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Heidi

I started taking quilting classes when I was nine years old! One of my teachers at the time was EQ Margaret. She mentioned the Electric Quilt Company and after I graduated college, I decided to apply. I’ve now been working here for over 12 years! I’m excited to share tips and tricks on the blog as well as interesting magazine articles, and other quilty happenings.

Recent Posts by Heidi

Stitch & Share EQ Sew-Along: Featuring Ben!

Posted 03-15-2024 by | Posted in: EQ8   Just Because   Sew Alongs   Stitch & Share  

We’ve recently added some new employees and so we had a quilting class (taught by Jenny) to make sure we all know how to quilt! (And maybe infect some newbies with the quilting bug ;) )

For even more fun we thought we’d make the blocks from our sewing class into a sew-along! If you’d like to sew along with us and get more details about the project, check them out here. Each month, we’ll feature one staff member and their block in the quilt.

This month we’re featuring Ben!

Ben writes code for improving EQ software products and he’s been here about three years.  Ben says he likes working at EQ because of the people! “The team here were so welcoming when I started and continue to be a joy to work with.”            

Ben hasn’t sewn much before. He said, “I’ve only patched some holes and put a button back on. But, it turns out there is a lot of math involved with getting a quilt designed and assembled and I actually found putting the block together to be quite meditative. It was easier than expected but that might be from Jenny’s excellent teaching and help!”

Ben foundation pieced the Twelve Triangles block and did a great job!

 

Every month we’re also asking a random icebreaker question, just for fun. Ben’s question was, What would you choose if you could win a lifetime supply of something?

 

 How realistic do I have to be with “lifetime” supply? I already have one lifetime supply of time itself. Imagine what one could do and see with two lifetimes. Alas this is just impossible. I guess I’ll have to make do with the one I have and settle for something practical, like pizza.

 



So that’s three blocks, three months, and three employees done!

Stay tuned for our next post on April 15th. We’ll feature another staff member and block!

Stitch & Share EQ Sew-Along: Featuring Diane!

Posted 02-15-2024 by | Posted in: EQ8   Just Because   Sew Alongs   Stitch & Share  

With the addition of some new employees to our team, we hosted another EQ sewing day in January, so everyone can learn to quilt! Our talented teacher, Jenny, guided us through the process. We’re making a quilt using color schemes chosen through a contest. Each month, we’ll feature one staff member and their block in the quilt. If you’d like to sew along and get more details about the project, check them out here. This month we’re featuring Diane! Diane leads the Customer Service team, is a member of the Marketing team, and does the majority of accounting. She enjoys cultivating relationships with designers and others in the quilting industry and is fantastic at helping wherever and whenever needed elsewhere. Diane is also great at solving problems and figuring out ways to expose the wonderful EQ products to everyone. Diane says, she loves “hearing or reading the excitement in user’s

Stitch & Share EQ Sew-Along: Featuring Matt!

Posted 01-15-2024 by | Posted in: EQ8   Just Because   Sew Alongs   Stitch & Share  

Recently we’ve had some new employees added to the staff, so it was the perfect time for another EQ sewing day. We have lots of quilters on staff, but not everyone (yet)! Jenny was a great teacher! And we all had fun learning!   As you may remember we had a contest to pick a color scheme for a quilt. We’re each sewing a block that will then be made into a quilt. Each month one staff member will be featured along with their block. (It just so happens we have 12 employees!) If you’d like to sew along the project and more details are available here. This month we’re featuring Matt! Matt is a support specialist who developed and maintains the EQ websites, software installations, as well as nuts and bolts of the EQ servers, email list and most complex technical support issues. You may have talked to him

Color Scheme Winner & More Details!

Posted 12-15-2023 by | Posted in: Just Because   More for EQers   Sew Alongs   Stitch & Share  

Thanks everyone for voting! The winning color scheme is letter B! As promised here are the details on the fun, year-long blog series for next year… It’s a Sew-Along with the EQ staff! Lots of us are quilters but some of us are not. To give everyone a chance to learn more about quilting we’re each sewing a block that will then be made into a quilt. Each month one staff member will be featured along with their block. (It just so happens we have 12 employees!) You can sew along with us and make your own version of the quilt (download the EQ8 project here), or just follow our journey through the blog posts and get to know a little more about the people behind EQ! Each staff member will get to choose how they’d like to construct their block, so you’ll see rotary cutting charts, templates, and foundations

Vote on Your Favorite Color Scheme!

Posted 12-08-2023 by | Posted in: Just Because   More for EQers   Stitch & Share  

We’re planning a new fun, year-long blog series next year, but for now, the details are a secret. However, we’re letting YOU choose the color scheme for the event! Add your vote to the comments below and we’ll let you know which one wins (and the rest of the details) later this month! Voting ends December 14th at noon EST.   UPDATE: The winner and details have been announced! Check out this blog post for details!        

Design & Discover – Sashing without Cornerstones!

Posted 12-01-2023 by | Posted in: Design & Discover  

In this lesson we’ll be learning about sashing without cornerstones but, also be sure to check out these other posts about designing with sashing.  Design & Discover – Sashing! – learn how to design these quilts and some basics (and beyond) about sashing.   Design & Discover – Using Blocks in the Sashing! – this lesson explains how to use blocks in the sashing to create designs. But let’s get started with designing quilts with sashing and no cornerstones. The easiest and quickest way is to use quilts from the Layout Library. Click Libraries > Layout Libraries Click Layouts by Style > Sashing Take a look at all the options and select one Click Edit to Quilt Worktable If you click the LAYOUT tab you’ll see a “blank” quilt. This is because technically this is a Custom Set quilt. That means if you would like to resize the quilt you

Design & Discover – Working with Add-ons + Free Coloring Page!

Posted 11-01-2023 by | Posted in: Design & Discover  

EQ8 has lots of add-ons available. Some include blocks, some include quilts, and some include fabrics! Here’s how to download and install add-ons and if you have any trouble, you can always contact us. Once your add-on is installed, depending on the specific add-on, there are different ways to access it. If the add-on includes quilts… Click Open an existing project then choose a project from the list and click OK. The quilt above is from Heather Valentine Four Seasons Spring Quilts. If your add-on includes blocks… Click Libraries > Block Library Then you can click either Edit to Block Worktable, Select All Blocks, or Add to Sketchbook. If you don’t see any blocks make sure your Block Library is fully open. The blocks above are from Heather Valentine Four Seasons Spring Quilts. If your add-on includes fabrics… Click Libraries > Fabric Library If you don’t see any fabrics make sure your