Software and DVD's

Dream-Design-Create with Electric Quilt 7. The latest version of the popular Quilt design package.

Create instant block using 7 serendipity options, including Kaleidoscope Block and Fancy Star Block.

From simple stars to complex compasses, drawing blocks keeps getting easier.

Import your own fabric scans, crop, rotate, and use in your quilt in only a matter of minutes.

See magic happen as you turn everyday photos into quilt art images.

Drag and drop blocks, fabrics and photos from the palettes to all layers of the quilt worktable

Over 5000 copyright free block patterns

Print patterns, fabric yardage and photos.

Minimum system requirements for EQ7:

•Windows® XP, Windows® Vista, or Windows® 7 (32 or 64 bit)
•Internet access (Internet required for activation, deactivation, and periodic validations.)
•750 MB of available hard-disk space
•CD-ROM drive
•Netbook compatible

22 unique & stylish projects for the home: 8 quilts, 3 table runners, 7 pillows, 1 floor cushion and 3 bags. Plus 9 bonus projects. All with clear, step-by-step illustrated sewing instructions for all skill levels. Print patterns, yardage charts, and sew.

Make your project just as Amy designed it or change it to make your own.

Sew them as designed – or customize in thousands of possible ways using the software’s tools and virtual swatches of Amy’s vibrant fabrics.

Swatches from Amy Butler's later design ranges such as Soul Blossoms can be downloaded from the EQ website.

System Requirements

• Windows XP®, Windows Vista®, or Windows 7®

• 500 MB of available hard-disk space

• 64 MB of RAM

• CD-ROM drive

• Adobe Reader 7.0 or higher (for some PDF patterns)

• monitor with screen resolution of 1024 x 768 or greater

Compatible with EQ6 and EQ7 [but not required]

Will also run on a Macintosh® running Windows® plus virtualization software (such as Parallels®)

Using with EQ6 or EQ7

If you have Electric Quilt 6 or 7 software on your computer, you can open any of the Amy Butler projects and use the features of EQ to redesign quilts.

Just put copies of the projects in your PJ6 folder for EQ6. Or open and save the EQ6 project files and save them in your PJ7 folder. This will give you two copies of each project, one to use in EQ and one to use in the Amy Butler Softwares program.

Any changes that you make to the project files in EQ will not be reflected in Amy Butler Softwares program if you open the project files you changed in EQ in this program again.

Once you master the basics from this DVD, you will be well on your way to becoming a successful quilter. Alex defines quilting terms, shows you simple techniques to get started, and shares some of her 30 years of personal experience as a quilter.

• Take a private class in your own home from an award-winning author, teacher and television personality
• Learn all the fundamentals of making quilts - tools, fabrics, cutting, stitching, piecing, quilting.

Running Time 60 mins

Learn all about crazy quilting - supplies, fabrics, stitches and embellishments.

See Judith's technique for constructing crazy-quilt pieces

Create beautiful dimensional effects by combining stitches

Enhance your crazy quilt with lace and ribbons

Running time: 180 mins

Learn how to create Elly's style of heirloom applique, up close and in person

Learn the basics of needle-turn applique

Replay the lessons as often as you want to.

Includes pattern for the Family History block and three other blocks in printable PDF format.

Introduction
Cutaway & Needleturn Applique: Inside circles.
Cutaway & Needleturn Applique: Inside corners, straight lines and points
Dogtooth borders
Papercut patterns
Embellishments
Tips

Running time: 100 minutes

Ricky’s DVD covers everything once the quilt top is complete, including innovative marking techniques, creating your own quilting designs, managing the quilt, machine trapunto, bobbin quilting and trapunto plus two heirloom binding made completely by machine. The filming is very close-up and shown from Ricky’s viewpoint making it excellent for self-teaching. We have seen the preview and were really impressed – it’s the closest you’ll probably ever get to a real cowboy in your living room!

