What can EQ7 do for you?

What can EQ7 do for you? Whether you are a serious quilt designer or a hobbyist that has a couple of design ideas that you want to play with. EQ7 by the Electronic Quilt Company, is a tool that can speed up your work and expand your creativity. EQ7 is a computer software program which allows you to design a quilt from the basic block to the finished layout. Many of Quilting Affection Patterns are designed in EQ7 especially the pieced patterns.  Let me show you a few features that makes it fun and easy to design your next quilt in EQ7.  

EQ7 contains more than 5,000 ready to use blocks in the Block library, ranging from Foundation, Applique, and Pieced. If you don't see what you are looking for you can draw your own.  Once you are happy with the block, you have the ability to  insert colors or fabrics into the individual pieces. Then if you want to see the design in another color, you can just change them in a matter of seconds without having to completely redrawing the block.

There are over 5000 different scanned fabrics included in the program. You can also scan and import your own fabrics from your own stash.

When you are ready, EQ7 lets you put all the blocks together and build an entire quilt. You have the flexibility to choose the number of rows and columns to include in the quilt. If your block are not all the same size you also will have the ability to create custom layouts.

To add to the fun once the blocks are set in the quilt, you can rotate and change the fabric and or coloring to get different looks. This really enable you to stretch your imagination.

Once the quilt is designed to your liking, EQ7 will provide you with recommended rotary cutting instructions and even calculate the amount of each fabric you will need to build your quilt.

It actually does all of the math for you. You also have the ability to print your fabric yardage charts, rotary cutting charts, templates and foundation piecing.  You can also export images of your quilt so others can see what you are doing.

Here are a few of the quilts that I have designed in EQ7;

EQ7 Design (Bed of Flowers)

Finished Quilt

 

EQ7 Design - Flower Bloom

Actual Quilts

EQ7 is a wonderful tool that allows you to get creative with your quilt designs. This is just the start what you can do with the program, there is so much more. If you worried about the using the software product, Electric Quilt Company, has lots of ways for you to learn, from online tutorials to taking classes at EQ Academy’s.  Also many of your local quilt stores may offer beginning classes.
 

Need more information on EQ7 check out their website at http://electricquilt.com/

This year Electric Quilt Company is celebrating their 25^th Anniversary.  On the 10th of every month check out their blog for updates on contests and giveaways. There are also several social media promotions on Facebook and Instagram.

Make sure your check out these other today Bloggers Celebrating EQ7 Anniversary with themed EQ7 Blog posts.

QuiltShop Gal

FunThreads Designs 

Pamela Quilts

Have a great quilting day,

Tina

Dance With Me - Block 4 Released

The May Release of Dance with Me has been Released!
 

Block 4 gives us the other half of the corners blocks Once you have the two half finished you can sew them together to give you the full corner block.

You can Download Your Free Block HERE!

If you need the Fabric Requirements, the link is located HERE.

Some Reminders: This block be will only be available for Free until April 30^th.  (See Requirements, on our website or blog) 

Block 5 and 6 will become available on Wednesday, June 1^st.

If you have been working on this quilt, I would love to see pictures of your gorgeous blocks. Post you pictures in our Flickr Group.  I would like also love to hear your comments on the pattern.  If you have any feedback on this pattern please email info@quiltingaffection.com.

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See you next Month,

Tina

April Showers Challenge - Island Batiks Ambassadors

This month's Island Batiks Ambassadors Challenge was April Showers.  The name of this challenge made me think of Umbrellas, rain, and Flowers. So I had a feeling that the a lot of the Ambassadors may do something with Rain and Umbrellas, so I went to the Flowers.

 I went to my box of Island Batik fabric looking for something that feels like Spring Colors.  I found a charm pack of Crystal Cove Collection.  

 Then the fun began with designing the pattern in EQ7.  I designed a nice table runner that measured 39 1/2" x 12 1/2" with a pieces background, Appliqued Flowers and Pedals. The pieces in the center of the runner are 5" x 4" and 1 1/2 x 5 rectangles. The border are left overs from the center pieces.

EQ7 Design (Concept)

This table runner uses just about the whole charm pack.  I had to add fabrics for the backing and binding.   You will notice that the above Concept Design doesn't have the falling Pedals or Rain drops which ever way you interpret them.

Its so much fun to design and make these Island Batik Ambassador challenge projects.  Look forward to May's Challenge.

Tina

#IslandBatik, #AprilShowersib

Dance with Me BOM Block 3 Released

April is here, I hope you all are enjoying the spring weather

April also brings us Block 3 of the "Dance with Me" BOM that is now ready for download.  
This month we are starting the first half of the corner blocks.

This month is fairly easy you only need 4 Corner half blocks!

Download Your Free Block HERE!

If you need the Fabric Requirements, the link is located HERE.

Some Reminders: This block be will only be available for Free until April 30^th.  (See Requirements, on our website or blog) 

Block 4 will become available on Sunday May 1^st.

If you have been working on this quilt, I would love to see pictures of your gorgeous blocks. Post you pictures in our Flickr Group.  I would like also love to hear your comments on the pattern.  If you have any feedback on this pattern please email info@quiltingaffection.com.

Join and Upload Here

See you next Month,

Tina