Quiltmaker's Guide to Designing with EQ Software

Complete Guide to Designing Quilts Using EQ Software helps quilters move beyond following patterns and start creating quilts of their own. Combining traditional design methods with the power of Electric Quilt software, author, teacher, and designer Rona Herman provides a practical roadmap for turning creative ideas into successful quilt designs.

Inspired by her popular "Traditional to Modern" quilt guild lecture, the book teaches the principles behind effective quilt design, from fabric selection and block manipulation to layout planning, color placement, and visual movement. Quilters will learn when graph paper, design walls, and digital tools each shine, and how to use them together to refine and visualize original designs.

Alongside 16 quilt patterns that serve as both projects and design lessons, Herman shares her signature Fabric Pyramid method for selecting fabrics, guidance on directional prints and fabric placement, and techniques for creating quilts that look far more complex than they are. Whether youre exploring Electric Quilt for the first time or looking to unlock more of its creative potential, this comprehensive guide will give you the confidence to design quilts that are uniquely your own.