EQ Academy Workshop with Lori Miller!

EQ Academy Workshop with Lori Miller
September 14-16, 2022 10:30am - 3:30pm
Cost: $175

Hosted by Decorative Stitch and EQ8 Expert, Lori Miller, you will gain the tools you need to get the most out of EQ8 Quilt Design software.  If you are ready to ditch the pencils and graph paper to design your quilts, this class is for you.  These classes are nicely paced and encouraging for those who want to understand and practice the basics. Leave confident in your new skills and start designing beautiful quilts on your own right away. 

Windows and Mac users welcome.

Included are 3 days of education and learning to take you from newbie to Confident Beginner.

Day 1 will start at the beginning! Tour the workspace and begin designing a variety of beautiful quilt styles. Search the EQ8 libraries for the perfect block or fabric to turn your quilt designs into reality. Or add fabrics from your own stash. Learn how to print yardage estimates, rotary cutting charts, and more.

Day 2 will focus on blocks and borders. Learn to draw or edit your own blocks to place in your quilt creations. Explore appliqué and stencils and understand the 3 layers of the quilt in EQ8. Take a deep dive into borders and Auto Borders. Create personal libraries, use text, photos, and explore free-form quilt settings.

Day 3 will expand your skills with a deeper dive understanding grids to design and draw several styles of blocks.  Then build more advanced skills and using Serendipity tools to design fresh, free-style quilts with surprising variations. Discover alternate grid work, asymmetry, negative space, minimalism, and re-interpreted traditional blocks.. You will discover fun new ways to design creative, fresh, and modern quilts.

Day 3 Only option available for those who have attended Lori's previous EQ seminars.

Please arrive at class with Electric Quilt loaded onto your computer. Software available for purchase from Decorative Stitch for $239.95.

Please bring a sack lunch.