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Quilt Design Tricks from EQ8 Experts

This book includes chapters on a wide variety of quilt designs, each teaching you many different features within the EQ8 software. Whether you like the quilt or not, working through each chapter will help you increase your knowledge and understanding of EQ8 so you can design your own masterpieces!

Chapter 1 (Jo Moury) – Quilts made with Serendipity! Frame a block to showcase your designs!	Chapter 2 (Amy Friend) – Modern quilts! Use asymmetric borders to create negative space for modern designs.	Chapter 3 (Evelyn Townsend) – Quilts with quilting stencils! Design faux on-point quilts using interesting block-setting tricks.
Chapter 4 (Patti R. Anderson) – Circular quilts! Draw pieced wedges and turn them into gorgeous eye-catching quilts.	Chapter 5 (Kerry Goulder) – Custom quilts! Learn the tips and tricks for tracing a photo to draw a foundation pieced block, then feature it in a simple custom layout.	Chapter 6 (Jenny Novinsky) – T-shirt quilts! Customize a layout from the library to create your own t-shirt quilt.
Chapter 7 (Barb Vlack) – Hexagon quilts! Create hexagon blocks and quilts using an isometric grid.	Chapter 8 – Sashing tips! Learn to extend cornerstones into the border of your quilt.	Chapter 8 –  Lone Star quilts! Create quick, easy, and dazzling Lone Star quilts!

About this Book

This book was written by the following contributing authors: Jo Moury, Amy Friend, Evelyn Townsend, Patti R. Anderson, Kerry Goulder, Jenny Novinsky, and Barb Vlack.

Pages 136
Size 8½” x 11″
Softcover, spiral binding, full-color content

Which Book to Buy

Which book should I buy?

The EQ8 Lessons for Beginners is the best book for going step-by-step through lessons to learn the ins and outs of the program. The first chapter covers all 3 worktables, and Chapters 2 and 3 get more into different features of the quilt designing and block drawing. Chapter 4 is full of some fun, popular topics in EQ. The book is only 128 pages, so it's easy to go through, and a great way to get started.

The EQ8 Reference Manual has 256 pages and is much more informational, rather than lesson-based. We suggest using this book as a "look up" reference book, rather than working from page 1 to page 256. You have free access to the full Reference Manual as a PDF from the Help menu in your EQ8 software.

The EQ8 Block Library book is simply a catalog of the block designs included in the EQ8 library. This is not a lesson book for learning the software.

The EQ8 Designing Quilts book is a compilation of several chapters written by EQ8 experts. Each chapter features a different quilt design. While the book teaches you to design these specific quilts, the knowledge gained will help when designing your own masterpieces. It is recommended that you work through the blue EQ8 Lessons for Beginners book before moving onto this book.

The EQ8 Designing More Quilts book is similar in style to the first quilt design book (above), but with new content and techniques. It is not necessary to purchase both books, however you will learn even more if you do! Check out each book's product page to see what each offers. Remember! This book isn't just about the finished quilt, but the techniques you learn so you can apply them to your own designs. It is recommended that you work through the blue EQ8 Lessons for Beginners book before moving onto this book.

The EQ8 Drawing Blocks book is for those interested in drawing blocks. You'll learn how to draw both pieced and applique blocks in this step-by-step lesson book by popular EQ educator, Kari Schell. Working through this book will give you the skills you need to draw your own unique block designs.

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