Behind the Mouse: The Electric Quilt Blog

This Valentine’s Day project is so simple it could be made into many different things…a bag, place mats, pillows, whatever! To import photos into EQ7: Click Libraries > Photo Library > Import > from Image Files > locate on your computer > open > Add to Sketchbook > Close. For the photo to set in the block like in the examples it’s actually better to import them as fabric. To import fabric into EQ7: Click Libraries > Fabric Library > Import > from Image Files > locate on your computer > open > Add to Sketchbook > Close. For more information on how to draw silhouettes check out this post. Don’t forget the EQ Printable Fabric! Download the EQ7 project here. If this inspires you to make something, let us know! Email photos to Heidi@electricquilt.com.

In the Winter 2014 issue of Modern Quilts Unlimited I have an article about making a modern family tree quilt, using EQ7, of course. I drew all the blocks, I scanned in photos of my family and put them all in the quilt. The article also talks about editing photos right in EQ7, drawing silhouettes, importing fabrics and much more. There is a Web Extra that explains, step-by-step on Modern Quilt’s Unlimited site on how to make this quilt here. You can also download the EQ7 project. It does accompany the article though, so be sure to get the magazine!

SewCalGal is hosting a Blog Hop! It’s kicking off her Year of Red and White Quilt Challenges. We hope to inspire you to use EQ and enter SewCalGal’s upcoming Design It! Quilt Challenge. It kicks off on February 10th and goes thru March 23rd. Designs of any size can be entered in this challenge, but they need to be your own design and have a red and white theme to them. (You do not need to use EQ to enter your design.) There is also a Make It! Challenge for those that want to make their design (or a project from any purchased design or tutorial). The more you enter the more chances you’ll have to win prizes! We hope you’ll find many inspirational projects shared in this EQ Blog Hop as well as tips and tutorials. Monday, January 27th -SewCalGal Tuesday, January 28th -Marlene at Kissed Quilts Wednesday, January

Sindy’s done it again! She’s released another adorable quilt pattern on My EQ Boutique AND she’s hosting a Block of the Month for the pattern starting February 1! You can follow along with the BOM on Sindy’s website, or you can purchase the pattern on My EQ Boutique and have all the patterns instantly! Plus, with My EQ Boutique, you’ll be able to print the blocks at any size you like. I could see these cute little penguins on all kinds of projects—pillows, tablerunners, stockings—you name it! The ability to print the patterns at any size makes the possibilities endless! For some cute penguin inspiration, check out MooseStash’s version of the Penguin Cheer quilt: You can find more of Sindy’s charming patterns here!       

If you’re near North Fort Myers, stop by the Grace Community Center! Soft Scrap will be there promoting and demonstrating EQ products!

Then check out the Quilt Gallery on DoYouEQ.com! We’re always amazed by what our talented users can do with the software. And in the Quilt Gallery you can see the actual sewn version of the virtual design. It was difficult to choose just a few to feature in this post! Nebula by Sue Duffy Circling Geese in a Summer Wind by Libby Phillips Star within a Star by Diane McGregor Monkey Quilt by Evelyn Townsend Truck #1 by Claire Kerr Take a look around the gallery and get those creative juices flowing! If you’ve designed and sewn a quilt using EQ7, submit your photos using the form on the right side of the Quilt Gallery page– remember, we want to see both the virtual EQ design and the finished quilt!