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Jenny

I started working at Electric Quilt as a graphic design intern back in 2001 and stayed on after I graduated from college. I’ve caught the quilting bug while working here at EQ–you can only see so many beautiful quilts before you want to try making one yourself! I blog about everything from sewing to EQ tutorials. My favorite posts are the sew alongs I get to host with all of you!

Recent Posts by Jenny

EQ8 Block Spotlight: Uneven Cross X

Posted 03-10-2023 by | Posted in: EQ8 Block Spotlight  

Welcome to the EQ8 Block Spotlight series! Each month we highlight a block from the EQ8 Block Library with a few design ideas. Then we want you to show us what you can do with the block. We hope these posts will inspire you to try something new and expand your EQ skills! :-)

This month’s block: Uneven Cross X

Where to find it: 02 Contemporary Pieced > Good Alternate Blocks

Design ideas to get you started

This first quilt uses a vertical strip quilt layout. The strip styles alternate between Pieced Blocks and Half Drop Blocks and the Uneven Cross X block is set in all the spaces.

My second quilt uses the Hexagonal – 1 layout from the Layout Library (Layouts by Style > Hexagonal). The featured block is used in the six center block spaces.

What would you design with the Uneven Cross X block? Post a quilt or two in the comments below. It can be as simple or as complex as you’d like (it just has to use the featured block!).

Export an Image of your Quilt

  1. On the Quilt Worktable, click the PRINT & EXPORT tab.
  2. Click Export in the ribbon.
  3. In the palette on the left, click Image.
  4. Type a name for your image and click the Save button. (Make sure you know where you’re saving the image on your computer. We recommend saving to your My EQ8 > Images folder.)

In the comment form below, tell us a little bit about your design and then click Browse to include the image of your quilt.

EQ8 Block Spotlight: Mosaic, No. 6(6)

Posted 02-10-2023 by | Posted in: EQ8 Block Spotlight  

Welcome to the EQ8 Block Spotlight series! Each month we highlight a block from the EQ8 Block Library with a few design ideas. Then we want you to show us what you can do with the block. We hope these posts will inspire you to try something new and expand your EQ skills! This month’s block: Mosaic, No. 6(6) Where to find it: 01 Classic Pieced > Antique Mosaics Design ideas to get you started For my first design, I combined the featured block with two of the default blocks that every EQ project starts with—EQ Default Variable Star and EQ Default Mosaic, No. 2(2). The quilt is colored with fabrics from Art Gallery Fabrics’ Dusk Fusion collection. For my second quilt, I created two variations of the Mosaic block on the Block Worktable that I’m calling Cherry Blossoms and Sunflowers.  Here’s a look at the seams I added to the

EQ8 Block Spotlight: Raspberry Cheescake

Posted 01-10-2023 by | Posted in: EQ8 Block Spotlight  

Welcome to the first EQ8 Block Spotlight post of 2023! Each month we highlight a block from the EQ8 Block Library with a few design ideas. Then we want you to show us what you can do with the block. We hope these posts will inspire you to try something new and expand your EQ skills! This month’s block: Raspberry Cheesecake Where to find it: 01 Classic Pieced > Nine Patch Stars Design ideas to get you started I used a simple Horizontal layout with several wide borders for my first quilt. These gray January days are calling out for some bright, happy colors! I alternated the original Raspberry Cheesecake block with a variation I created by adding seams to the four corners of the block. For my second quilt, I used a Vertical Strip layout. The center strip is a Half Drop Blocks style, and the two adjacent strips

EQ8 Block Spotlight: Snowflakes

Posted 12-10-2022 by | Posted in: EQ8 Block Spotlight  

Welcome to the EQ8 Block Spotlight series! Each month we highlight a block from the EQ8 Block Library with a few design ideas. Then we want you to show us what you can do with the block. This month is a little different—you have three blocks to choose from! Pick from one of the snowflake blocks below (or use them all!). This month’s block: Snowflake 1, 2, or 3! Where to find them: 05 Contemporary Applique > Season-Winter Design ideas to get you started I used all three applique blocks in the border of my first design. Because the border has such complex blocks, I kept the center blocks simple to piece and used two blocks from the 01 Classic Pieced > Diamond in a Square section of the library. For my second quilt, I used the Stars-19 layout from the Layouts by Style > Stars section of the Layout

EQ8 Block Spotlight: Goose Frame

Posted 11-10-2022 by | Posted in: EQ8 Block Spotlight  

Welcome to the EQ8 Block Spotlight series! Each month we highlight a block from the EQ8 Block Library with a few design ideas. Then we want you to show us what you can do with the block. We hope these posts will inspire you to try something new and expand your EQ skills! This month’s block: Goose Frame Where to find it: 02 Contemporary Pieced > Frames Design ideas to get you started The blocks in the Frames section of the library all have a larger center square. This square can be used for something special like a photo, fussy cutting a special fabric, or merging with another block (Create Serendipity > Merge Block). I choose to edit the Goose Frame block to the Block Worktable and draw some new lines in the center square. I alternated this variation block with another block from the Frames section (which I also

EQ8 Block Spotlight: Hearts & Sunflowers

Posted 10-10-2022 by | Posted in: EQ8 Block Spotlight  

Welcome to the EQ8 Block Spotlight series! Each month we highlight a block from the EQ8 Block Library with a few design ideas. Then we want you to show us what you can do with the block. We hope these posts will inspire you to try something new and expand your EQ skills! This month’s block: Hearts & Sunflowers Where to find it: 04 Classic Applique > Eight Elements Design ideas to get you started My first quilt uses a simple on-point layout. I made a wider sashing and used a block from the 10 Sashing > Star Sashing section of the library to create the stars at the cornerstones. I also copied one of the hearts from the Hearts & Sunflowers block to make a single-heart block to set in the cornerstones. This next design was created by using the WreathMaker feature multiple times on different elements of the

EQ Academy Recap – Fall 2022

Posted 10-05-2022 by | Posted in: EQ Academy  

Three days. Twelve classes. And lots of EQ FUN! This past weekend we had a blast with students from all over the US and Canada at EQ Academy in Perrysburg, Ohio. Thank you to all our students for spending this beautiful fall weekend learning with us. We love sharing new EQ skills with everyone and seeing the creative designs you all make with the software. We hope you returned home feeling inspired to try out all those quilt ideas that have been bouncing around in your heads! A big thank you to our amazing teachers too who always do such a great job! Along with the EQ staff teachers, it was wonderful to have Lori Miller and Cheryl Brickey back with us to share their EQ expertise! If you’re interested in coming to a future EQ Academy, sign up for our e-mails to be notified of enrollment. Spring EQ Academy