Behind the Mouse: The Electric Quilt Blog

Thanks to everyone who participated in last month’s design challenge! You can view all the quilt designs submitted here. Winners Three winners were selected randomly. Congratulations to…. Winner 1: Christy J Winner 2: Cynthia Postlewait Concha Winner 3: Melissa Scales 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 Changes in Seasons from Northcott is May’s Fabric of the Month! Download the collection and enter our design challenge for another chance to win some fabric!

Welcome back to another EQ Design Challenge! May’s Fabric of the Month is Changes in Seasons by Scott Flanagan for Northcott! This stunning batik collection includes warm fall colors in cream, rust, gold, tan, blue spruce, and evergreen. Pine cones, pine needles, branches, and soft leaf swirls make up this nature-inspired collection. A bundle of these fabrics will be given away to two lucky winners! Submit your EQ design featuring Changes in Seasons 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

We’re thrilled to unveil the newest additions to our AccuQuilt add-ons series for EQ–now featuring AccuQuilt GO! BOB dies! This powerful partnership brings together two of your favorite quilting tools to supercharge your design process. Get ready for faster, easier, and more fun quilt designing than ever before! BOB dies used in the quilt design above are 55537 Grandmother’s Fan, 55193 Palm, 55599 Chinese Lanterns, 55635 Star & Cross, and 55607 Priscilla Stripe from the Collector’s Edition 2 add-on. Introducing the AccuQuilt GO! BOB Collector’s Edition 1 and the AccuQuilt GO! BOB Collector’s Edition 2 add-ons! Collector’s Edition 1 includes blocks for the 41 BOB dies released between 2012 and 2020. Click here to view the list of BOB dies included in Collector’s Edition 1 > Collector’s Edition 2 includes blocks for the 44 BOB dies released between 2021 and 2024. Click here to view the list of BOB dies included in Collector’s

Welcome to the EQ8 Block Spotlight! 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! Don’t forget to comment on other quilter’s designs too. Let’s build each other up! This month’s block: Lily Wreath Where to find it: 02 Contemporary Pieced > Flora Design ideas to spark your creativity My first quilt is a 3 x 3 on-point layout with two borders. The Lily Wreath block is pretty busy. So I wanted to pair it with a simpler block. On the Block Worktable, I removed the flowers from the four corners of the block to create this variation: My second quilt this month is a 3 x 3 horizontal layout. This time, I edited

Thanks to everyone who participated in last month’s design challenge! You can view all the quilt designs submitted here. Winners Two winners were selected by designer Susie Hetherington and Maywood Studio! Congratulations to…. Winner 1 (Susie Hetherington’s Pick): LaTawnia R Porter Winner 2 (Maywood’s Pick): Sara Guerrero A Note from Susie Hetherington “Well this really was tricky! I couldn’t decide between at least four, for quite some time. In the end I have gone for the design by LaTawnia R Porter, as I like it closeup as much as I like it further away; as in, the pattern really works at every scale. I would love to see this made, I can completely imagine it working in my home alongside other patterns. I really was impressed with the sheer range of different designs, and how unusual some of them were. I could definitely list runners up!” – Susie Hetherington Honorable Mentions Don’t forget to look at all

Another fantastic EQ Academy workshop in the books! Last week, we watched students dive deep into the world of quilt design and creativity—every moment was packed with learning and inspiration. It was so fun to witness the “aha” moments and seeing things click for our students. If you were there, leave a comment below, we’d love to hear from you! One of the most rewarding aspects of EQ Academy is the opportunity to connect with our users. We love bringing a diverse group of quilting enthusiasts together who share a passion for design and innovation. The sense of community and support makes the event so much fun! Our goal each year is to make sure students leave EQ Academy with new skills and a renewed sense of creativity and excitement for their future quilting projects. Whether designing for personal use, competitions, or business, we truly hope everyone feels empowered. Interested