Behind the Mouse: The Electric Quilt Blog

Amy Butler is hosting another raffle for a a chance to win a a bag full of Amy Butler products. The raffle is for a good cause in support of her friend and co-worker, Dianne. See details here.

There is a Do You EQer among the top 12 McCall’s Design Star Finalists! Marlene Oddie’s EQ7 design is up for voting and she even explains the design on her blog which is really cool. Read Marlene’s blog then go vote for your favorite Design Star

Yay! A new Jelly Roll book from Do You EQ Artist, Kimberly Einmo is now out for sale. Kimberly writes us to say, “I just wanted to let you know that my third book published by AQS, Jelly Roll Quilt Magic! has just been released! All 13 quilts inside were designed using EQ6 software!” Find the book on her website today at www.kimberlyeinmo.com.

Heidi Kory has done it again. She designed this adorable Bows and Boughs quilt and it’s now in the Nov/Dec Issue of McCall’s Quilting! You HAVE to go pick up a copy of this on newsstands because this magazine is loaded with extras and a give away that you can only get if you grab a copy yourself (or purchase online, here). Plus you’ll get this Bows and Boughs project by EQ’s own, Heidi Kory!

MyEQBoutique.com designer, Denise Russart, has an EQ7 designed quilt called Bow and Boughs featured on the cover of Quiltmaker Nov/Dec issue! Congrats, Denise!  Find more of Denise’s adorable designs on MyEQBoutique.com. My personal favorite at the moment is her collection, Frozen Delights. So yummy!

October’s prize: Quiltmaker Quilting Designs Volume 5 A winner will be chosen on November 1, 2011 9am Eastern. Thanks for submitting your pictures to webmaster@electricquilt.com! Don’t worry about sending a professional photograph. You don’t even need to crop it! As long as we can see the whole block (400px or larger) and it isn’t on too much of an angle, we will do the rest to get your photo ready for the blog. Want the October Opportunity pattern? Visit this page of our blog: https://doyoueq.com/blog/?p=2277 Block 1 Submitted by: JoAnn Korzenko Block 2 Submitted by: Andree Bergeron Block 3 Submitted by: Kelly Dunahoo Block 4 Submitted by: Paula Miceli Block 5 Submitted by: Vicki Shadow Block 6 Submitted by: Barbara Rodebush Block 7 Submitted by: Béatrice Marotte Block 8 Submitted by: Cynthia Nelson Block 9 Submitted by: Lynne Chambliss Block 10 Submitted by: Nancy Anderson Block 11 Submitted by: Peg Larson Block 12 Submitted by: Susan Polan Block 13 Submitted by: Rebecca Belsaas Block 14

Thanks to everyone for submitting blocks for the September challenge. This month there were 31 amazing entries from all over the world. This month’s winner is Marlene Oddie. She submitted block #24: Congratulations Marlene! You’ve won a free Kaleidoscope Collection Add-on CD. We will be contacting your shortly about shipping your prize. October block (October Opportunity) is ready for your entries. Submit a picture of your October Opportunity block before November 1, 2011 8am Eastern to webmaster@electricquilt.com for a chance to win a free Quiltmaker Quilting Designs Volume 5 at the end of October.