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Just a quick photo to share. Heather wrote us to show a quilt she made using EQ Printables fabric sheets. We just adore how she printed her photos in black and white and paired them with fabrics in shades of blue. Another bit of inspiration for photos quilts! Thanks, Heather.

All About Inklingo has posted a new item, ‘Inklingo Spool Blocks for Electric Quilt’. You can download these EQ7 files, design with them, and then print the patterns to your fabric using the Inklingo process. New to Inklingo? Check out the beginners page on their website. Plus, learn how to open these files in EQ7, here. Thanks for including EQ files, Linda!

In the August/September issue of Quilters Newsletter you’ll find a quilt designed by Colleen Francis called “Flowers for My Mother”on page 84. Not only is it a beautiful quilt, but she designed it in Quilt Design Wizard using the log cabin and courthouse step blocks! What a great example of what QDW can do. Thanks so much for sharing with Quilter’s Newsletter, Colleen!

EQ7 isn’t just for quilt designing. We created the pattern for this cute mug sleeve. Get the EQ7 project file.

The same loved block collection with a fresh look! BlockBase is back and shipping* when you order by Monday, Aug. 20th. Oh, we are glad to have it back. Find out more about the BlockBase program on our website. Then read all about it from the designer herself, Barbara Brackman in her blog post about the re release. Barbara talks about how the program came to be: “My pattern software program BlockBase is back in print. It’s a digital version of my old Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns, which was a print version of a big box of index cards I kept in the 1970s and ’80s.” Read more on her blog. *Free Shipping Details Free standard shipping to US and Canada when you order BlockBase by Monday, August 20th 9am, EST. If you’ve already pre-ordered BlockBase and are awaiting your shipment, shipping will not be charged on your order.

When I arrived to work today, Quiltmaker Sept/Oct issue was waiting for me at my desk. So on this Monday morning I sipped on my coffee and flipped through the mag (tough job, right?). Even more fun, seeing l kinds of EQ users throughout the magazine! Seems everyone is using EQ for their quilt design and we couldn’t feel more honored. We are truly impressed with the designs our users come up with. So what EQ goodies will you find in the Sept/Oct issue of Quiltmaker? Page 4 – Quiltmaker 100 Blocks Volume 2 is now available! YES! Editor June Dudley announces that Quiltmaker 100 Blocks Volume 2 is now available for instant download on http://www.myeqboutique.com/Shop/pc/eqboutique.asp. YOU DO NOT NEED EQ7 to get these 100 blocks for less than $.30 a piece. Just get the free pattern printing software download and your ready! Enjoy printing these 100 blocks over and

Another amazing EQ designer has been spotted in a magazine. Congratulations to Bea Lee of BeaQuilter.com! Her EQ designed quilt “It’s a Hootie” can be seen in the Sept/Oct Issue of McCall’s Quilting. Read more about her quilt on her blog. You’ll also be seeing this quilt in the NEW EQ Gallery coming soon!