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INTERVIEW WITH DEB KARASIK
We asked EQ-designer Deb Karasik, author of Quilts with Attitude, how she uses EQ to create her spikey masterpieces, and in the process discovered how she nearly "slept with the spiders."
 KALEIDOSCOPE COLLECTOR'S CLUB
Learn color theory from Andrea in her Month 7 lesson for owners of her Kaleidoscope Collection CD. If you're just joining, start with Months 1 - 6 here. Next month the secret sewing project will be revealed!
FABRIC DESIGNER ERIN MCMORRIS RESPONDS TO OUR CHALLENGE
Last month's ClubEQ challenge was designing with virtual swatches of the new Wildwood fabric line by Erin McMorris. This month Erin responds to the challenge, picking out quilts for special mention in our first-ever "designer feedback" for ClubEQ. (You can also read our interview with Erin from 2007.)
FREE WILDWOOD FABRIC PROJECT
Here's your chance to download some Erin McMorris/Wildwood virtual fabric swatches. Design with them in EQ6 even before this FreeSpirit line hits store shelves in May/June 2009 or appears in Spring 2009 STASH. Click here to download the EQ6 project file.
PATTI ANDERSON'S PINEAPPLE-DRAWING TIP
An EQ Forum question asking how to draw Pineapple blocks luckily caught the eye of drawing wizard, Patti Anderson, author of EQ6 Pieced Drawing. Knowing pictures help, Patti created a mini-lesson on her web site.
FREE PROJECT FROM DONNA WESTERKAMP
EQ designer, Donna Westerkamp, shares her Fish Tank project (so named because she used fish fabric) with you here. Visit Donna's blog to learn more about her.
FREE PROJECTS FROM REGINA GREWE
Regina, a German EQ designer, offers wonderful patterns to download as EQ6 projects. Bookmark her site and check back monthly to get new patterns from her on-going series on Birds.
VISIT JUDY BUTCHER'S BLOG FOR INSPIRATION
We like visiting Judy Butcher's blog often just to see what new EQ quilt she's designed for the day.
FREE BALTIMORE BLISS BOM & THIMBLE QUILT FROM SINDY RODENMAYER
EQ6-designer Sindy Rodenmayer has a beautiful new appliqué block pattern for you each month in her 2009 BOM. Visit her site for the May block, which goes up in early May.
Ready for Father's day next month? Sindy's "Laundry Time" block of boxer shorts on a clothes line is a perfect idea for dad. Her PDF includes patterns for shirts and shorts.
FREE MYSTERY BOM FROM GUDRUN
Gudrun, from Belgium, has started a Mystery Block of the Month for 2009 that she would like to share.
Here is Block #1
Here is Block #2
Here is Block #3
Here is Block #4
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.
PREVIOUS MYSTERY QUILT STORIES AND LESSONS
Learn EQ5 or EQ6 by working through our 2 different Mystery Quilt series: If you are just joining us, start here with Skylights Episode 1 and Skylights Lesson 1 and work through these 12 lessons and episodes.
Then work through the EQuinox mystery, starting with EQuinox Episode 1 and EQuinox Lesson 1.
Show us your quilts! Have you made one of our Mystery quilts? We want to see your quilt or top. Email us a photo and we'll post it in our mystery gallery: Skylight mystery quilts, EQuinox mystery quilts
WANT TO START YOUR OWN EQ CLUB?
Download our "Planning an EQ Club" 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.
ClubEQ REMINDER
ClubEQ is a free monthly challenge organized by EQ-author, Barb Vlack. To participate, send in a project 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. April's challenge is almost over - submit your "Speak your Piece" quilt now.
Next month, Barb is bringing back the very popular "Recipes" challenge. Visit the ClubEQ page in a few days to see the example quilts and directions. |
 STASH 20th EDITION CONTEST for STASH COLLECTORS
Attention STASH collectors! Ten chances to win a free copy of our newest STASH! We're looking for anyone who owns all previous 19 editions of our STASH fabric CD. Do you? Then email us a picture of you with the CDs and if you're among the first 10 people to do so, you'll be shown on our blog and win a free 20th edition STASH Spring 2009 CD, new this month.
To enter, email your photo
To: penny@electricquilt.com
Subject line: STASH 20
PRE-ORDER OUR NEW SPRING PRODUCTS
Amy Butler Softwares, Quiltmaker Volume 6, and Stash 20 Spring 2009 are all available to pre-order on our website. We will begin shipping around May 15th or 18th.
DOWNLOAD MORE FREE FABRIC
This month's download is "Southwestern." 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.
NEW CONNECTING THREADS FABS AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD
Connecting Threads has made their own fabric collections available especially for EQ6 users! Find the collections here, click a collection to find the download icon. Each download gives you a zipped file containing a collection of fabric, plus instructions for copying them right into My Library. No need for linking!
NEW MODA FABS AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD
Moda has new fabrics available to download as individual jpeg files, ready for EQ6. Visit Moda's site, click any brown dot in front of a fabric name, download to your computer (remember where it goes), then go to LIBRARIES > Fabric Library > Import > From Image Files and import the fabric. Add the fabric to your Sketchbook and use it, or save the fabric in My Library (see pages 143 and 144 in the EQ6 User Manual) to use in future projects. If you need complete steps, EQ the Mouse addresses them in one of his Ask EQ columns.
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.
FREE QUILTED DESKTOPS & CALENDARS
Carolyn Laukkonen offers you a series of quilted desktops to choose from. Choose a favorite, or switch them monthly. Download onto your computer desktop. Find complete instructions on her site.
Or check out the beautiful calendars from 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.
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.
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 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.
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.
EQ6 UPDATE
If you own EQ6, download and install the free EQ6 Update which makes EQ6 run faster and smarter. You'll know you're updated if in EQ6 you click HELP > About EQ6 and see "Build 2."
VISIT OUR BLOG
New EQ-related blog topics are added almost daily. See how Leslie Hagood used EQ to design her version of an historic old quilt.
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 love to brag about you! Send an email to penny@electricquilt.com and tell us your EQ news.
COMING NEXT MONTH
* Winners in our STASH 20th edition contest.
* An interview with pattern designer Cherri House of Cherry House Quilts. |
