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New Product and Giveaway!

Posted 09-29-2023 by | Posted in: EQ Company News EQ News and Press More for EQers New Products

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

Piecing Palooza Live Online Event

Posted 06-23-2023 by | Posted in: EQ Company News EQ News and Press EQ8 More for EQers

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

Going to Houston? Come See Us!

Posted 10-14-2022 by | Posted in: EQ Company News EQ Company News Tradeshow News

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

EQ Academy: Meet Cheryl Brickey

Posted 09-10-2022 by | Posted in: EQ Academy EQ Company News EQ8

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

EQ Academy: What to Expect

Posted 08-07-2022 by | Posted in: EQ Academy EQ Company News EQ8

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

EQ teams up with the Toledo Museum of Art

Posted 01-20-2021 by | Posted in: EQ Company News Just Because

As the song goes, “let’s start at the very beginning, a very good place to start!” In early May 2020, when we were all working from home, EQ had a Zoom-staff meeting. Someone mentioned that the Toledo Museum of Art (TMA), about 20 miles north of EQ’s headquarters in Bowling Green, OH, was opening an exhibit in the fall featuring quilts. Being a native of Bowling Green (aka, BG), I reached out to Todd Ahrens, Director of Development for the museum, and also an active member of the BG community. I introduced myself, mentioned possible personal connections we have, and also suggested the potential for 2 great Ohio institutions to work together. Todd’s response was terrific and he was gung-ho to figure out how we could collaborate. A couple weeks later over Zoom, members of EQ and TMA met and talked about the exhibit, Radical Tradition: Amercian Quilts and Social

What do Judy Martin, Tula Pink, and Alex Anderson have in common?

Posted 11-14-2020 by | Posted in: EQ Company News EQ Company News EQ News and Press New Products New to EQ

These women are all fantastic designers, authors, and quilters we look to for fabulous creations. They are among many pioneers who have shaped the quilting industry into the wonderful world that it is today. We are so honored that these women, among many others, have expressed their shared love for the Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns by Barbara Brackman (speaking of pioneers!). Tula puts it perfectly when she says, “No matter how much we evolve as quilters, our foundation will always remain rooted in the traditional building blocks of patchwork.” Judy says, “Barbara’s research is invaluable, and her system for organizing blocks by their construction basis is genius. It allows you to easily find a pattern and learn its name, based on what it looks like.” Learn how to use the book here. In case you’re not familiar with previous editions of Barbara’s Encyclopedia, take it from Alex Anderson, “When

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