Supply List EQ6 Advanced Layouts

Supply List

EQ6 Advanced Layouts

Fran Gonzalez, Instructor

The following EQ6 skills are required for this class. You MUST be able to:

Create an EQ6 project file
Search the EQ6 Libraries
Add designs to the Sketchbook
Build a fabric palette
Use the EasyDraw tools: Pick, Shape, Line, Grid
Use the PatchDraw tools: Pick, Shape, Line, Bezier Curve, Freehand, Oval, Polygon
Clone an object
Re-layer patches in PatchDraw
Establish a basic quilt layout & borders
Color on the block & Quilt worktables
Set & adjust motifs & stencil designs on Layers
Create notecards
Print designs

EQ6 Simplified by Fran Gonzalez is recommended for reference, but is optional for class. It is available from the Electric Quilt Company (www.electricquilt.com). Visit www.eqsimplified.com to see the Table of Contents, sample pages and the original quilt designs created for the book.

OUTLINE

Lesson One: Horizontal and On-Point Layouts

Restore the default settings
Modify an EasyDraw block
Merge EasyDraw & PatchDraw designs with Serendipity
Draw a block using guides
Establish Horizontal and On-Point layouts
Change the default border style
Clone borders
Activate the quilt rulers
Use the Tape Measure tool
Experiment with the Rotate Block, Flip Block & Symmetry Tools
Print without patch & block outlines
Explore the EQ6 Layout Library
Add an Auto Border
Change the paper size
Print clipped blocks
Export an Image for QU

Lesson Two: Medallion Layouts

Create with WreathMaker
Resize objects in PatchDraw
Center designs on the Quilt worktable
Draw with the Brush Stroke tool
Establish a Medallion layout
Specify uneven borders
Discover the Selected Block coordinates
Set appliqué motifs on Layer 2
Rotate on Layers
Flip on Layers
Align on Layers
Resize on Layers
Adjust the stacking order on Layers
Show and hide Layers
Delete and move templates
Calculate fabric yardage

Lesson Three: Strip Layouts & Color Experiments

Merge EasyDraw blocks with Serendipity
Explore the Thread Library
Draw a quilting stencil
Establish a Vertical Strip Quilt layout
Add a plain block
Add appliqué motifs on Layer 2
Add text on Layer 2
Add embroidery stitches on Layer 3
Add a quilting stencil on Layer 3
Use the Selected Block coordinates
Re-color with the Thread tools
Clip designs on Layers
Print foundation patterns for merged blocks
Print text templates
Experiment with advanced color features:

Add Colors
Add Shades & Tints
Add Tones
Add Grades

Lesson Four: Custom Set Layouts

Establish a Custom Set layout
Set blocks on Layer 1 Custom Set
Print embroidery designs
Resize a quilt with Layers
Explore the Basics by Style Library
Import designs from an EQ6 project file

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