Behind the Mouse: The Electric Quilt Blog

EQ is making a quilt! We’ve added some new employees recently, so we wanted to make sure everyone knows how to sew and quilt. Each month, we’re featuring one staff member and their block in the quilt. (Perfect since we have 12 staff members!) If you’d like to sew along and get more details about the project, check them out here.   This month we’re featuring Olivia!   Olivia started working at EQ in the summer of 2020 for a college co-op before eventually joining full time in 2022. She’s part of the marketing team and coordinates projects like social media, trade shows, Fabric of the Month, and recently Stash add-ons. So all of the fabric images you see in our new fabric downloads, are thanks to her! Olivia says, “I love working in a creative environment, and it’s very fulfilling to know our software is really helping quilters bring

Welcome to the EQ8 Block Spotlight! Each month we highlight a block from the EQ8 Block Library with a few design ideas. Then we want you to show us what you can do with the block. We hope these posts will inspire you to try something new and expand your EQ skills! This month’s block: Feathered Star in Star Where to find it: 01 Classic Pieced > Feathered Stars Design ideas to spark your creativity July always puts me in the mood for red, white, and blue! This quilt started with the On-Point Medallions – 28 layout from the Layout Library. I set the Feathered Star in Star block in the large center space and added 5 borders. The quilt is colored with fabrics from the Salute collection by Andover Fabrics. This collection is available in the Stash 2024 Download 01 add-on. It’s not as easy to pick out the

If you haven’t looked, go see all the amazing entries we received for June’s design challenge here! Thanks to all who participated, we loved seeing what you designed! Winner One winner was randomly selected. Congratulations to…. Winner: Pam Richard Honorable Mentions Don’t forget to look at all the amazing submissions to this challenge. Here are a few honorable mentions! More Chances to Win Blooming Color from Benartex is July’s Fabric of the Month! Download the collection and enter our design challenge for another chance to win some fabric!

This contest is now closed. Winner is announced here! It’s time for another EQ Design Challenge! July’s Fabric of the Month is Blooming Color by Wolff Paper for Benartex. Nature in modern style – that is Blooming Color! The sunny floral prints come in a wide range of scales, and the snazzy coordinates have a fresh retro vibe. The shades of pink, lime and aqua are accented with pops of bright red, green and turquoise to add drama to this fabric collection. The great variety of the line leads to unlimited design possibilities and a beautiful way to surround yourself with warmth and delight all year long. A bundle of these fabrics will be given away to one lucky winner! Submit your EQ design featuring Blooming Color below…all instructions and contest details are in this post. Good luck! To enter In order to enter for the giveaway you must submit a quilt using the

EQ is making a quilt! We’ve added some new employees recently, so we wanted to make sure everyone knows how to sew and quilt. Each month, we’re featuring one staff member and their block in the quilt. (Perfect since we have 12 staff members!) If you’d like to sew along and get more details about the project, check them out here. This month we’re featuring Linda! Linda does a lot of different things related to serving our customers. From assembling and shipping our products to EQ customers, quilt shops, and distributors, to problem solving over the phone, through emails, or live chat. She says she likes working here because, “Each day (of my 14 years here) has been different! I enjoy the people. Both my coworkers and our customers!“   Linda is a quilter! She says, “My mom taught me to sew as a young girl, starting with easy to

Welcome to the EQ8 Block Spotlight! Each month we highlight a block from the EQ8 Block Library with a few design ideas. Then we want you to show us what you can do with the block. We hope these posts will inspire you to try something new and expand your EQ skills! This month’s block: Crazy Fan Where to find it: 03 Foundation Pieced > Crazy Blocks – Misc. Design ideas to spark your creativity I used the featured block in the border of my first quilt. I decided to fully embrace the “crazy”  and choose blocks from the Crazy Blocks – Simple section for the center of the quilt. My second quilt uses the On-Point Medallions – 2 design from the Layout Library. I used the Search >> By Color option in the Fabric Library to add a selection of blues to my project. What would you design with

May’s design challenge was full of so many creative and beautiful quilts! Be sure to see all the entries we received here. Thanks to all who participated! Winners Two winners were randomly selected. Congratulations to…. Winner 1: Bethany Brandtman Winner 2: Anja Clyke Honorable Mentions Don’t forget to look at all the amazing submissions to this challenge. Here are a few honorable mentions! More Chances to Win At Day’s End by Sarah Maxwell for Andover is June’s Fabric of the Month! Download the collection and enter our design challenge for another chance to win some fabric!