Behind the Mouse: The Electric Quilt Blog

Welcome to the first EQ8 Block Spotlight post of 2024! 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: Summer Winds Where to find it: 01 Classic Pieced >Nine Patch Design ideas to get you started My first quilt uses a custom set layout. With this layout I could offset the blocks the way I needed to for the look I was envisioning. Fabrics are from the True Blue collection by Maureen Cracknell for Art Gallery Fabrics. For my second quilt, I edited the Summer Winds block to delete some of the piecing in the center of the block. This gave me a larger square patch in the center where

Thanks to everyone who participated in last month’s design challenge! Despite the busyness of the holiday season, you all were able to share such stunning quilts! Check out the submissions we received here. Winner One winner was randomly selected. Congratulations to…. Winner: Carolyn Albright 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 Cotton Tails from QT Fabrics is January’s Fabric of the Month! Download the collection and enter in our design challenge for another chance to win some fabric!

This contest is now closed. Winners announced here! Happy New Year! Let’s celebrate 2024 with some free fabric! January’s Fabric of the Month is Cotton Tails by Morris Creative Group for QT Fabrics! Featuring whimsical bunnies intricately illustrated in soft delicate colors, Cotton Tails by the Morris Creative Group are fabrics that will capture your imagination! Equally appropriate for sweetly sophisticated juvenile projects or home dec, Cotton Tails is sure to inspire you! Anchored by two patch panels, this robust 14-piece group also includes coordinating tossed, all over and low volume prints. Cotton Tails is available at your local independent quilt shop. A bundle of these fabrics will be given away to three lucky winners! Submit your EQ design featuring Cotton Tails 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 current Fabric of the Month AND comment

Thanks everyone for voting! The winning color scheme is letter B! As promised here are the details on the fun, year-long blog series for next year… It’s a Sew-Along with the EQ staff! Lots of us are quilters but some of us are not. To give everyone a chance to learn more about quilting we’re each sewing a block that will then be made into a quilt. Each month one staff member will be featured along with their block. (It just so happens we have 12 employees!) You can sew along with us and make your own version of the quilt (download the EQ8 project here), or just follow our journey through the blog posts and get to know a little more about the people behind EQ! Each staff member will get to choose how they’d like to construct their block and we may even have a special guest appearance

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: Snowy Pine Where to find it: 02 Contemporary Pieced > Trees Design ideas to get you started I had to use December for the opportunity to design one last Christmas quilt this year! This is a 4×4 horizontal layout and I used the Symmetry tool to find this arrangement of blocks. I drew my own snowflake motif to use in the wide border. It’s a simple version of the snowflakes I made in this lesson: Making Snowflakes with EQ8′s WreathMaker I went with a modern, moody look for my second quilt. Again, this is a

We’re planning a new fun, year-long blog series next year, but for now, the details are a secret. However, we’re letting YOU choose the color scheme for the event! Add your vote to the comments below and we’ll let you know which one wins (and the rest of the details) later this month! Voting ends December 14th at noon EST.   UPDATE: The winner and details have been announced! Check out this blog post for details!        

We loved seeing the colorful entries come in for the Rooville challenge! Check out the beautiful entries we received here. Thanks to all who participated! Winners Two winners were selected by fabric designer Kimberly Einmo and the Benartex team! Congratulations to…. Winner 1 (Kimberly’s Pick): Amanda Riddle Winner 2 (Benartex’s Pick): Marlu Allan 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 Vintage by Sweetwater for Moda is December’s Fabric of the Month! Download the collection and enter in our design challenge for another chance to win some fabric!