Take a private class on the basics of quiltmaking from two world-renowned teachers

• Learn everything you need to get started making beautiful quilts

• Available whenever and wherever it's convenient for YOU!

Also Includes:
Studio Tour
Interview
Quilt Gallery

Running time: 60 minutes

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Updated version of this popular DVD.

Are you new to free motion machine quilting and need guidance from the ground up? Are you a seasoned free motion machine quilter and looking for some new design ideas for stitching quilted motifs? Then either way, this instructional DVD is for you! This DVD begins with a discussion on the basics of free motion quilting, and then turns to a lesson on preparing the quilt sandwich. The mysteries of mastering sewing machine tension are then unraveled before basic lessons in free motion machine quilting begin. Once the basics are covered, the viewer is introduced to the concept of “Fast and Free”…the technique of creating countless spin-off designs, just by making a small change in one base design. Watch and listen as Patsy shows and discusses how to stitch 18 different quilting designs and gives ideas for additional related spin-off designs. The tutorial ends with a detailed lesson in how to convert your closed toe free motion foot to an open toe foot. With designs suitable for traditional quilts, contemporary quilts, and art quilts, what machine quilter wouldn’t benefit from a tutorial like this?!

Skill level: Beginner, Intermediate, or Advanced

If you are looking for innovative design ideas to transform your free motion feathers into jaw dropping works of art, then this 2-disc DVD set is for you!

Beginning with a quick review of different design options to alter the character of a given feather, the lesson turns first to one-sided feathers. From there, Patsy discusses and demonstrates several different asymmetric feather designs. The tutorial then turns to a variety of new hyperquilting designs, and next to a chapter that teaches hyperquilting special effects. Lastly, Patsy teaches 4 variations of the “Feather Explosion” design, where background fill designs are created using feathers flowing from feathers. Altogether, this 2-disc set teaches more than 28 new feather designs, so if you’re a quilter who loves to stitch feathers, this DVD is a must-have!

Total Play Time – 4 hours, 5 minutes

Skill level: Intermediate to Advanced

Was £22.95 now down to £14.95.

An easy-to-make, strip-pieced, kaleidoscopic quilt!

For confident beginners and beyond.

Ricky's Kool Kaleidoscope has been one of his most favorite quilt classes since 2001. Now you can learn to make this dynamic quilt in the comfort of your quilt studio. Don't let the angles and symmetry fool you. This easy-to-make quilt is made from from strip-pieced sets of fabric strata. A large, color set of printed instructions and video reference guide is included. Perfect for confident beginners and beyond. Also included is a special gallery of student quilts and a music video featuring original music by Ricky.

Running time: 61 minutes.

The Kool Kaleidoscope quilt featured in this DVD is 54" x 54". The insert includes instructions for enlarging or reducing your design.

Everything you need to know for gorgeous landscape quilts.

Techniques and embellishments anyone can do- even beginners.

Share Joyce's best ideas - when and where it's convenient for You!

Running time: 165 Minutes

Create quilt top magic with only two shapes: triangles and wedges. Learn new methods for grouping blocks and using colour and value in quilts.

Bring accuracy to every step of piecing so your quilts come together perfectly every time.

• Bring accuracy to every step: planning, cutting, pinning, sewing, and pressing

• Make even complex blocks exactly the right size

• Learn when and where it's convenient for YOU!

Also Includes:
Studio Tour
Interview
Quilt Gallery

Running time: 75 minutes

Hand-appliqué the Piece O' Cake way now on DVD!

Work at your own pace with the At Home With the Experts DVD Series

• Bring Becky & Linda home for one-on-one lessons—it's like learning to appliqué from old friends

• Follow along at your own pace as they show you how to do stitching, points, and curves

• Improve your skills at any level

• Use with all your hand appliqué books and patterns

• Becky & Linda tell stories about quilts and talk about their personal appliqué styles

*Includes bonus pattern for the highly sought after Reindeer Playground quilt! Also, studio tour, interview and quilt gallery.

Running time: 2 hours 30 minutes