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Don’t forget to email your entry for the EQ the Mouse Birthday Contest

Posted 04-12-2011 by Electric Quilt | Posted in: Uncategorized

No fooling: April 1 was EQ the Mouse’s birthday. The mouse gained official EQ Mascot status by running across Penny’s desk one winter day, making them both scream. Guess what year that was. We’ll choose a winner from all correct answers. You may win a copy of Kaleidoscope Collection CD. To enter, send your answer (one guess per person) before April 18, 2011. To: sarahshriver@electricquilt.com Subject line: Mouse Birthday Contest Body: Your answer – the year EQ the Mouse became the official EQ Mascot Your Full Name: Your Email:

Cute Bunny Pillow on our Patterns & Projects Page

Posted 04-08-2011 by Electric Quilt | Posted in: Uncategorized

Looking for a quick fun project? Check out this new Bunny Pillow just in time for Easter. The design is simple and showcases the quilting stencil from Quiltmaker Quilting Designs Volume 2. Have fun playing with the EQ7 project – try out your own fabrics and stencils. You could even showcase a printed photo on fabric, an embroidery, or fussy-cut fabric. Enjoy!

Check out HP’s “Use your HP printer to print on fabric” article

Posted 04-08-2011 by Electric Quilt | Posted in: Uncategorized

There is a great deal of interest in the quilting community about printing on fabric. So it was a real treat to hear HP had written an article this week on that very subject! (And woohoo, EQ Printables: Inkjet Fabric sheets were mentioned.) Be sure to check it out: Use your HP printer to print on fabric.

Upcoming EQ Classes in French in Québec, Canada

Posted 04-05-2011 by Electric Quilt | Posted in: Uncategorized

Claire Haillot just wrote in to tell of her upcoming classes in Québec. I thought I’d mention it here on the blog because she’s teaching the classes in French and has prepared her own handouts in French too. Thursday May 26 – Jeudi le 26 mai- 6:45 PM Or – ou Monday May 30, Lundi 30 mai – 1PM Initiation EQ Initiation Instructor: Claire Haillot www.courtepointeclaire.ca 3143 Boul. Dagenais Ouest, Laval, Québec, H7P 1T8, Canada (450) 628-9950, courtepointeclaire@bellnet.ca This seminar enables you to have a better understanding of what the EQ software can do (5,6 or 7) and how to get started. BUT, the class is in FRENCH so it is dedicated for French users… so you can finally understand your software. All the handouts are in French. C’est un séminaire qui vous permet de comprendre les principes de base du logiciel et vous permet de démarrer votre créativité. $20

Lightning Fast Ornaments and Stuffed Animals

Posted 04-05-2011 by Electric Quilt | Posted in: Uncategorized

I love foundation piecing. I wish I could foundation piece everything. So a few months ago when my friend was having a baby shower for her upcoming twins, I decided to try to make some toys to match the nursery. I logged into her baby registry and checked out the theme she had chosen for the room. They were super-cute elephants. I saved the photo, traced it in EQ, printed templates (with the seam allowance) and then panicked. I had never made stuffed animals before. I knew that the stuffing would ‘eat up’ my design and that I needed extra fabric somehow to account for the depth. I was overthinking it completely, so I decided to approach it like foundation piecing and just go for it! To my surprise I was able to finish them accurately on the first try in 10 minutes! Here’s how to make lightning fast ornaments

New Lesson – Add Text to Block

Posted 04-04-2011 by Electric Quilt | Posted in: Uncategorized

Ever wanted to label a block – adding letters or numbers? Try this easy lesson and learn a trick for doing this. Handy if teaching? Or for gift cards? Check out this new lesson on how to add text to a block.

Welcome back Sarah Shriver!

Posted 04-04-2011 by Electric Quilt | Posted in: Uncategorized

EQ’s Blogger & Marketing Director is back from maternity leave! Yay! We missed you.

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