Welcome everyone to the DESIGN AND SEW ALONG LESSONS WITH YVONNE. This is lesson number four(4). I think you may have noticed up to this point that we can accomplish designing quilt blocks in several different ways. You will determine what is your favorite way to use in the future. This lesson will challenge you a bit more in thinking about how to create a quilt block/layout and how you will be able to print the pattern. Open your EQ8 program and then open the existing projects folder to find the DESIGN AND SEW LESSONS WITH YVONNE project. Close the project sketchbook when it opens. Confirm that the project name is at the top of your screen. This is a good double-check to make sure you are indeed in the correct project for this lesson. Click on the block worktable icon on the upper right side of the screen. We will
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LESSONS WITH YVONNE–DESIGN AND SEW ALONG -LESSON 4
Posted 03-08-2020 by Yvonne | Posted in: Design and Sew Along EQ8 Lessons with Yvonne Favorite Posts Lesson 4
LESSONS WITH YVONNE-DESIGN AND SEW ALONG-LESSON THREE
Posted 02-23-2020 by Yvonne | Posted in: Design and Sew Along EQ8 Lessons with Yvonne Favorite Posts Lesson 3
Welcome to Lesson 3 of DESIGN AND SEW WITH YVONNE. I hope you were successful in creating and stitching the last lesson on paper piecing. In this lesson we are creating two very similar types of blocks; Easy Draw and Easy Draw with Applique. There are a total of 8 Easy Draw (pieced blocks) and 5 Easy Draw + Applique blocks. Launch your EQ8 program. The opening screen will open to an ‘untitled’ project. Navigate to the project named ‘Design and Sew Lessons with Yvonne’ using either the folder icon on the left side of the screen or the ‘open an existing project’ in the center of the screen. Click on the name of the project and then click on the ‘OK’ at the bottom of the screen. . The project sketchbook will open. Just click on the ‘close’ at the bottom of the sketchbook. Confirm at the top of your
LESSONS WITH YVONNE-DESIGN AND SEW ALONG-LESSON 2
Posted 02-09-2020 by Yvonne | Posted in: Design and Sew Along EQ8 Lessons with Yvonne Favorite Posts Lesson 2
Welcome back. This is the second lesson in the DESIGN AND SEW LESSON WITH YVONNE. Over the course of the lessons we will be creating 4 different types of blocks–pieced, paper pieced, applique motifs,and pieced block with an applique added within the size of the block. In this lesson we will create a paper pieced block for our quilt; print the pattern for the block; and upload an image of our creation to the blog page for everyone to see. You will decide if you just want to create a virtual quilt or actually stitch the blocks required for the quilt layout. Our finished block size will be 8 inches. All blocks in this quilt design will be 8 inches. Double click on your EQ8 icon on the desktop to launch the program. This time when we open an existing project we will click on the folder to open the project
LESSONS WITH YVONNE–DESIGN AND SEW ALONG –LESSON 1
Posted 01-26-2020 by Yvonne | Posted in: Design and Sew Along EQ8 Lessons with Yvonne Favorite Posts Lesson 1
Welcome to Design and Sew Lesson 1. I look forward to hearing from all of you here on the blog page. The lessons will be posted on the blog page the first and fourth Sunday of each month. The dates of the lessons will be January 26, February 9, February 23, March 8, and March 22, 2020. We will be constructing the quilt shown below. Lessons will have information on the layout, block design, printing the lesson, printing the block pattern, printing the fabric requirements and more. Below is an image of the quilt we will be constructing. You may choose to do the same colors as I have or you can substitute your own colors. I have shown the quilt and the amount of fabric yardage you need in both full color and in grayscale. If you choose to make this quilt layout as presented, the over all size
LESSONS WITH YVONNE–My Favorite Tools in EQ8
Posted 01-19-2020 by Yvonne | Posted in: EQ8 EQ8 Lessons with Yvonne Favorite Posts
I use EQ8 for all my quilt block and layout ideas that I want to test out. There are several tools that I love to play with when designing. Each of us has our own style when it comes to quilting, but it is so easy to try something new/different when playing with the the EQ8 design tools. I would like to share a couple of tools I use fairly consistently when working with the program. I would love to hear what is your favorite tool. One of my favorite tools is on the Quilt Layout Worktable. Since I live in a very small apartment, I don’t have a design wall available to me to view my blocks in various positions. With the Symmetry Tool under the sketchbook block tools, I can rotate my blocks with one click to see various layouts for the blocks. I can view up to
LESSONS WITH YVONNE–INTRODUCING NEW ‘DESIGN AND SEW ALONG’ LESSONS
Posted 01-12-2020 by Yvonne | Posted in: Design and Sew Along EQ8 EQ8 Lessons with Yvonne Favorite Posts Sew Alongs
Welcome everyone to our newest sew along lessons! We are calling this ‘DESIGN AND SEWING’ . The lessons are for everyone but can be especially beneficial for the beginner EQ8 user. Following along with the lessons and creating the pattern will be a great way to learn how to use the tools in the EQ8 program. The lessons begin with this introduction on January 12 and there will be a new lesson posted every 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month for 3 months. The first designing lesson will be January 26, 2020. There will be instructions on how to create the blocks and the layout for the quilt below. This will include all the different block styles, border options, and printing of the patterns for each of the blocks for construction. You will be able to download and print the lesson from the website to follow along. You will
LESSONS WITH YVONNE–IT’S MY BIRTHDAY
Posted 11-17-2019 by Yvonne | Posted in: EQ8 EQ8 Lessons with Yvonne Favorite Posts
EQ8 is so versatile. Not only can you create quilts, but with the Image worktable, you can create any image you wish using the EQ tools and blocks to create a photo design. You don’t need to worry about block size or placement on the quilt layout table. Just arrange the images and blocks in the way you want your layout to look and then save the image to your computer to use for sending best wishes to people through any internet medium you choose (Facebook, Instagram, messenger, etc). Try this project and send your image in an email to that special person in your life or just post it to the internet for everyone to see. Start by opening your EQ8 program and click on the quilt worktable icon on the upper right side of the screen. Set the layout to be 1 block horizontal quilt layout with the