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LESSONS WITH YVONNE- Playing With AccuQuilt Blocks

Posted 11-17-2024 by | Posted in: EQ8 EQ8 Lessons with Yvonne Favorite Posts

EQ recently launched a software add-on that lets those of you who have an AccuQuilt cutter to add blocks to EQ that will match the AccuQuilt cutter shapes.  But, if you don’t have an AccuQuilt cutter, you can still use the blocks.  The blocks are square by default, but you can change the shapes of the blocks by using a different quilt layout setting.  You will still get the cutting directions in the EQ8 program, but you can not use the AccuQuilt cutter if you change the shape of the square block.  Let’s play with this concept to see what you can create using the AccuQuilt blocks add-on. Open your EQ8 program and create a new project named ‘Playing with AccuQuilt Blocks’.  You will see the name of the project at the top of the screen. If you have downloaded the new AccuQuilt Blocks from the EQ website, you will

Deep Dive – Top 5!

Posted 09-19-2024 by | Posted in: EQ8 New Products

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

LESSONS WITH YVONNE–Back To School

Posted 09-15-2024 by | Posted in: EQ8 EQ8 Lessons with Yvonne Favorite Posts

September means back to school time in most areas.  As a very young child, I recall looking forward to see how the teacher decorated the classroom to enhance learning principles.  Why not make a small wall hanging quilt to add to the classroom decor for the teacher to display? Open your EQ8 and name a new project ‘Back to School’.  Click OK at the bottom of the project helper box to save your new project. The project name should now appear at the top of your screen. At the top of the screen click on LIBRARIES>Block Library In the Block Libraries box, click on ‘search>>by notecard’.  A secondary box will open. In the notecard box, type in the word ‘school’ and then click on the word ‘search’ at the bottom of the box. All the different types of blocks that are built into EQ8 libraries will come up for you

LESSONS WITH YVONNE–Start with a Quick Quilt project

Posted 07-21-2024 by | Posted in: EQ8 EQ8 Lessons with Yvonne Favorite Posts

  Did you know there are ready-made quilt projects in the EQ 8 program?  They are listed by category and have several design layouts you can choose from.  These are a good way to start a project and then edit it to be your own.  The block size math is done for you and you can simply apply your own block decisions into the ready-made project. Start by opening your EQ8 program and then on the opening page, select the ‘Start with a Quick Quilt project’ from the screen. In the project helper box, select the ‘medallion quilts’ from the menu and then click on the OK at the bottom of the box. The project sketchbook will open and you can view all the different layouts for this quick medallion quilt project.  Click on the first layout and then click on the word ‘edit’ at the bottom of the project

LESSONS WITH YVONNE–CALM DOWN BUSY PATTERNS

Posted 05-19-2024 by | Posted in: EQ8 EQ8 Lessons with Yvonne Favorite Posts

Using up scraps when creating new blocks is a great way to try something new.  When scrappy quilts are made, you can easily use more than one block style and mix and match them with similar-sized blocks.  Since it is all scraps everything will work.   But sometimes, I find they can be very ‘busy’ looking.  A good way to mix multiple blocks without all the scrappy colors is to make the blocks monochromatic in color.  This calms the business of the design. Open your EQ8 program, create a new project, and name it ‘Calm Down Busy Patterns’.  Click the OK at the bottom of the project helper box. Click on LIBRARIES>Block Library at the top of the screen. Browse through the Block Library categories and choose a few blocks that have lots of little pieces to them.  Add them to the sketchbook.   Click on the quilt worktable icon on

Stitch & Share EQ Sew-Along: Featuring Sara!

Posted 04-15-2024 by | Posted in: EQ8 Just Because Sew Alongs Stitch & Share

This year we’re doing a Sew-Along!  If you’d like to sew along with us and get more details about the project, check them out here. One reason we decided to do the sew-along was to make sure everyone on staff knows how to quilt (since we’ve hired some new people recently). But, we also thought it’d be fun to post about so you can get to know us a little better! Each month, we’ll feature one staff member and their block in the quilt. This month we’re featuring Sara! Sara started working for EQ as a graphic design intern in 2003, then moved to full-time in May of 2004. So, quick (and easy) math puts her at 20 years! In those 20 years she’s gone from intern to Director of Business Operations which means she handles a lot of the “business” duties of the company, including HR-type responsibilities. Additionally, Sara

LESSONS WITH YVONNE–DESPERATE FOR SPRING

Posted 03-17-2024 by | Posted in: EQ8 EQ8 Lessons with Yvonne Favorite Posts

I am desperate for spring to come.  I am tired of the gray and cold of winter.  Since I can’t change the weather, I will use my EQ8 to brighten my day by creating my spring quilt pillow design. Launch your EQ 8 program, make a new project, and name it ‘DESPERATE FOR SPRING’.  Click OK at the bottom of the box. Thinking ahead, I want to depict both the gray colors of winter with the bright first colors of spring flowers blooming.  I can accomplish this by using my EQ to create my fabric for the background and then adding applique fabrics to the foreground to show the contrast between the darkness and brightness of the days. The first step is to create the gray background fabric that I want to use.  I will use the EQ patterns in the library to design my fabric.  At the top of

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