Behind the Mouse: The Electric Quilt Blog

I love to learn new things.  I feel energized to try something new or different than my normal projects when I learn (attempt to learn) a new skill.   I know that  failing is a part of learning.  Even when I fail to produce something the way I wanted, I have learned what not to do the next time.  The one thing that keeps me from learning as much as I want to is  time.  With traveling so much to teach classes, I often don’t have the time to take classes.  This is where the internet helps me.  I can sign up for and download classes on the web so I can watch and listen to them when I am on the road teaching a class.  Often, when I am staying in hotels, I can begin to create my designs on the computer with the new skills I obtained through

Have you seen Michael Miller’s new fabrics? How about Art Gallery’s new collections? With our newest download of EQ Stash Online, you can add over 1,200 of the newest fabrics to your EQ7 in seconds! Download and install EQ Stash Online directly into your EQ7. In seconds, you’ll have the newest fabrics from Andover Fabrics Art Gallery Fabrics FreeSpirit Fabrics Hoffman Fabrics Michael Miller Fabrics Moda Fabrics Northcott Fabrics Riley Blake Designs Robert Kaufman Company Timeless Treasures Download EQ Stash Online now and start designing with the NEWEST fabrics in stores! Add even more fabrics to your EQ7 with these:

Have you ever listened to Stephanie at Modern Sewciety?! She has an AWESOME podcast! If you like to listen at work or while your sewing, driving, cooking or whenever… jump over to her site and subscribe! She chats with people like Christa Watson (ChristaQuilts), Angela Pingel, Tula Pink, Amy & David Butler and SO many more talented people! Stephanie was nice enough to invite me on to her Podcast to discuss all of our fun plans for our 25th Anniversary. We talked all about our giveaways, contests, sponsors, amazing prizes and more! We also discussed a lot about our company and products. Go listen to all the ways you can win big in 2016! Listen to my chat with Stephanie from Modern Sewciety here: http://www.modernsewciety.com/ms-episode-081-electric-quilt-company.html

On Sunday, January 24th at 3pm ET Al Navas will be talking to EQ’s own Sara Seuberling. They’ll be taking questions, talking about EQ’s 25th celebration, doing a mini tutorial, and much more! Sign up here! If you’d like to contact Al you can do so here. Al has other great webinars available as well. Check them out! January 31 at 3pm ET – Free Office Hours February 2 at 2 pm ET – EQ7 for Beginners February 3 at 3 pm ET – EQ7 Basics

Do you know about EQ Boutique? Or how EQ Boutique works? EQ Boutique patterns are add-on blocks for EQ7, designed by some of the top EQ designers in the industry. Amy Heaton Angie Padilla Annika Kornelis Christine Wipplinger Denise Russart Erin McMorris Janeen van Niekerk Jenny Novinsky Judy Martin Marsha McCloskey Mickey Depre Pearl Pereira Quiltmaker 100 Blocks Regina Grewe Sindy Rodenmayer Install these patterns right into your EQ7 block library. Over 1000 different special blocks to choose from.   Easy blocks…   More advanced  blocks…   Applique blocks…   Pieced blocks…   and even quilt patterns! EQ Boutique products are all downloadable. They go right into your EQ7 and then you can use them just like any other EQ blocks. So, you can recolor, resize, edit and mix them with any of your other EQ blocks as well! For more information on how to download them and get them

There is more than one way to accomplish something.  This is especially true with digitizing.  You can approach a design in so many different ways utilizing different tools and techniques to come up with the same results.  One way to demonstrate this is with a mathematical equation.  How many ways can you describe the number ’4′?  Use your text tool to demonstrate how you would come up with the number ’4′. Click on the embroidery work table to select it.  Make sure you are on the embroidery worktable. In the drawing board options box, set the hoop size to 200 x 200 (8 inches) and turn off the edge stitches and select a smooth fill stitch.  Be sure to click the OK in the bottom of the box to set the new properties. Click on the text tool to select it. Move the cursor over to the hoop area and

Contest is closed. Congratulations to the winner: Linda Clark!!! (Linda, watch for an email from EQ!) Our next contest starts February 10th featuring Fat Quarter Shop! Welcome to the first of ELEVEN giveaways we’re going to host on our blog this year. Each contest will open on the 10th of every month and feature one of our 25th Anniversary sponsors. January’s Featured Sponsor: Michael Miller Fabrics!  They’ve provided bundles of their Cotton Couture fabric for one lucky winner on our blog! To enter, answer this question by commenting below: What are your favorite quilting blogs and why? Wait, there’s more! Win an EQ7 on Michael Miller’s blog! (EQ 25th Anniversary blog contests close at 9am ET on the 25th of every month. Winner announced on the 25th of every month. Participation in each monthly EQ contest counts as one entry toward the grand prize giveaways thus allowing for up to