EQ Company News

Peanut butter & jelly, Bert & Ernie, movies & popcorn… Some things are just better together. Like EQ8 and AccuQuilt®! The Electric Quilt Company and AccuQuilt are happy to announce your favorite pair of quilting tools are now even easier to use together! EQ8 and AccuQuilt GO! Qube® dies are coming together to bring quilters an exciting new series of add-on products, making it more streamlined to design quilts that can be cut using your favorite dies. Six AccuQuilt GO! Qube add-on products for EQ8 software will be released in 2024. The first add-on, AccuQuilt GO! Qube: Mix & Match, Plus Corners and Angles, will be released in just a few weeks on October 21. One lucky winner will get their hands on this new add-on early! More details about the giveaway below. The AccuQuilt GO! Qube: Mix & Match, Plus Corners and Angles add-on features all 216 blocks designed

You asked, we answered! So many EQ users want to import their own fabrics into EQ8 and use them in their quilt designs. While that feature has been a fan favorite since its debut in EQ7, many users have wanted extra help learning to do it. Now, all that help is in one fabulous booklet—EQ8 Deep Dive: Fabrics, Panels, & Photos! This 40-page, fully illustrated comprehensive guide will teach you everything you need to know about importing images: Learn all the methods for importing your own fabric stash into EQ8! Download fabric images from the internet to design with collections you don’t even own! Explore editing options to ensure your EQ quilt will look exactly like your sewn one! And more! See full details and preview the booklet > One-Day Giveaway GIVEWAY CLOSED ——————————————————————————————- Win a copy of the new booklet and EQ8! To enter, leave a comment below telling

Something new is coming! This contest is now closed. Congrats to winner, Caroline L Winfrey! Caroline, watch for an email from EQ staff! Thank you to all participated! Watch for the official email announcing the availability of the new Four Seasons add-on very soon! As mentioned in our mid-month newsletter, we have been trying to stay chill, but are springing with excitement because you’re going to fall in love with our next product. We teased a special announcement for this hot new product and giveaway on the blog so here it is! For the past couple of months, we’ve been working hard to create something new for EQ users and now we can finally tell you about it! With the holiday season just around the corner, we thought it’d be the perfect product for this time of year. You’re going to love the versatility of this product and the applications

Get ready for pure summertime fun! Piecing Palooza is a live, virtual event on June 29th for learning quilt piecing techniques and skills taught by expert instructors. Save your spot today for a day of playful piecing, exciting giveaways, and inspiration to fuel all your future projects. EQ’s Jenny Novinsky and Janice Frisch will be demoing Electric Quilt 8 (EQ8) and the new Judy Martin Log Cabins add-on at the event. Have a friend who wants to learn more about EQ8 before taking the plunge? Tell your quilty friends about this great opportunity to see EQ8 in action and ask questions from EQ staff members! Tell them to use code pp2eq8 to save $20 too! For those who already own EQ8, you’ll love the other classes available from excellent quilting instructors! The keynote speaker for the event is EQ user Shelley Cavanna of Cora’s Quilts. (Psst! You can find Shelley’s

EQ is vending at Houston Quilt Festival! We couldn’t be more excited to show quilters what they can accomplish with EQ8 software. We’ll also be demoing BlockBase+ and EQ Printables inkjet fabric, plus all our popular products will be for sale at great deals! Help us out! When we are explaining our products to quilters, we try to mention all the benefits and show them a demo of how to use it. Do you have a favorite feature or a must-know fact about an EQ product? Share your thoughts in the comments below and we’ll use your feedback at the show! GIVEAWAY: On November 1, we’ll randomly select one person from those who commented and he/she will win a Stash or Boutique block add-on of their choice! Giveaway closed. Winner: Marie! Going to Houston? If you’ll be at Festival, stop by booth #1226 and say hi! You can enter to win daily

Our next EQ Academy is Sept. 29 – Oct. 1 in Perrysburg, Ohio and enrollment is open now! View the full class catalog here > In this post, we’d like to introduce you to one of our teachers, Cheryl Brickey! Cheryl was part of our EQ Academy faculty a few years ago, and we’re so excited to have her back in Ohio this fall. Keep reading to learn more about Cheryl! Cheryl’s Classes at EQ Academy Cheryl is teaching three different classes this fall. Join Cheryl for one of these fun EQ8 classes! Click on a class below for more info. Tell us a bit about yourself Cheryl! Hi, I’m Cheryl Brickey of Meadow Mist Designs. I am a chemical engineer and live in South Carolina with my husband, two kids, and three crazy cats. I enjoy all aspects of quilting, especially designing quilt patterns and quilt math. I created

Our next EQ Academy is Sept. 29 – Oct. 1 in Perrysburg, Ohio and enrollment is open now! View the full class catalog here > What can you expect at an EQ Academy workshop? Let’s take a peek at what you’ll experience when you attend an EQ Academy class! EQ8 Expertise EQ Academy classes are taught by experienced teachers who know and love EQ8! You’ll learn from the best in a comfortable, encouraging environment surrounded by quilters. What could be better? Not only will you have an excellent teacher leading the class. The classroom helpers (who happen to be EQ staff members!) are top-notch! The helpers are there to assist with any questions and make sure no one falls behind. You’ll leave these classes empowered to design your own beautiful quilts in EQ8! Friendship After the last couple of years, we don’t need to tell you how important connection is