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Olivia

I started working at Electric Quilt in 2020 for a co-op and am so excited to now be a full-time staff member! I love sharing our monthly Design Challenges with you all, as well as our 30th Anniversary Pearls of Wisdom! It’s very inspiring to see all the wonderful quilts our users create!

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EQ Design Challenge & Giveaway – Vintage

Posted 12-01-2023 by | Posted in: Contests  

Happy Holidays! 2023 may be almost over, but don’t worry, we still have one more treat in store! December’s Fabric of the Month is Vintage by Sweetwater for Moda.

“It’s been fourteen years and over fifty collections since we debuted our first fabric designs with Moda. That’s a lot of fabric! We decided to celebrate by choosing some of our favorites from the past and combining them in a new collection. We had a little help from our followers as we posted some past designs and held a vote on favorites. We couldn’t include everything, but Vintage definitely represents some of our most favorite designs from the past fourteen years. The colors are also classic Sweetwater. We couldn’t be more excited about this collection!” – Sweetwater Team

A bundle of these fabrics will be given away to one lucky winner! Submit your EQ design featuring Vintage below…all instructions and contest details are in this post. Good luck!

To enter

In order to enter for the giveaway you must submit a quilt using the current Fabric of the Month AND comment on at least one other person’s quilt you like by the end of the month. If you’re the first person to submit a quilt, make sure to come back and comment on someone else’s quilt before the contest ends. Instructions for how to submit an image are at the bottom of this post. Download this month’s Fabric of the Month: Vintage for Moda.

Rules

  • Your EQ Quilt must be your original design and only use fabrics from this month’s Fabric of the Month.
  • One quilt submission per person. (If a second entry is submitted within 24 hours of the original entry, we will accept the more recent entry. For example, if you submit an incomplete quilt, or the wrong quilt from your sketchbook, you can correct it and submit again within 24 hours.)
  • Participants must use EQ8, EQ7, or EQStitch to design their original quilt.
  • Your quilt design and your comment on someone else’s quilt must be submitted by 11:59pm ET on last day of month.
  • By submitting your quilt design to this challenge, you also grant the Electric Quilt Company and Moda permission to share your image on social media.

Prize

One lucky winner will receive a bundle of the Vintage fabrics! Winner will be selected randomly. Good luck to all participants, we can’t wait to see your entries!

Note: Entries are welcomed from all. Prize will only be shipped to U.S. and Canada.

How to submit an image of your quilt design from EQ8:

  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, choose PNG or JPG as the file type 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.)
  5. We recommend setting the Resolution setting to 150. Quilt and patch lines are optional.
  6. In the comment form below, tell us a little bit about your design. Then click Browse to include the image of your quilt.
  7. Select your quilt, then click Submit Comment.

We often get requests for the EQ project files or patterns submitted to these design challenges. If you are open to sharing/selling your design, include your email address or website link in your comment so others can contact you!

Note: Replying to someone’s comment below does not alert them in any way so they’d have to know to come back to this blog post to look at other comments. Since not everyone does that, we hope some EQ users will provide their contact information if they are open to sharing/selling their designs. We will not share anyone’s information.

Need inspiration?

Check out this month’s Design & Discover and Block Spotlight!

Market Street – Winner Announced!

Posted 11-07-2023 by | Posted in: Congratulations  

A big THANK YOU to everyone who participated in last month’s design challenge! Be sure to view all the stunning quilts submitted here. Winner One winner was selected by Riley Blake Designs and fabric designer Heather Peterson! Congratulations to…. Winner: Amanda Riddle Honorable Mentions Don’t forget to look at all the amazing submissions to this challenge. Here are a few honorable mentions! More Chances to Win Rooville by Kimberly Einmo for Benartex is November’s Fabric of the Month! Download the collection and enter in our design challenge for another chance to win some fabric!

