February 2013

ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS

Newly republished Pieced Drawing book
Free lesson by Patti Anderson: Draw a Prairie Braid
Free EQ7 Awesome Amore project

ANNOUNCEMENTS

EQStitch Progress Report

Last month we announced EQStitch, a new digitizing plug-in for EQ7. We will be officially announcing the release of EQStitch the week of February 18th! Make sure you are subscribed to the Special Offers email to get the full announcement. Subscribe now so you don’t miss out on this special release!

EQStitch

SNEAK PEEK! The image above shows how a typical EQ drawing can turn into a machine applique, a quilting design and an embroidery design! Stay tuned…

EQ with Me: Pieced Drawing book now available!

Patti Anderson’s Pieced Drawing is back. So popular it sold out for EQ6! This book is the best Valentine gift you can give yourself. Penny says: “I’m so amazed at what I learned about drawing blocks just proofreading Patti’s book!” We’ve republished the same book, in a large-format SPIRAL edition.

Have EQ7? Don’t already have Patti’s original book? Get this one before it sells out.

Try before you buy: A Free lesson from her book! Follow Patti’s easy steps for drawing a Prairie Braid.

Romantic Designs at MyEQBoutique.com

Be our Valentine. Browse these romantic designs.

Baltimore Bliss
by Sindy Rodenmayer

I Thee Wed
by Angie Padilla

Poppies & Posies
by Erin McMorris

Hearts & Hands

But wait, have you tried our free designs, and browsed the other terrific patterns?

BlockBase Sew Along

Block 8! Check out the progress. Four more blocks to go. You can still catch up!

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CONTESTS

Ann Scott wins BlockBase New Years Contest

Ann was among those correctly answering that there are 3 blocks in BlockBase’s “New Years Day” Search category. She wins a Karen K. Stone MORE Quilts CD.

New Contest: Symmetry

How many design variations can the Symmetry tool produce on a quilt in EQ6 or EQ7? Be chosen from all correct answers and win Blending Fabrics with Photos 2 book by Mary Ellen Kranz.

To: webmaster@electricquilt.com
Subject line: Symmetry tool
Your Full Name:
Your Email:
Your guess:

Is our love reciprocal? We’d love to be nominated! (Hint!)

Who loves us? About.com is holding a Readers’ Choice Awards contest. Nominations for your “Favorite Quilting Software” are open now and will close February 11, 2013. Finalists will be announced February 19, and voting will take place for one month, ending on March 19. Winners will be announced on March 27.