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Fall2019-From EQ8 Design to Construction
$60.00
Class Overview
You have designed your beautiful quilt and now you are ready to stitch it up. This class will show you how to extract all the details that Electric Quilt has to offer to help you construct your masterpiece. As a pattern designer and published quilter, Lori uses Electric Quilt to create her own patterns. She has all the tips and tricks to help you turn that design into reality. Get ready for some easy quilty math from determining how much fabric to buy to how many pieces to cut. This class will help you put together those quilt designs and even jump start you to make your own patterns. We will walk through a design for a quilt together in class.
Course Topics
Course Topics
- Design a basic quilt together and then use that quilt to walk through the steps to extract information from EQ8 to help with construction
- Use the Print Yardage tool to figure out how much fabric to buy, learn tricks to use fat quarters
- Use quilty math to determine how many pieces to cut
- Look at cutting printouts and mark them up to be useful
- Learn how to print out templates, foundation piecing and rotary cutting directions
- Create worksheets to pull together the EQ8 information
- Tips on binding and backing sizes
Who Should Take this Course
Who Should Take this Course
- Students who have taken the beginner 1 or 2-day class
- Students who have not taken a beginner class but are pretty computer savvy and are confident in designing basic quilts
- Students who are interested in pulling the information together from EQ8 to construct their quilt designs
Course Includes
Course Includes
- Handouts and tips on extracting construction information from EQ8
- Classroom assistance from EQ staff
EQ Academy Reviews
Not only did I learn a lot about the software, I had a lot of fun doing it. The teachers were knowledgeable and willing to take the time to help anyone with questions. All the EQ staff was friendly and made the Academy truly a great experience!
Julie J - Iowa, USA
EQ Academy Student
The beginning class gives you a firm grounding in the basics, and gave me the confidence to move forward with the specialty classes. The instructors and staff are extremely knowledgeable and make sure all your questions are answered (plus they provided lunch and a great gift bag!) I highly recommend taking at least the basics class if you’ve only played around with EQ. You’ll be amazed at what it can do!
Kathy W - Kentucky, USA
EQ Academy Student
It was a terrific experience. I have been using EQ8 for about 1 1/2 years and wondered if it would really be worth going that far for the classes…but after the first few hours I could have gone home happy. I learned so much to enhance what I already knew how to do. Thanks for making it a great experience.
Kelly W - Virginia, USA
EQ Academy Student
I was pleasantly surprised – after the first day of the 2 day beginner’s class, I could have left happy with what I learned. Highly recommend.
Sandra L - Pennsylvania, USA
EQ Academy Student
Thoroughly enjoyed my EQ classes. Instructors and those helping were outstanding. Well-structured lessons and handouts were excellent.
Jeanne G - Georgia, USA
EQ Academy Student
This was a fantastic, energetic, & fun experience learning the EQ8 software. I couldn’t have asked for better instructors. They really wanted you to learn & were so helpful. I would highly recommend signing up for these classes. Thanks to EQ for having these in-person classes.
Catherine H - Kentucky, USA
EQ Academy Student
I am so glad I went. I learned so much. Thank you again for a great learning experience.
Janice B - Michigan, USA
EQ Academy Student
This is my first EQ Academy. I learned so much. The whole experience far exceeded any expectations I had. I will certainly be back for many more.
Celia T - Oklahoma, USA
EQ Academy Student
This was my first time at the EQ Academy. And it was worth the wait! I learned so much, and came back home and started using what I learned right away. Created my first table runner in EQ8 and actually finished it. Can’t wait to start another project AND attend another class. Thank you for everything.
Cindy W - Georgia, USA
EQ Academy Student
This was an incredible experience and I learned so much! Staff was exceptional and were very patient with all of our questions. I’m looking forward to using EQ8 , thank you to all who helped provide this Academy!
Diane S - Nebraska, USA
EQ Academy Student
March 27-29, 2025 Perrysburg, OH
About EQ Academy
EQ Academy is a workshop for students wanting to learn how to use their EQ8 software. EQ8 classes are either half day (3 hours) or full day (6 hours) with an hour lunch break in between sessions. Each instructor brings years of experience and will provide practical content for the use of software.
How to fill your days: It is not required that you attend all days of the event. You may enroll in as many classes as you like. If you do plan to attend all days, we recommend filling your days with as many classes as you can. Click here to see a complete schedule (PDF) of all the classes being offered.
These are EQ8 computer classes. There will be no sewing during class time.
