The “Failed to create empty document” error message indicates an incomplete installation of Electric Quilt. This can be resolved by restarting the computer or uninstalling and reinstalling your Electric Quilt software.

Restart the Computer

Windows 10/8.1/8

  1. Right click on the Windows button windows in the lower-left corner of your computer screen.
  2. In the menu that appears, go to “Shut down or sign out” > Restart.

Windows 7

  1. Click on the Start button windows7 in the lower-left corner of your computer screen.
  2. In the menu that appears, click the ⯈ to the right of “Shut Down”.
  3. Click “Restart”.

Uninstall and reinstall Electric Quilt

Electric Quilt 8

Install/Uninstall Electric Quilt 8

Electric Quilt 7

Install/Uninstall Electric Quilt 7