New Products from The Electric Quilt Company + AQS Member Savings!

Can you guess the #1 reason people buy EQ8? If you guessed something like, “to see a quilt using my own fabric choices,” then you’re right!

So many EQ users want to import their own fabrics into EQ8 and use them in their quilt designs. While that feature has been a fan favorite since its debut in EQ7, many users have wanted extra help learning to do it. Now, all that help is in one fabulous booklet—EQ8 Deep Dive: Fabrics, Panels, & Photos! This 40-page, fully illustrated comprehensive guide will teach you everything you need to know about importing images, specifically, these 5 topics:

Import fabrics from your own stash by taking a photo!

That’s right, you can take a picture of your stash with any camera and import it into EQ8 so you can see exactly what your quilt will look like with fabrics you already own. If you’re not sure what patterns or colors look good together, this is a great way to audition them in your design!

Import fabrics from your favorite manufacturer’s website!

Discover how to import fabric images from a manufacturer’s website into EQ8. If a fabric manufacturer comes out with a new collection and you want to see how it will look in your quilt design before you own it, the booklet will tell you everything you need to get a sneak peek! This way, you can “try before you buy!”

Design a quilt using panels!

By importing a picture of your panel into EQ8, you can experiment with what borders you want to use to make your quilt shine! If the panel comes with accompanying fabrics, you’ll know how to import those, too, making it the perfect way to incorporate them into your design!

Import pictures of shirts so you can design a t-shirt quilt!

The booklet will teach you how to edit your images, including photos of t-shirts, so they are the correct size and scale. You’ll also learn how to crop out areas of the photos you don’t want to see in your design. All of these tips will enable you to figure out how you want to arrange the t-shirts in your quilt so you can create a personalized t-shirt quilt!

Create a Favorites Library to save all of your imported fabrics, panels, and photos!

Once you’ve imported your fabrics and photos, the booklet will explain how you can create a Favorites Library in EQ8 so those images will be available for you in any project. You can save them in styles based on a collection, color, theme, or event, such as pictures for a wedding or memory quilt. You can even add notes in the library as to where you have the actual fabric stored in your house! What a terrific way to stay organized!

Save 25% on EQ products!

Preview or order the new EQ8 Deep Dive: Fabrics, Panels, and Photos booklet today! Use your AQS Member discount for 25% off! Discount applies to EQ8, upgrades, add-ons, books, and printable inkjet fabric. Log in to your AQS account and see your Membership Benefits for the promo code.

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This barely scratches the surface of what you can do with Electric Quilt design software. Want to know more about EQ8? Contact Electric Quilt or Watch a Demo

EQ8 add-ons for AccuQuilt users

Coming Soon… Six EQ8 Block Add-ons for AccuQuilt!

Add 500+ blocks to EQ8 that can be cut with an AccuQuilt GO! Qube! Use EQ8 to design quilts with blocks from the add-ons to get the most out of your dies and cutter!

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