EQ8 Deep Dive – Top 5

Released at the beginning of last month and featured in both of our August newsletters, we wanted to take a closer look, or dare we say a deeper dive ( ;-) ), into our new EQ8 Deep Dive: Fabrics, Panels, and Photos booklet!

We created this 40-page, fully illustrated comprehensive guide based on requests from you, our incredible EQ users! The booklet will give you all the steps and tips needed to import and see your fabrics, panels, and photos in your quilts before you ever take out your scissors. Here we’re going to highlight the top 5 features explained in this wonderful new booklet!

Without further ado, you’ll learn how to…

1. Take a picture of and import fabrics from your own stash!

That’s right, you can take a picture of your stash with any camera and import it into EQ8 so you can see exactly what your quilt will look like with fabrics you already own. If you’re not sure what patterns or colors look good together, this is a great way to audition them in your design!

2. Download and design with fabric images from your favorite manufacturer’s website!

Discover how to import fabric images from a manufacturer’s website into EQ8. If a fabric manufacturer comes out with a new collection and you want to see how it will look in your quilt design before you own it, the booklet will tell you everything you need to get a sneak peek! This way, you can “try before you buy!”

3. Design a quilt incorporating panels!

By importing a picture of your panel into EQ8, you can experiment with what borders you want to use to make your quilt shine! If the panel comes with accompanying fabrics, you’ll know how to import those, too, making it the perfect way to incorporate them into your design!

4. Edit pictures of shirts so you can design a t-shirt quilt!

The booklet will teach you how to edit your images, including photos of t-shirts, so they are the correct size and scale. You’ll also learn how to crop out areas of the photos you don’t want to see in your design. All of these tips will enable you to figure out how you want to arrange the t-shirts in your quilt so you can create a personalized t-shirt quilt!

5. Create a Favorites Library so you know where all of your fabrics, panels, and photos are saved!

Once you’ve imported your fabrics and photos, the booklet will explain how you can create a Favorites Library in EQ8 so those images will be available for you in any project. You can save them in styles based on a collection, color, theme, or event, such as pictures for a wedding or memory quilt. You can even add notes in the library as to where you have the actual fabric stored in your house! What a terrific way to stay organized!

For step-by-step and fully illustrated instructions, order your copy of the EQ8 Deep Dive: Fabrics, Panels, and Photos booklet today!