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EQUINOX MYSTERY CONTINUES
Clues continue... read Episode 2 of our new EQuinox Mystery. Then continue on with Lesson 2.
PREVIOUS MYSTERY QUILT STORY AND LESSONS
Our previous EQ "Mystery of the Missing Quilt," is still up. If you are just joining us, start here with Skylights Episode 1 and Skylights Lesson 1.
 New contest!
EQ THE MOUSE HUNT
EQ the ("he's so vain") Mouse has hidden his picture throughout the EQ Web site. How many can you find? See our contest rules and prize list including EQ the Mouse pins, books and EQ products. Contest ends August 31, 2008. Everyone who enters will receive a free EQ project.
STASHtimation CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Congratulations to the winners of last month’s STASHtimation contest who each won STASH Spring 2008 for coming closest to guessing the total number of fabrics in all 18 editions of our STASH product. Thanks to all of you nearly 1000 entrants! The correct answer for how many fabrics have been scanned since 1999 for Stash Editions 1 through 18 is:
91,563.
ASK EQ THE MOUSE!
Long-time mascot, , EQ the Mouse, invites you to submit EQ questions for his column "Ask EQ." Email questions to Tech Support. Put "Ask EQ" in the subject line. He'll answer your question, and perhaps you'll make his monthly Q & A column. Read it here.
VISIT OUR NEW BLOG
Our blog has new EQ-interest entries almost every day. Be sure you're seeing all the tips EQ Webmaster Andrea has added to our EQ blog:
Drawing LeMoynish blocks
Drawing tessellations
Aligning to edge in PatchDraw
Half-circles for scalloped borders
Let us know if you post EQ stuff on *your* blog so we can link. Also, send us info about what EQ stuff you're up to. We'd love to brag about you!
Send an email to penny@electricquilt.com and let us know.
SIGN UP FOR FALL EQ6 AND DIGITAL CLASSES IN HOUSTON
July is the time to sign up for EQ classes with Fran Gonzalez, Barb Vlack, Katrina Hamer or Mary Ellen Kranz -- taught during the International Quilt Festival in Houston, Texas from October 27 – November 2, 2008. Check out these great classes. Registration is done by Quilts, Inc. (www.quilts.com) On the Quilts Inc. site, click the side link beneath "Quilt Festival" for "Order the class catalogue."
FREE VIEWERS
Want to see a self-running show of your own EQ projects? Download a free project viewer:
Download "EQ6 Show" if you have EQ6. It will show any EQ3, EQ4, EQ5 and EQ6 projects you've made.
Download "EQ5 Show" if you only have EQ5. It will show any EQ3, EQ4 & EQ5 projects you have made.
EQ FORUMS
The new EQ Forums are up! Visit the EQ Forums and register, then you can ask questions and get answers from EQ staff, authors and other EQ users right on the EQ web site.
CLUB EQ REMINDER
ClubEQ is a free monthly challenge organized by EQ-author, Barb Vlack. To participate, send in a project (EQ5 or EQ6) with 1-2 quilts to penny@electricquilt.com that follow the challenge theme and ClubEQ rules. Imagine getting 50 to 100 quilts for just submitting one.
Remember, entries for the current "Quilt Label" challenge are due June 30, 2008.
The challenge for July is on Nursery Rhymes, so don't forget to send in your project by July 31, 2008 for that.
DOWNLOAD MORE FREE FABRIC
This month's download is "Laurel Burch" fabrics. Choose either to download a Library file or a Project file. Be sure to follow the easy steps provided. Then vote for next month's fabric.
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FRESH WAYS WITH PHOTOS
Want to become a fabric designer? Pick up your digital camera, a package of printable fabric and get snapping and printing. Look how staff-member, Margaret used flower and fern photos from the EQ Photo Library. Imagine what fabric you could create. Then read Joe Hesch’s tips on making your image last.
FREE "THREE LITTLE KITTENS" PROJECT FOR EQ6
We loved Carolyn Laukkonen's project from last month's ClubEQ challenge "THREE" so much we asked if she'd share it with you. It's for a wall-hanging, but you can make it larger. Download the 3 Kittens EQ6 Project. Carolyn is the wonderful artist who offers you a free desktop calendar for your computer desktop each month (See below).
FREE DESKTOP CALENDAR
Date-challenged? Download Carolyn Laukkonen's free calendar onto your computer desktop. Find complete instructions, and a wonderful new calendar each month. While there, click her site map to find the EQ projects she shares.
Or check out the beautiful calendars Diane Anderson designs just for you.
DO YOU HAVE FREE EQ PROJECTS OR PATTERNS TO SHARE ON YOUR WEB SITE?
Let us know and we'll list you on the Project Sharing page. Just email our webmaster with the necessary links and information and ask for your site to be considered for inclusion on that page.
CLUB EQ CHALLENGE AND ROUND ROBINS
Looking for inspiration? See what others create with EQ. Check out previous clubEQ challenges, featuring Birds & Flowers and Three!, and the recent Round Robins.
MAIL-LIST FOR MAC EQ-ERS
Are you running your EQ on a Mac? Then you may want to subscribe to the free EQonMacs Yahoo group, run by Sheila Williams. For more information, contact Sheila at Sheila@SheilaWilliams.com.
WANT TO START AN EQ CLUB?
Download our "Planning an EQ Club" PDF file (PDF file). See what you need to get started, how to organize and get topic ideas. The Mystery Quilt would make a great club project.
ARE YOU TEACHING EQ?
If you are teaching EQ classes, don't forget to let our webmaster know the date, time and location of your classes so we can list them on our web site.
EQ CLASSES
Want a hands-on EQ class? See who's teaching, what's being taught, and where.
FREE EQ6 WEB BUTTONS
Show your EQ spirit by adding an EQ6 button to your web site!
TECH SUPPORT
A reminder that you can see answers to our most Frequently Asked Questions right on the EQ Web site. See EQ6 questions here. See EQ5 questions here.
NEWSLETTER ARCHIVES
New to this newsletter? See earlier issues here. Scroll down to see direct links to interviews and projects you may have missed.
COMING NEXT MONTH
* More "Ask EQ" questions and answers
* 10 free quilting designs from Quiltmaker Quilting Stencils Volume 5
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