This great article just came out in the October issue of American Patchwork and Quilting. It’s a great article about the history and her quilts made during the Civil War. Pick up a copy of the magazine and check it out. Make your own Dear Jane Quilt with our software, Dear Jane!
Jane Stickle Article in American Patchwork and Quilting!
Posted 08-10-2011 by Sarah | Posted in: Uncategorized
Quilt U taught by Fran Gonzalez
Posted 08-08-2011 by Sarah | Posted in: Uncategorized
EQ7 Sampler is a class taught by Fran Gonzales, author of our popular and sold-out book, EQ6 Simplified, and students rave about her classes. This is the first class in Fran’s popular series, and the pre-req. for taking further on-line EQ7 classes with Fran. THIS CLASS FILLS QUICKLY! Registration is now open, and class starts September 9. Check it out and consider signing up. Class description taken from Quilt U is below: EQ7 Sampler:Build strong skills in Electric Quilt 7 as you discover what this powerful quilt design software will do for you! Fran Gonzalez will guide you as you explore the libraries, analyze and draw blocks, experiment with color tools, design quilt layouts, add appliqué and stencils to the layout, create a quilt label and generate a wide range of printouts. By the end of class, you will have an EQ7 project file packed with unique and exciting designs, plus the confidence to
Photo Quilt – Perfect for Holiday Gift
Posted 08-05-2011 by Sarah | Posted in: Uncategorized
Here’s a GREAT holiday gift idea! This adorable photo quilt would be perfect for children, grandkids, wedding and anniversary quilts too. Download the free EQ7 project and get started! Check out our EQ Printables Fabrics on the website. You’ll find other great project ideas on that page too including a Countdown to Christmas Advent calendar and how to make your own holiday wrapping paper!
EQ Designed “Joseph’s Coat” from Inklingo
Posted 08-05-2011 by Sarah | Posted in: Uncategorized
EQ Block of the Month: Finished August Amusement Blocks
Posted 08-03-2011 by Sarah | Posted in: Uncategorized
August’s prize: Digital Essentials A winner will be chosen on September 1, 2011 9am Eastern. Thanks for submitting your pictures to webmaster@electricquilt.com! Don’t worry about sending a professional photograph. You don’t even need to crop it! As long as we can see the whole block (400px or larger) and it isn’t on too much of an angle, we will do the rest to get your photo ready for the blog. Want the August Amusement pattern? Visit this page of our blog: https://doyoueq.com/blog/?p=2270 Block 1 Submitted by: Cathy Buel Block 2 Submitted by: Barbara Rodebush Block 3 Submitted by: Jo Ann Korzenko Block 4 Submitted by: Paula Miceli Block 5 Submitted by: Kathy Harris Block 6 Submitted by: Kelly Dunahoo Block 7 Submitted by: Andree Bergeron Block 8 Submitted by: Barbara D’Angelo Block 9 Submitted by: Elisa Smith Block 10 Submitted by: Jean Allbeury Block 11 Submitted by: JoAnne Block 12 Submitted by: Lorie Francescut
“Lover’s Walk” by Diane Nagle – Designed in EQ7, published in Love of Quilting!
Posted 08-02-2011 by Sarah | Posted in: Uncategorized
Flipping through the latest issue of Love of Quilting I spotted this quilt titled, Lover’s Walk by Diane Nagle. This quilt is just so pretty that I had to ask Diane if she designed this using EQ7, and she sure did! I asked her to tell us a little about how she used EQ7 to create Lover’s Walk so other’s might and this is what she had to say… I used an on point layout in EQ7 with 9” blocks and drew my own Drunkard’s path block using the block worktable and the curved too. I also drew a double curve to make a second version of the Drunkard’s Path block. I used 9 Ohio Star blocks, with the 2 versions of the Drunkard’s path block in the setting. The most important part of the design is using the rotate tool to rotate the double curved blocks around the star blocks
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Posted 08-02-2011 by Sarah | Posted in: Uncategorized