Behind the Mouse: The Electric Quilt Blog

Once you create a block and quilt layout, the next step is to quilt the layout.  Sometimes you have no idea what would look good for a quilting stitch.  EQ8 can help us decide how to quilt a design by matching a block layout pattern with a quilt stencil. EQ has loads of stencils built into the library but they may not match exactly what you have designed for a quilt block.  You can use your block drawing as a start for creating the stencil. Open your EQ8 by double-clicking onto the logo on the desktop.  When the program opens name a new project file “PRACTICE STENCILS”. Click on the block worktable icon and select NEW BLOCK>Pieced>EasyDraw for the block worktable. On the properties bar for the block worktable, use the default size of 6 x 6 inches and snaps at 12 x 12. Click on the grid tool to

Time to share our 3222 blocks for the BlockBase+ Sew Along! Here’s mine: My block finishes at 6″ and I used the foundation printout to make the block. BlockBase+ Sew Along Review Let’s take a few minutes to look at how much we’re learned and accomplished together through this sew along! BLOCK 1 We learned how to navigate around the BlockBase+ screen and how to print a rotary cutting chart with Block 1273. BLOCK 2 With Block 2898, we tried out the different display options and printed the templates. BLOCK 3 We used all the fantastic Search options and printed the foundation pattern for Block 1638. BLOCK 4 For Block 785.7, we used Zoom in the Block Toolbar and learned about the Block print option. BLOCK 5 We explored the export options and Help buttons with Block 1915b and reviewed how to use the SVG export with a digital cutter.

The Electric Quilt Company is 30! The Electric Quilt Company’s Story – How It All Began We’re celebrating 30 years! Since the pearl is the traditional symbol for 30 years, we’re sharing EQ Pearls of Wisdom from our friends! See all Pearls of Wisdom posts. We hope you enjoy the tips and tricks you learn along the way and discover some new quilters or catch up with your favorites! Also, we’d love to hear about YOUR journey with EQ so feel free to tell us your story in the comments on any post! A big THANK YOU to all our customers for your support over the years. We’re looking forward to many more!  This week’s featured friend: Jan Allston! Tell us a bit about yourself Jan! I started quilting in 2008, having sewn all my life and found EQ5 on sale at a quilt show in the UK.  The Man from Rio –

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. Whether you’re a brand new EQ8 user or a seasoned pro, come join in the fun! This month’s block: Mosaic, No. 19 Where to find it: 01 Classic Pieced > Antique Mosaics Design ideas to get you started I made a quick video on how I built the first quilt. This is just for fun and inspiration! No need to follow the same steps as I did to make your quilt. The best part of Block Spotlight posts are seeing everyone’s creative use of the same block! NOTE: This video does not have any audio. For my second quilt, I edited the block to the Block Worktable and drew a diagonal line from the

The Electric Quilt Company is 30! The Electric Quilt Company’s Story – How It All Began We’re celebrating 30 years! Since the pearl is the traditional symbol for 30 years, we’re sharing EQ Pearls of Wisdom from our friends! See all Pearls of Wisdom posts. We hope you enjoy the tips and tricks you learn along the way and discover some new quilters or catch up with your favorites! Also, we’d love to hear about YOUR journey with EQ so feel free to tell us your story in the comments on any post! A big THANK YOU to all our customers for your support over the years. We’re looking forward to many more!  This week’s featured friend: Sarah Maxwell! Tell us a bit about yourself Sarah! I’m a Marcus Fabrics designer, quilt teacher, author, and pattern designer. Finding ways to create a quilt design that looks complex but is achievable and easy

It’s time for Block 8 in the BlockBase+ Sew Along! We’ve made it to the last block post. Thanks to all who have sewed along with me the last few months! I hope you’ve enjoyed getting to know the new BlockBase+ software through this sew along. Don’t have the BlockBase+ software yet? Find the BlockBase+ software here > Here on the blog, click Categories > Sew Alongs > BlockBase+ Sew Along 2021 to find all the sew along posts. The features we go over in this lesson are included in the BlockBase+ update. This is a free update for BB+ owners to add some new features and fix a few bugs. If you have not updated to the newest version of BB+ yet, please visit the Updates page and follow the directions to download and install. Double-click the BlockBase+ icon to open the software (close the Getting Started window, if

Time to share our 2564 blocks for the BlockBase+ Sew Along! Here’s mine: My block finishes at 12″ and I used the foundation printout to make the block. To Link Up Your Photo When you post your photo below, please tell us what size you made the block, which printout you used from BlockBase+, and anything else you’d like to share about the block! Scroll down to the comment form at the end of this post. Fill in your info and then click Browse to include the image of your sewn block. *Please only post a photo of your sewn 2564 block.* Come back to the blog on Monday, July 5 to find out which block we’ll be sewing next!