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Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Blog Tour

Posted 04-28-2014 by | Posted in: EQ News and Press

Hello and welcome to my stop on the 100 Blocks Blog Tour! This is my first 100 Blocks issue and I’m so excited to be a part of the fun! My block even made the cover: Here it is a little closer, #825 Starry Path Redux: When I started thinking about designing a block for the magazine, I went to the EQ7 Block Library to look for inspiration. A block called Starry Path caught my eye: (Now you know where the name came from!) EQ7 has a fun feature called Serendipity that allows you to create new blocks without drawing. The feature uses blocks you’ve saved in the Sketchbook as a starting point to create new block designs. There are 7 Serendipity tools to choose from: Frame Block, Tilt Block, Merge Blocks, Clip & Flip Block, Shrink & Flip Block, Kaleidoscope Block, and Fancy Star Block. There are lots of

Electric Quilt in Modern Quilts Unlimited

Posted 04-25-2014 by | Posted in: Downloads EQ News and Press EQ Software Tips Favorite Posts

Check out the Spring 2014 issue of Modern Quilts Unlimited. I’ve written an article about making modern floral quilts in EQ7. It talks about photo editing, drawing applique blocks and foundation blocks, photo patchwork quilts, using photos in quilts and more! On the Modern Quilts Unlimited website they have a lesson that accompanies the article. You can also download EQ7 projects that include the blocks and quilts too! Check it out!

EQ7 for Mac is Now Available!

Posted 04-22-2014 by | Posted in: EQ News and Press Favorite Posts Mac New Products

Finally, EQ7 for Mac is now available for instant download, or to be shipped to your front door! Plus, don’t forget to ask your favorite quilt shop! Get EQ7 for Mac now! Attention EQ6 owners! Upgrade to EQ7 for PC or Mac! Already have EQ7 (PC) but want to run EQ7 on your Mac? Download the EQ7 Migration Kit to run it on both platforms.

Creative Spark in Quiltmaker

Posted 03-28-2014 by | Posted in: EQ News and Press Favorite Posts

A new issue of Quiltmaker means a new Creative Spark article featuring EQ7! The May/June issue features hexagon quilts. This issue’s Creative Spark accompanies Shayla Wolf’s playful Hex-a-doodle quilt. Check out page 23 in the magazine to see how to jazz up those hexagons on Layers 2 and 3 in EQ7. And then click over to Quiltmaker’s site for a lesson on how to use layers in EQ7.

EQ7 Migration Kit Now Available

Posted 03-17-2014 by | Posted in: EQ News and Press Mac New Products

We are happy to announce the release of the EQ7 Migration Kit. This kit is for existing EQ7 PC owners to migrate to Mac. Who it’s for The EQ7 Migration Kit is only for owners of Electric Quilt 7 (EQ7) software. Regardless if you have the full version of EQ7, EQ7 Upgrade, or EQStitch, you are still eligible for the Migration Kit. How it works With the purchase of the EQ7 Migration Kit, you will receive a link to download the appropriate files to install and run EQ7 on your Mac. Since you are required to own EQ7, you will not receive a license ID or password with your purchase. You must use the numbers that came with your original purchase of EQ7. Once you’ve purchased the migration kit, you will be able to use EQ7 on a PC and Mac. If you are currently running EQ7 on two PCs,

Update on EQ7 for Mac

Posted 02-17-2014 by | Posted in: EQ News and Press Mac New Products

Updated on 03/14/2014. Thank you for your continued interest in our products, and especially this long-awaited EQ7 Mac release. We are trying to keep you as informed as we can with the release date and details. As with any product, we want to provide quality to our customers, therefore we will not release the product until we’re confident of its performance. Below are details as we have them now. You can also refer to our post from early January. When will the Mac version of EQ7 be available? We are releasing the Mac version to our *current Windows EQ7 users* first in the form of a downloadable migration kit. Migration kits for current EQ7 owners should be available early to mid-March. The full version of EQ7 for Mac (for those who don’t currently own EQ7 for Windows) will be available April/May. It will be available for download as well as

Family Tree Quilt in Modern Quilts Unlimited magazine

Posted 01-29-2014 by | Posted in: Downloads EQ News and Press

In the Winter 2014 issue of Modern Quilts Unlimited I have an article about making a modern family tree quilt, using EQ7, of course. I drew all the blocks, I scanned in photos of my family and put them all in the quilt. The article also talks about editing photos right in EQ7, drawing silhouettes, importing fabrics and much more. There is a Web Extra that explains, step-by-step on Modern Quilt’s Unlimited site on how to make this quilt here. You can also download the EQ7 project. It does accompany the article though, so be sure to get the magazine!

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