EQ Design Challenge & Giveaway – Rooville

Posted 11-01-2023 by | Posted in: Contests  

This November, we’re thankful for this exciting Fabric of the Month! Our featured collection this month is Rooville, designed by Kimberly Einmo for Benartex. A year spent living in the remote Australian outback — complete with daily kangaroo visitors — was the inspiration for this bright, whimsical fabric collection. Cute kangaroos, native foliage, feathers and other amazing creatures, including koalas and brilliantly colored birds, star in these cheerful fabric prints which are sure to be part of many beautiful quilts, home decor items and apparel! A bundle of these fabrics will be given away to two lucky winners! Submit your EQ design featuring Rooville below…all instructions and contest details are in this post. Good luck! To enter In order to enter for the giveaway you must submit a quilt using the current Fabric of the Month AND comment on at least one other person’s quilt you like by the end of the month. If you’re the

Ridgewood – Winner Announced!

Posted 10-09-2023 by | Posted in: Congratulations  

So many beautiful quilts were entered into last month’s design challenge, we loved seeing them all! Be sure to check them out here. Winner One winner was selected by fabric designer Laurie Simpson! Congratulations to…. Winner: Cath L Honorable Mentions Don’t forget to look at all the amazing submissions to this challenge. Here are a few honorable mentions! More Chances to Win Market Street by Heather Peterson for Riley Blake is October’s Fabric of the Month! Download the collection and enter in our design challenge for another chance to win some fabric!

Water’s Edge – Winners Announced!

Posted 09-05-2023 by | Posted in: Congratulations  

We loved seeing the colorful entries come in for the Water’s Edge challenge! Check out all the quilt designs we received here! Thanks to all who participated! Winners Two winners were selected by fabric designer Brett Lewis! Congratulations to…. Winner 1: Julie Johnston Winner 2: Kay Cook A Note from Brett Lewis “So many amazing designs to chose from again!” – Brett Lewis Honorable Mentions Don’t forget to look at all the amazing submissions to this challenge. Here are a few honorable mentions! More Chances to Win Ridgewood by Minick & Simpson for Moda is September’s Fabric of the Month! Download the collection and enter in our design challenge for another chance to win some fabric!

EQ Design Challenge & Giveaway – Ridgewood

Posted 09-01-2023 by | Posted in: Contests  

This contest is now closed. Winner is announced here. September is here and so is a new Fabric of the Month! Ridgewood by Minick & Simpson for Moda is this month’s featured collection! The fabrics evoke the serenity and warmth of a comfy, cozy stitching spot — that moment of peace we all strive for! Sweet florals and paisleys dance against a backdrop of cherry red, soft pink, and creamy neutrals. Your needle awaits! A bundle of these fabrics will be given away to one lucky winner! Submit your EQ design featuring Ridgewood below…all instructions and contest details are in this post. Good luck! To enter In order to enter for the giveaway you must submit a quilt using the current Fabric of the Month AND comment on at least one other person’s quilt you like by the end of the month. If you’re the first person to submit a quilt, make sure to come back and comment on

Morris Meadow – Winner Announced!

Posted 08-09-2023 by | Posted in: Congratulations  

Thank you to everyone who participated in July’s design challenge! This was such and fun challenge and we loved seeing all your quilt designs! You can view the submissions here. Winner One winner was selected by historian and fabric designer Barbara Brackman! Congratulations to…. Winner: Anita Verstraete A Note from Barbara Brackman “I picked Anita Verstraete’s as my winner. It has impact—would look good on a wall or a bed. Nice variety of value and colors. I have a bit of a bias but I like seeing large pieces of the prints as they are so lovely.” – Barbara Brackman Read more of Barbara’s insight and inspiration for the collection on her blog! Honorable Mentions Don’t forget to look at all the amazing submissions to this challenge. Here are a few honorable mentions! More Chances to Win Water’s Edge by Brett Lewis of Natural Born Quilter for Northcott is August’s Fabric of the Month! Download the collection and