Behind the Mouse: The Electric Quilt Blog

When you want to edit a quilt or block out of the Sketchbook, just double-click on it and it will appear on the worktable for you. But, did you know that double-clicking on an image also works and depends on which worktable you’re on? If you want to edit an image, click the Work on Image button in the top toolbar, click the View Sketchbook button > Photos section, and double-click your image. It will be sent to the Image worktable because you’re on the Image worktable. If you want to trace an image, click the Work on Block button, click the View Sketchbook button > Photos section, and double-click your image. It will be sent to the Block worktable because you’re on the Block worktable. If you want to turn an image into a pixelated quilt, click the Work on Quilt button, click QUILT > New Quilt > Photo

Did you see the “Nature Rhythms” quilt in the February/March 2011 issue of Quilter’s Home? Fun, neutral, dramatic animal prints and contemporary florals are showcased in this quilt by Rochelle Martin. It looks really quick and easy to put together. If you want, there are kits available from Quilter’s Home. Rochelle Martin of Cottage Quilt Designs designed this pattern in EQ. She says: “I design all my quilts in EQ for my patterns & books, submissions to magazines and also for freelance designing for Clothworks Textiles. I love working with EQ and took a class from Quilt University to enhance my use of the appliqué tools last year. I download your free palettes to guide my choices in the fabric stores. I’ve been designing since 2005 and started with your product at the beginning. EQ has made a world of difference in producing my patterns and our latest book, Strangled

Will you be in the Tampa, Florida area on April 1st or 2nd? EQ Expert, Barb Vlack, will be in the Keep Me In Stitches stores on April 1st and 2nd. (North classroom on the 1st, South classroom on the 2nd.) She will be doing a demonstration and trunk show as well as a HANDS-ON software training. Visit the www.kmisinc.com website for details. Keep Me In Stitches 4237 W. Kennedy Blvd. Tampa, FL 33609 813-282-1526 Or Keep Me In Stitches 14833 N. Dale Mabry Hwy. Tampa, FL 33618 813-908-3889

Have you seen the results from the ClubEQ Challenge? Wow. Talk about some color! The challenge was to “take a photo image from the EQ7 Photo Library or an original photo and identify 9 colors from that photo to use to color a quilt design.” The Eyedropper has this cool feature where you can pick up colors from a photo to use the solids or fabrics to color other parts of the quilt. EQ7′s ability to manipulate photos is actually most enhanced on the new Image Worktable. Some of the ClubEQ participants took their photos and altered them using EQ7′s effects, filters, and symmetries like this: Click here to view the challenge results.

Susan, who designs as SuzGuz Designs talks a bit about EQ during the second half of the show, which will air starting on Monday, March 14, 2011, at 4:30 pm EST. Listen here: http://toginet.com/shows/creativetalkradio All shows can be listed to “live” on Monday’s at 4:30 pm EST, or you can listen after the “live” date, under her “Recent Shows” category, on the right.

Fresh, fun, and adorable! This EQ7 designed infant play mat will stand out between the pages of your magazine! Moms, grandmothers, family and friends are looking for unique gifts and toys for their babies and this is it! The interactive mat has 3-D leaves. Some crinkle, others feel soft and fluffy or smooth and silky. There’s even a stuffed bird that moves within its nest! Babies will be mesmerized by the bright colors and tactile elements. The project even features some EQ printable fabrics made from an original design created in EQ7. The soft toys were designed using the EQ7 Image Worktable and the new Symmetry tools to manipulate the drawings.

March’s prize: Blending Photos with Fabric 2 book. A winner will be chosen on April 1, 2011 9am Eastern. Thanks for submitting your pictures to webmaster@electricquilt.com! Don’t worry about sending a professional photograph. As long as it isn’t on too much of an angle and I can see the whole block and the image is over 400px, I can crop it for the blog. Want the March Medley pattern? Visit this page of our blog: https://doyoueq.com/blog/?p=2035 Block 1 Submitted by: Cathy Buel Block 2 Submitted by: Caren Zimmerman Block 3 Submitted by: JoAnn Korzenko Block 4 Submitted by: Susan Gardner Block 5 Submitted by: Joanne aka Threadhead Block 6 Submitted by: Mary Cain Block 7 Submitted by: Barbara Rodebush Block 8 Submitted by: Karen Palmer Block 9 Submitted by: Susan Polan Block 10 Submitted by: Rebecca Belsaas Block 11 Submitted by: Linda Gittos Block 12 Submitted by: Janet Quam Block