Behind the Mouse: The Electric Quilt Blog

Long time EQ friend and user, Darlene Simmons of Sew Cal Gal blog, has written a wonderful overview of EQ6 Appliqué Drawing. If you have considered using the book before but haven’t made the purchase yet then you need to check out Darlene’s article. She shows you images, talks about her experience while learning from the book and tells you what you can expect to get. This is not the only great article from Darlene. If you haven’t already, dig through her blog, SewCalGal, and keep up with her. She’s always got something encouraging to say. Her goal is to bring awareness to the quilting world and to talk about the quilting topics you are interested in. It’s always a great read and always informative.

Be on the lookout for this new book from Rebecca Kemp Brent titled, Redwork from the Workbasket. Rebecca used EQ6 to design all the quilts in the book! The book includes a CD of her patterns but it just so happens that some of the embroidery files can be used in EQ6 to try on your own quilts! How cool is that!? To order your copy, visit My Craftivity Store.

Just passing along another beautiful design by Twila Richter! (The EQ6 version is on the right and the finished product is on the left.) See more of Twila’s designs in our Quilt Gallery.  

Would you like to win Dear Hannah software and some other great prizes?! Visit RETRO-Fabulous blog and enter by submitting a comment on the RETRO-Fabulous 50th Block Party post. Enter your comment by April 17. Your comment must include if you have done any of the Jane Stickle/Dear Jane blocks or any from Dear Hannah, a tip you’d share with a quilty friend & how long you’ve been working on your project. Help RETRO-Fabulous celebrate. Go to her blog and submit a comment to win! Good luck!

Announcing another EQ baby: Andrea Bishop, EQ’s webmaster/educator/ t.v. star is pregnant. Guess her due date. If your guess is the closest to the doctor’s estimated date you will win an EQ companion book of your choice. In case of duplicate answers, we will choose one winner at random. To enter, send an email with your information and answer: To: sarahshriver@electricquilt.com Subject line: Andrea’s Due Date Body: The date you are guessing Your Full Name: Your Email: Contest Ends April 30th. Good Luck!

Kelly Jackson of I Have a Notion is giving away a Quilt Design Wizard in honor of her company’s 1 Year Anniversary! Congratulations Kelly! Not only is Kelly giving away a Quilt Design Wizard but also a bunch of other fun prizes in her 30 Days of Give-a-Ways. So we wanted you all to join in the celebration, visit her blog, and enter to win some fun stuff! So how do you enter to win the Quilt Design Wizard? Visit the I Have a Notion Blog and scroll down to the March18th entry. There you will see the QDW give-a-way. You must leave a comment on this post sharing either your experience with EQ Software or telling why you would like to have an experience with EQ software. Great idea Kelly. We will be checking in to see what people have to say as well : )