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EQ8 Quilting Software

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About this Product:

• Design quilts in any size
• Draw blocks of all sizes and styles
• Scan and import fabric
• Calculate yardage
• Print your blocks
• Export images
• Available for Macs and Windows

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EQ8 Lessons for Beginners

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Step-by-Step Exercises for Learning EQ8 Software

This step-by-step lesson book is the best starter book for learning EQ8 software. The lessons are easy to follow and cover the basics of each of the three main worktables of EQ8. You will design quilts, draw blocks, import fabric scans, print patterns and calculate yardage estimates.

Even if you’ve owned earlier versions of EQ, this book will introduce new features, while refreshing and energizing your approach to quilt design.

This 128-page fully illustrated color book has a convenient spiral binding that allows pages to rotate 360 degrees and lay flat.

BlockBase+ Software

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From the pages of Barbara Brackman’s Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns book, BlockBase+ brings over 4,000 quilt blocks to your computer screen.

Barbara’s decades of research is available to you in this organized and user-friendly software for Windows and Mac computers.

Packed with complete publication information for each block, robust search features, exporting and printing capabilities — it’s the perfect quilting tool for all skill levels!

This software is a perfect companion to the Encyclopedia book!

(BlockBase+ is a stand-alone software for Windows and Mac operating systems. EQ software not required.)

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Triangles, hexagons, diamonds, and more!

Learn to measure, rotary cut, and machine piece 60° shapes with ease.

Sew 15 interesting angular quilts with no templates, no y-seams, and no paper piecing!

Any 60° triangle ruler or straight ruler with a 60° mark works with these patterns.

Arrange blocks in straight rows or kaleidoscope layouts for wildly different looks.

After learning triangle grid basics, you’ll be able to design your own angled blocks and quilts.

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Expert teacher and quilt designer Pat Sloan guides you through each and every step as you make your first quilt.

Pat’s easy-to-follow instructions and more than 140 clear how-to photos make it fun to start, stitch, and finish nine classic blocks and nine simple quilt projects–even if you’re an absolute beginner.

Learn the basics, from selecting notions and cutting fabric to machine sewing to quilting and binding, all from a skilled instructor with a warm, patient teaching style.

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Learn the Basics of Walking Foot and Free-Motion Quilting

Popular teacher, designer, and online radio host Pat Sloan teaches all you need to know to machine quilt successfully. In this third book of her beginner-friendly “Teach Me” series, Pat guides you step by step through walking-foot and free-motion quilting techniques.

First-time quilters will be confidently quilting in no time, and experienced stitchers will discover the joy of finishing their quilts themselves.

• No-fear learning for quilting novices–Pat covers all the information you need to quilt from start to finish
• Pat guides you through simple and fun practice projects, including a strip-pieced table runner and an easy applique design
• Collect the entire skill-building library of Pat Sloan’s popular “Teach Me” series of books

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With more than one million books sold, the author who taught the world to quilt is back again!

Internet and television personality Alex Anderson’s all-in-one “big book” includes essential quilting tools, binding basics, and a visual guide to piecing and appliqué.

Master both hand and machine quilting, and learn professional touches to become a confident, lifelong quilter.

No matter your experience level, this must-have guide will find a permanent home next to your sewing machine!

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Put charm squares to the test with 18 quilts using precut 5″ x 5″ squares.

Start with fresh, beginner-friendly patterns and build your skills to sew snowballs, stars, flying geese, and more.

Using precuts from your stash or your own charms cut from scraps or yardage, you’ll learn tips to take the guesswork out of piecing.

Modern and traditional quilters alike will fall in love with these quick, clever, and clean designs!