Quilters Tools: Quilting Software For Quilt Designs

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By viryabo

Quilting Software Interface
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Quilting Software Interface

Today, quilting software has made quilting for beginners and professional quilters a more enjoyable, fulfilling and lucrative task. The creative and inspiring quilting ideas and awesome quilt patterns it provides its users, no matter their quilting experience,  can not be quantified.  Quilters will find a variety of quilting software programs available on the market that meets a variety of needs of the expert and novice quilter.

A quilting software program is user-friendly and has a vast array of tools  included in its package, Examples of comprehensive tools included are:

  • Design tools
  • Step-by-step instructional CD's
  • Printing blocks for foundation piecing
  •  Instructions for paper piecing
  • Stencils for quilting
  • An assortment of quilting patterns
  • Design aids in form of support books (with step-by-step instructions)

Benefits Of Using Quilt Design Software Programs

Quilting design software replaces the traditional use of graph paper. It has removed the cumbersome task of sketching and re-sketching constantly which was tiring and frustrating.

Now with quilting software, tasks such as changing block colours, sizing and resizing, manipulating shapes such as square into rectangles, skewing the block, and rotation abilities is only a few clicks away.

Quilt Design Software Interface
Quilt Design Software Interface

Popular Quilt Software Program

The Electric Quilt Software is one of the leading quilting software programs on the market today. It is easy to use and simple to navigate, leading quilters in an easy to follow manner.

The Electric Quilt Co. Quilt Design Wizard-
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List Price: $29.95
Electric Quilt 7
Amazon Price: $189.95
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Electric Quilt 6 EQ6 Quilt Design Software with Manual
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List Price: $149.95
Quilt Designs & Patterns
Quilt Designs & Patterns

The Electric Quilt Software is one of the leading quilting software programs on the market today. It is easy to use and simple to navigate, leading quilters in an easy to follow manner.

  • The layout options available for quilting is quick to explore, and will give immediate changes in the layout style, the sizes for the borders, sashes blocks and will give quick colouring choices.
  • After designs are made, users will see the total overview of the quilt's design. At this point, decisions can be made for block sizes, sash widths and borders more easily than trying to visualize it or rendering on graph paper, the archaic way.
  • The quilting software will produce designs in black & white or grey-scale, after which more complex variables of colour can be added once the design concept is finalised.
  • Quilters can save multiple variations of a block and quilt, for later use or evaluation.
  • It is so easy to print out templates, quilt designs, quilt outlines, foundation blocks, and yardage charts.
  • It has the ability to scan fabrics chosen by the quilter which can then be previewed in the quilt or block before quilt sewing. This ensures that value, scale, and style will work well in the overall quilt design or block.
  • The quilting software has the ability to use multiple programs to design one quilt, and explore secondary shapes within a block or quilt layout.

After exploring various quilt design ideas with the quilting software, users can then construct the blocks, cut the patches, and then move the creative designs to the 'real world' design board, to produce the final quilt layout and design.

Electric Quilt Town & Country Patchwork Software For Beginner Quilters

Thisversion of quilting software is very easy to use and follow by beginner quilters. It is perfect for paper piecing enthusiasts and includes a step-by-step instruction on how to do paper piecing. Its features include:

  • Help videos with easy to follow step-by-step instructions.
  • Paper-piecing instructions for thirty quilting projects.
  • A printable instruction manual with fun lessons, tips and tricks.
  • Ability to make and print patterns for personalised, customised and unique quilts.
  • A choice of 30 delightful projects in warm and appealing fabric colours with each project being unique and simple to paper piece.

With Electric Quilt Town & Country Patchwork Software, quilters can design and create the most exquisite country style patchwork quilts in no time. This quilt design software is a 'must have'  for beginners.

Block Base Pieced Quilt Patterns By The Electric Quilt Software Co.

Great for the experts but still easy to use by beginners, the Block Base electric quilt software program has almost every pieced block published from the 19th to the 20th century, and has thousands of ready to print quilt patterns. It also includes hundreds of blocks added to ensure it contains all pieced blocks from quilt collections of the past. Its package includes:

  • Virtually every pieced block published from 1836-1970 ready to print out as patterns for use.
  • CD-ROM Version of Barbara Brackman's Encyclopaedia of Pieced Quilt Pattern Collections
  • Hundreds of blocks added to ensure it contains all pieced blocks from past historic collections.

The Block Base electric quilting software is easy to use as well and all that’s required of a user is to find a block, click on it, choose print, type in the desired pattern size, and that’s it.

A simple and quick process.

Quilting Fabrics
Quilting Fabrics

Great Fabrics For Quilting Projects

There are lovely fabrics available on-line, some made especially for quilting works. These awesome quilting fabrics have a vast selection of:

  • holiday favourite fabrics
  • cheerful children's' fabrics
  • festive fabrics for the Christmas and all other seasons or celebrations
  • fall, spring and summery fabrics
  • high quality backings and broadcloth
  • brushed winter holiday flannels
  • bold cotton prints
  • subtle pastel hues and shades
  • vintage inspired prints, etc…

At Designer Quilting Fabrics there is polished chintz, satin, and other shiny fabrics, cotton and twill, amongst other varieties of fabric types and textures. You will have the opportunity to buy great fabrics that you can utilise for quilting crafts.

Electric Quilt 6 EQ6 Quilt Design Software with Manual
Amazon Price: $147.99
List Price: $149.95

On A Final Note

The Electric Quilt design software is a great value for money, because it is a 'block powerhouse', and knowing that the original 1928 patterns that sold for 15cents each are now less than 2cents with what the quilting software offers, no other quilt pattern collection can beat this.

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relica profile image

relica 22 months ago

Quilting is such an amazing art and skill. I really admire anyone who has the patience and precision to execute a quilting design. Nice hub.

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viryabo Hub Author 22 months ago

I know. That makes two of us. The patience and precision is what makes great quilters!

Thanks for visiting Relica.

Cheers.

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