Hands-on computer classes at the George E Brown Convention Center.
Bring your own laptop with EQ7 installed and activated.
IMPORTANT: Before travel to Houston, connect your laptop to the Internet and open EQ7 to ensure your EQ7 is validated and ready for class.

Registration handled by Quilts Inc.

Tuesday, October 30 2012
All day:  9 – 12 noon; 2 – 5 p.m.
BEGINNING TO USE EQ7
Instructor: Barb Vlack
www.barbvlack.com
Get a friendly start using EQ7. Learn easy steps for designing a variety of quilts using blocks and fabrics from EQ7’s libraries. Play with color, make a complementary label, estimate fabric yardage and print patterns.
Level: Beginner with little or no working knowledge of EQ7.

Tuesday, October 30 2012
All day:  9 – 12 noon; 2 – 5 p.m.
Electric Quilt Software (EQ7):  Beyond the Basics
Instructor: Mary Ellen Kranz
www.quiltingimages.com
Explore the treasure trove of EQ block, fabric, layout, embroidery and photo libraries. Scan your fabrics to use in your original quilt designs. Add text to your quilts. Create free-form settings and add embellishments.
Level:  Can create a simple quilt in EQ7.

Wednesday, October 31 2012
All day:  9 – 12 noon; 2 – 5 p.m.
EQ7: DRAWING WITH EQ7
Instructor: Barb Vlack
www.barbvlack.com
Create your own block designs using different tools for pieced blocks and applique blocks. Learn tricks for creating new blocks without drawing, using “Serendipity” tools. Save and organize your blocks in My (EQ7 Block) Library. Learn tips and tricks for drawing in EasyDraw for pieced block patterns and PatchDraw for appliqué, including how to create block designs without drawing!
Level: Intermediate – has some experience or instruction in quilt designing in EQ7.

Wednesday, October 31 2012
All day:  9 – 12 noon; 2 – 5 p.m.
ELECTRIC QUILT SOFTWARE (EQ7): INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER QUILT DESIGN
Instructor: Mary Ellen Kranz
www.quiltingimages.com
Develop your quiltmaking creativity.Combine blocks, borders and fabrics, turning your computer screen into a design wall. Draw original blocks, try colorways, print patterns and yardage – in an encouraging environment.
Level: Beginners and users of earlier EQ versions welcome!

Thursday, November 1, 2012
All day:  9 – 12 noon; 2 – 5 p.m.
BEGINNING TO USE EQ7
Instructor: Barb Vlack
www.barbvlack.com
Get a friendly start using EQ7. Learn easy steps for designing a variety of quilts using blocks and fabrics from EQ7’s libraries. Play with color, make a complementary label, estimate fabric yardage and print patterns.
Level: Intermediate – has some experience or instruction in quilt designing in EQ7.

Thursday, November 1, 2012
All day:  9 – 12 noon; 2 – 5 p.m.
Creating Digital Art with Electric Quilt Software (EQ7)
Instructor: Mary Ellen Kranz
www.quiltingimages.com
Develop understanding, skill and confidence working with images. Use EQ7’s ‘Photoshop-like’ tools to create altered (e.g., kaleidoscopic) effects from photos.  Learn to edit, re-color, trace photos to make blocks and print on fabric.
Level: Beginners and users of earlier EQ versions welcome!

Friday, November 2, 2012
All day:  9 – 12 noon; 2 – 5 p.m.
MORE EQ7 QUILT DESIGNING
Instructor: Barb Vlack
www.barbvlack.com
Not for beginners! Explore specialty quilt layouts (such as strip quilts) and Custom Set/Layouts by Style from the EQ7 Layouts Library. Learn special tricks to design quilts with non-square blocks and quilts that are round.
Level: Advanced – has had previous instruction in block drawing with EQ7.

Friday, November 2, 2012
All day:  9 – 12 noon; 2 – 5 p.m.
ELECTRIC QUILT SOFTWARE (EQ7): INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER QUILT DESIGN
Instructor: Mary Ellen Kranz
www.quiltingimages.com
Develop your quiltmaking creativity.Combine blocks, borders and fabrics, turning your computer screen into a design wall. Draw original blocks, try colorways, print patterns and yardage – in an encouraging environment.
Level: Beginners and users of earlier EQ versions welcome!

Saturday, November 3, 2012
All day:  9 – 12 noon; 2 – 5 p.m.
BEGINNING TO USE EQ7
Instructor: Barb Vlack
www.barbvlack.com
Get a friendly start using EQ7. Learn easy steps for designing a variety of quilts using blocks and fabrics from EQ7’s libraries. Play with color, make a complementary label, estimate fabric yardage and print patterns.
Level: Beginner with little or no working knowledge of EQ7.

Saturday, November 3, 2012
All day:  9 – 12 noon; 2 – 5 p.m.
Electric Quilt Software (EQ7):  Beyond the Basics
Instructor: Mary Ellen Kranz
www.quiltingimages.com
Explore the treasure trove of EQ block, fabric, layout, embroidery and photo libraries. Scan your fabrics to use in your original quilt designs. Add text to your quilts. Create free-form settings and add embellishments.
Level: Can create a simple quilt in EQ7

Do you have a class scheduled? Tell us about it at webmaster@electricquilt.com.

Date: Monday, June 4, 18, 2012
Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Class: EQ7 Beginner – Quilt Design
Where: Cotton & Chocolate Quilt Co.  (www.cottonandchocolate.com)
City and State: Thousand Oaks, California
Instructor: Jerry Petersen
Phone Number: 805-241-0061
Cost: $45.00
Try before you buy. Install a temporary license on your computer and learn the basics of this powerful
design program before you purchase. In this hands on class you will learn how to use the program tools to
create your own quilt designs using EQ’s extensive libraries of blocks and fabrics. Computer required – shop
has two that can be reserved. Software Required (Contact shop to get temporary license)

Date: Friday, June 8 (also August 10 and September 14)
Class Time: 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Price: $ 25
Location: Queen B’s Quilt Shop in Antioch , California (Phone # 925-978-4587).
Did you buy EQ7 but have not learned how to use it yet? Come and spend 3 hours with us learning how to use it and actually doing your own quilt patterns. We will work through the program topic by topic. Before starting you should have EQ7 loaded and operational on your computer.

Date: June 9, 2012
Time: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Class: Exploring EQ6/EQ7 Beginner Class
Where: Quilt In a Day
City and State: San Marcos, California
Point of Contact: Gail Yakos
Phone Number: 760-591-0929
Instructor: Sheila Williams
Web Address: http://www.sheilawilliams.com

Date: June 23, 2012
Time: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Class: Exploring EQ6/EQ7 Intermediate Class
Where: Quilt In a Day
City and State: San Marcos, California
Point of Contact: Gail Yakos
Phone Number: 760-591-0929
Instructor: Sheila Williams
Web Address: http://www.sheilawilliams.com

Date: Monday, June 25, 2012
Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Class: EQ7 Intermediate – Block Design
Where: Cotton & Chocolate Quilt Co.  (www.cottonandchocolate.com)
City and State: Thousand Oaks, California
Instructor: Jerry Petersen
Phone Number: 805-241-0061
Cost: $20.00
Learn how to design your own quilt blocks using EQ’s two drawing tools, PatchDraw and EasyDraw. You will learn how to draw both pieced and appliqué blocks as well as modify existing blocks. Add your new block designs to EQ’s library. Bring your own computer for in-class practice. Basic EQ6 or EQ7 knowledge required.
Software Required (Contact shop to get temporary license)