Electric Quilt 8 Fabric Import Guide Book

Learn how to bring your fabric, panel, and photo ideas into Electric Quilt 8 with a clear, step-by-step guide designed to help you visualize quilts before you cut a single piece. This booklet is built for quilters who want to scale, straighten, crop, and organize images so their on-screen quilt reflects the finished project more accurately.

With illustrated instructions and separate steps for Mac and Windows users where relevant, this guide makes it easier to move from inspiration to planning. It also includes helpful tips for saving fabrics to a favorites library and using the Notecard feature to keep yardage notes organized for shopping or stash planning.

• 40 pages
• Publish date: August 2024
• Size: 8-1/2in x 11in x 1/8in
• Step-by-step instructions for importing and editing fabrics and photos in EQ8
• Methods covered: scanning, photographing, and downloading images from the internet
• Tips for scaling, straightening, and cropping images
• Instructions for saving fabrics to a favorites library
• Guidance for filling out the Notecard for yardage calculations
• Bonus information for editing panels and t-shirts
• Supplemental online materials included

Use this booklet as a practical reference while planning quilts, memory quilts, panel quilts, or projects built from orphan blocks. It is a useful resource for quilters who want to preview fabric combinations and refine their designs before sewing begins.