Behind the Mouse: The Electric Quilt Blog

Is everyone ready to show off their first block from the sew along? I’m so excited to see everyone’s fabric choices! Here’s mine: Fabrics used: Yellow Floral: Peacock Lane by Violet Craft for Michael Miller Fabrics LLC.; Yellow Stripe: Taza by Dena Designs for FreeSpirit Fabrics; Blue: Lark by Amy Butler for Westminster Fibers Inc.; Green: Girls World Vibe by Jennifer Paganelli for FreeSpirit Fabrics; White: Calypso by Maywood Studio I hope we see lots of variation among the finished blocks. It’s a fairly simple block, but there are lots of possibilities for different looks, just by changing the fabric placement. I worked up a few other versions of this block in EQ7, using the same fabrics: To Link Up Your Photo Scroll down to the comment form at the end of this post. Fill in your info and make sure you select an image for your comment (this will

Make music with these Musical Medley blocks! Compliments of EQ’s own, Heidi Kory. DOWNLOAD THE .BLK FILE TO ADD THESE BLOCKS TO  MY LIBRARY Download the .blk file and put the file in My Documents > My EQ7 > Users folder. Then open EQ7, go to Libraries > Block Library > My Library. You will see the Funky Foliage library there. Download the .blk file  DOWNLOAD THE .PJ7 FILE TO GET THE QUILT DESIGN Download and save the .PJ7 file to your computer. Double click the file to open it in EQ7. Print and sew the quilt the way Heidi designed it OR make it your own! Download the .pj7 file

The October/November issue of Quilters Newsletter includes a Workshop for Spike Pieced Hexies, from designer, Mickey Depre. It’s definitely worth going out and picking up a copy of the magazine because her designs are fascinating. You might recognize her name and style from MyEQBoutique.com as well. Mickey is a MyEQBoutique.com designer and her Pieced Hexies collection is available there. Get the collection plus the free pattern printing software now!

I have been the Virtual Quilter since September, 2008. For the first couple of months it seemed so easy, because I had quite a few project files which would never see the light of day without a blog with a title like Virtual Quilter. However, a few months down the track and I started to panic … there weren’t near as many designs I wanted to share as I thought … not when I was sharing one every day! I started a new project file, called it EQ Dozen, selected a dozen blocks from the Electric Quilt block library, added fabrics from the Electric Quilt fabric library, and started playing. Well, that is the short story! I am going to let you in on a little secret … I didn’t select just 12 blocks. I selected more like 30 or forty blocks, added some fabrics and started playing. Over a

The lucky winner of the Fall EQ Blog Hop is Patricia L. of Quilting Lines who said: “I visited all the blogs and left a comment on a couple. I did it on different days so I don’t remember exactly which ones. Great giveaway. I’ve been a Judy Martin fan for many years!” Congratulations Patricia! She is the lucky winner of an Electric Quilt 7 and Judy Martin Star Power prize pack. Thanks to everyone who entered and visited the participating blogs. If you didn’t get a chance to see all the wonderful projects these bloggers had to share, go check them out! SewCalGal Beaquilter Marjorie’s Quilting Bee Curious Orange Cat  Love Bug Studios Kissed Quilts Bits & Pieces I Quilt Scarlett & Grey

My name is Bea Lee (bee-ah, not Bee – I don’t have wings and I don’t buzz- just kidding). I was born and raised in Denmark. As a child I always loved drawing, especially cute cartoony type of things. After high school I went to an art boarding school in Denmark where I learned more about sewing and weaving. When I was 18 I moved to FL to go to college at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, I got my A.S Degree in computer animation; my dream was to work for Disney. But that didn’t happen, plus I was tired of drawing so much. While in college I also met my husband AND I became a Christian! So my view on life also changed. I wanted to get married and start a family. We got married in Denmark at Christmas time (2 months after I graduated) Over the next few years

NEW! Judy Martin Star Power: 110 Blocks and 61 Quilts for your Electric Quilt 7. REQUIRES EQ7 SOFTWARE. Judy Martin’s Star Power installs right into your Electric Quilt 7 software. Instantly enjoy 61 Star Power quilts and add 110 stunning blocks to your library. PLUS, the software includes piecing diagrams for every quilt and block! Print the patterns as Judy designed them and start sewing. Or make each quilt your own by changing fabrics, and blocks in EQ7. Print rotary cutting, foundation patterns, templates, yardage estimates, and color pictures of the blocks and quilts. Plus, piecing diagrams for every quilt and block. BONUS: Software includes piecing diagrams for every block and quilt! GET STAR STRUCK WITH JUDY MARTIN Judy Martin is a well-known quilt designer and author. She has been quilting, designing, and  involved in the editorial quilting world for more than 30 years. From 1979 to 1987, she worked for Quilters Newsletter Magazine and Quiltmaker.