What if I can’t attend the live session? The sessions will be recorded and as a participant in the Summer Games Challenge, you will receive a link to the recording.
What level is this challenge targeted toward? Beginner to Electric Quilt 8. It will help if you have a basic level of understanding of EQ (i.e. have worked through the getting started videos or spent some time playing with the software).
Are there any pre-requisites for the challenge? You should be familiar with your computer or have access to someone that can help with basic computer questions. It is important that you know how to save a picture from an email (and where it goes on your device when you save the picture). This process is not part of Electric Quilt and will be different depending on your computer, email system, operating system, browser and even settings on your computer. If you have problems with saving and accessing the picture during the Getting Started series, touch base with your favorite tech guru. They should be able to help.
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 that day's challenge. 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.
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 me so I can help research the problem.
What if I started late? Once you enroll in the program, you will receive your first e-mail within 24 hours. We will get you caught up within a few days.
What if I can’t attend the live session? The sessions will be recorded and as a participant in the Summer Games Challenge, you will receive a link to the recording.