ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
This is the sale you’ve been waiting for!
Sale ends December 16. Not valid on previous orders. Only applicable at ElectricQuilt.com.
New Designs on MyEQBoutique.com
Think outside the square. Fresh circular patterns from My EQ Boutique.
 Owls in the Round by Christiane Wipplinger |
 Inklingo Dresden Plates by Annika Kornelis |
 Flowering Dresden Plates by Christiane Wipplinger |
 Pieced Hexies by Mickey Depre |
But wait, have you tried our free designs, and browsed the other terrific patterns?
BlockBase Sew Along
Jenny’s Sew Along is not quite at the half-way point. You can still catch up after the holidays, and link up your sewn blocks. See the finished blocks, and click the link to read the comments.
Read more about the Sew Along, and get started!
User Spotlight: Daphne Greig
Meet Daphne and see how she uses EQ7 in her pattern business.
New Books By EQ Designers Reveal Piecing Secrets
Love the title of Beth Ferrier’s newest book: Sneaky Piecing: Beth’s 20+ Tips, Tricks & Techniques for Cutting, Stitching, Pressing, Finishing & More (C&T Publishing) is out! Learn from an expert!
Sandi Blackwell’s latest is: Square-agonals 12 Easy Pieces: 12 Blocks – 2 Cuts – 1 Beautiful Quilt. Sandi invites you to “come and discover an amazingly simple way to create quilts with a diagonal setting — without adding setting and corner triangles.”
Cruise to Alaska While Learning EQ7
7-day cruise to Alaska with EQ teacher Mary Ellen Kranz, Sue Spargo, photographer Gregory Case and Rob Appel from June 9-16, 2013. Tempt yourself with more information from Deb Roberts World of Quilts Travel. Prices for the 7 day event, including workshops, begin at only $1149.
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CONTESTS
Jane Stephens Wins the Judy Martin Star Power Contest
Jane Stephens wins a Judy Martin Star Power CD. Jane correctly guessed that the number of quilt piecing diagrams in Star Power is: 61. (Plus there are 110 block diagrams!)
New Contest
Godey’s Lady’s Book was a woman’s magazine published from 1830-1898. How many quilt blocks did Godey’s publish during these years (included in BlockBase)?
To: webmaster@electricquilt.com
Subject line: Godey’s Lady’s Book
Your Full Name:
Your Email:
Your guess: Number of blocks published in Godey’s and found in BlockBase.
LESSONS & CLASSES
Bea Lee’s EQ Tutorial Tuesday
Bea Lee offers an EQ Tutorial every other Tuesday.
Hands-On EQ Classes January 2013 at Road to California
Linda Matteoti will teach two 2-day workshops offering hands-on EQ training.
Q: Linda, you are offering two workshops, (January 24-25 and January 26-27, 2013)? Are they the same?
A: The first workshop focuses on foundation (paper) piecing and the second on machine applique. There are lots of different skills involved in the two techniques, both in using EQ7 and in the actual sewing. The classes are exciting for me and for the students because they experience the entire process. The students learn to manipulate the EQ7 software, then scan their fabrics and each student builds a quilt in EQ7 using her/his own fabric. By the end of the first day students will be printing their foundation patterns or applique patterns for use in the actual sewing process. The second class day students will learn the sewing techniques involved in foundation piecing or applique, and bring their projects to life in fabric. Laptop computers are necessary, but sewing machines will be provided in the classroom.
Sounds like the perfect fun Christmas gift for any new EQ user!
Other Classes
New! Find a class easily! Search by Zip Code for EQ7 classes!
DO YOU EQ CORNER
Check out DoYouEQ.com for an EQ community of fun, free stuff, lessons and tips from the pros!
The winner this month is Red, Green & White!
Get free fabric downloads from Andover, Moda and Northcott.
Video title: Drag and Drop Blocks in EQ7
FREEBIES
Christmas Angel Quilt
Download this free beautiful quilt using an angel design from Sindy Rodenmayer. Find more angels by Sindy at MyEQBoutique.com!
Download the EQ7 Project file
Click here if you need instructions for downloading a project file.
Return of the Pecking Penguins
Back cuz you loved it. Here’s Heidi Kory’s free penguin project.
Download the EQ6 Project file
Download the EQ7 Project file
Click here if you need instructions for downloading a project file.
Bows & Boughs Project
Deck your own halls. Another design by Heidi Kory.
Download the EQ7 Project file
Click here if you need instructions for downloading a project file.
Free Project from American Quilter Magazine
Thanks to American Quilter for providing a link to a free downloadable EQ7 design file for Reiko Nakazawa’s Mini Ties and Sunrise quilt which appears in their January 2013 issue.
Gift Ideas
See the cute “babyface” Jenny made, featured in Quilts and More magazine (Winter). Jenny tells how to download the free project for this cute design.
See Heidi’s ideas for making printed EQ7 soft books for the little loves in your life.
Or print photos to display in a hoop wreath.
Barb Vlack’s Homemade Marshmallow Recipe
Your whole family will love this fluffy project. Easy and delicious! Barb Vlack’s marshmallow recipe is an EQ tradition. Get the PDF recipe.
Links We Love
Regina Grewe’s Free Patterns
Angie Padilla’s EQ7 BOM
Judy Butcher’s Daily Virtual Quilt
Diane Anderson’s Monthly Desktop Calendar
Glynis Thompson’s Patchworkmaniac’s Blog
Coming Next Month…
New fun and projects for a New Year
Victorian Puzzle lesson
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