EQ News and Press

Link up your Tonga Cabana Block Challenge entries here! We’ve partnered with Timeless Treasures Fabrics to bring you a fun challenge featuring their Tonga Cabana by Daniela Stout collection! Here’s a quick recap of the rules: You must design your block using Electric Quilt 7 (EQ7) design software. The block design must be colored with Tonga Cabana fabrics (you may add ONE solid color/fabric to the design). The block design can be pieced, appliqué, or both! Block must be at least 6” x 6”. Block designs do not need to be square. The block design can be an original drawing, or a block from the Block Library that you’ve colored your own way using the Tonga Cabana fabrics. No sewing required. The “virtual” EQ7 block design is all that’s needed to enter. One entry per person If you need help creating an image of your block design, please click here

Your favorite designer patterns will soon be found at ElectricQuilt.com! EQ7 users love add-on libraries. Now find them all in one place! Here are a few notes about the upcoming move. Purchases will no longer be available at MyEQBoutique.com beginning on August 1. All designer patterns will be available as EQ7 add-on downloads, hopefully by the end of August. All downloads are available for PC and Mac. All downloads will install directly into your EQ7 Block Library for immediate use in EQ7. Any supplemental PDFs will install into your My EQ7 folder. Any purchases made prior to August 1, 2014, will still be available to you on ElectricQuilt.com.

Listen to Brandy Lynn’s interview with EQ’s Sara Seuberling to hear the inside scoop about Electric Quilt. Find out what’s new and what’s on the horizon! Listen now! PLUS, get great insight from EQ user and teacher, Reeze Hanson. Listen now!

We’re partnering with Timeless Treasures Fabrics to bring you a fun challenge featuring their Tonga Cabana by Daniela Stout collection! This block design challenge is open to all EQ7 users. How to Get Started Visit the Free Fabrics of the Month page and download the new Tonga Cabana by Daniela Stout collection. You can find instructions on that page about how to link the the Fabric Library to your EQ7. Challenge Rules You must design your block using Electric Quilt 7 (EQ7) design software. The block design must be colored with Tonga Cabana fabrics (you may add ONE solid color/fabric to the design). The block design can be pieced, appliqué, or both! Block must be at least 6” x 6”. Block designs do not need to be square. The block design can be an original drawing, or a block from the Block Library that you’ve colored your own way using

Want to take an EQ class? Electric Quilt expert Yvonne Menear will be in Portland teaching a hands on class on both Electric Quilt and EQStitch. The class in on August 14th at Montavilla Sewing Center. Click here for more details.

Have you ever compared the EQ7 libraries to a quilt shop? Or your Sketchbook to your sewing room? Reeze Hanson, EQ7 teacher, inspires you to dust off your EQ7 (or go out and buy one!!) and get designing. Reeze has mastered EQ7 and knows you can too! “I can’t draw a stick person, but I can draw in EQ7!” Check out episode #50 of the Canadian Quilt Talk Podcast with Brandy Lynn, featuring Reeze Hanson as this week’s special guest. Learn about her EQ7 journey, and how to jump back into EQ7! Plus! Check out next Thursday’s anniversary episode for an interview with Electric Quilt!

The Canadian Quilterhas written a great multi-part series, making a Mystery Quilt with EQ7. The first installment talks about fabrics – including importing your own fabrics, downloading them from manufacturers websites (Northcott has a button right on their site!) and installing our free fabric downloads, amongst other things. Lots of nice reviews and comments from EQ users too! We always love seeing that! Lots of good information too. Be sure to check it out!