Cats Tip of the Day..."Why I Love "EQ8" the Electric Quilt Design Software!"

 Hey quilter's...hope y'all are doing great. I wanted to share a quick tip with y'all. I know a lot of us are still old school when we're designing a quilt. I grew up sketching designs for homes and to this day sketching a design is relaxing. But I will admit that I love the convenience of designing in EQ8, the Electric Quilt Design Software. I've been using their software for many years before I started my "scrap-a-longs" and sharing designs on my quilt blog. I've advanced along the years from the Quilt Design Wizrd to EQ7 then EQ8, that's how easy it is. It gives me the opportunity to put whats floating in my "design brain" to life. I love how I can upload fabrics and place within the blocks and it even has a "Aurifil" thread section to coordinate your thread colors. This allows me to visually see the design with color hues to make any changes a long the way. As I am cutting fabric you will get the exact rotary cutting measurements to allow for less mistakes and fabric waste. I love to host "Scrap-a-longs" on my blog. Designing in EQ8 allows me to see the process which also allows me to catch any mistakes before hand. I have a "portable design" wall...nothing fancy in fact I should get a new one soon. But as I am "placing & pinning" my squares on design wall I refer back to EQ8 for block placement. This came in handy yesterday while placing the "Scrappy HST's". In the design "Duck...Duck...Chuck" I have 3 rows of "Scrappy HST's" going in opposite direction. Well I had a "stoopie" yesterday when placing the last row of scrappy HST's in the wrong direction. I was able to catch it a head of time due to having the quilt design up on EQ8. Sometimes I get a bit excited when I'm finally placing the blocks on the design wall. Anyone else? :-)  Remember you don't have to be a quilt designer to dabble in EQ8. It's a fun & easy software to help you create your own unique quilts. Trust me...it's full of inspirational blocks...tips & techniques! I thank y'all so much for following a long on this journey with me. Check back soon for Phase 2 of  "Duck...Duck...Chuck." Enjoy!

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Cat

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