Discontinued Products

Author: Brenda Papadakis This is the book that started the world-wide Dear Jane craze. It's the perfect companion to the Dear Jane quilt design CD-Rom.

Author: Gloria Hansen Finalist in USA BOOK NEWS "Best Books 2009" Awards. Gloria Hansen is the quilt world’s acknowledged go-to person for computer questions. Her book answers every question you have about using the computer – perfect for ALL quilt makers, no matter your computer skill.

NOTE: Electric Quilt 8 is the newest version of this software. Electric Quilt 6 is a full quilt design software program complete with block and quilt design tools, full user library, and capabilities beyond your dreams. Print your patterns in any size!

Author: Angie Padilla Learn to draw appliqué from a pro! Angie Padilla, creator of the My Dream House add-on for EQ, teaches you from the beginning how to draw and edit appliqué patches to create spectacular blocks. Designed for EQ6, but works perfectly with EQ7!

Author: Patti Anderson EQ6 Pieced Drawing allows EQ users to design unique blocks for any quilting need. Authored by drawing expert Patti Anderson, this book will inspire you to draw blocks like you have never done before! Designed for EQ6, but works perfectly with EQ7!

An illustrated guide to the 4,300 quilt blocks in EQ6.

Author: Angie Padilla Lesson book for Electric Quilt 7 (EQ7) software. Learn to draw appliqué from a pro! Angie Padilla teaches you from the beginning how to draw and edit appliqué patches to create spectacular blocks. If you already have Angie Padilla’s EQ6 Applique Drawing, don’t buy this book. If you don’t have it already, grab it while you can. You’ll love how it will help you draw!

Although EQ with Me companion books are written for EQ7 PC, they work as well for EQ7 Mac with only a few keystroke differences.

An Illustrated Guide to the EQ8 Library Blocks

This is a fun, uncomplicated book for any EQ8 user. In your busy lifestyle, you probably don’t have the time to sit at the computer and take a long look at every block in the EQ8 Library. This book offers an escape from the computer to a world of inspiration. So between meetings, soccer games or whatever fills your life, flip through the pages of this visually appealing book and simply enjoy the view, or use it to plan the blocks you’ll use in your next quilt.

All 6,700+ blocks are organized by category and style, just as they appear in EQ8. Each is named, illustrated and indexed. Use this book to find the blocks you want to use for your next EQ8 project. It’s so easy to use the Block Library Search tools to quickly find the blocks in EQ8.

There are up to 42 color blocks per 8.5 x 11 inch page, 216 total pages. Plus it has the popular spiral binding so pages can rotate 360 degrees and lay flat. This book makes a wonderful gift.

Quilt Design Tricks from EQ8 Experts

This book will teach you to design with the most popular tools and features in EQ8 software! Learn EQ8 quilt-design secrets directly from EQ experts. Each step-by-step lesson is like taking a class in your home. Perfect for EQ8 users at any learning stage—beginning, intermediate, or advanced. Increase your knowledge of the tools and features, discover new tricks to help make your creativity a reality, and then use all of this information as inspiration to plan and design your own amazing quilts!

This 136-page fully illustrated book has a convenient spiral binding that allows pages to rotate 360 degrees and lie flat. Written for EQ8 Windows and Mac users.

User Index of Features and Functions for EQ8 Software

The EQ8 Reference Manual is the ultimate handbook for describing all the program features, functions and tools. It gives you the essentials for understanding the EQ8 software.

This book is available as a PDF from the Help menu in the EQ8 software. It can be opened for reading or downloading to your computer. It is also available for purchase as a printed book. This entirely revised manual has 256 pages fully illustrated and in color. The convenient spiral binding allows pages to rotate 360 degrees and lay flat. For those who prefer a printed book over digital, you’ll find the EQ8 Reference Manual a useful addition to your EQ8 supplies.

Note: This book is available as a FREE PDF download for all owners of EQ8 software. The printed version is no longer available for purchase.

Requires EQ7 software. Now EQ can SEW! EQStitch is an EQ7 plug-in for designing and digitizing embroidery & machine appliqué. This auto-digitizer makes your EQ drawings come to life with embroidery, machine appliqué, quilting and redwork. Supports multiple embroidery machine formats. Includes over 500 built-in designs. Perfect for new embroidery machine owners or beginning embroiderers. Watch the videos to see if this software is for you.

Non-woven, rayon/polyester blend that feeds easily through any inkjet printer. The material is easy to see through and sew with. Perfect for crazy quilts, clothing projects, or anything you’ll be embroidering.

Available size: 8.5" x 11"
Sheets per pack: 25

Available size: 8.5" x 11"
Sheets per pack: 50

Author: Karen K. Stone A colorful pattern book from one of America's most popular quilters and teachers. Includes full patterns and instructions for 13 quilts, including 11 of Karen's most popular quilts and 2 of the New York Beauty designs she is famous for.

Requires EQ5, EQ6 or EQ7 software. Design with Karen's blocks, print foundation patterns and color with a new Fabric Library of fabrics chosen to mimic Karen's unique style.

Requires EQ7 software. This dynamic spikey design, created by repeating twelve 20-inch blocks, is quickly foundation pieced because each block is broken up into four central New York Beauty blocks, with Lily, Square, Center, Corner, and Triangle sections. Karen named the quilt after the street she lived on, in tribute to her neighborhood in Dallas. Perfect as a scrap quilt.

• Designer: Karen K. Stone
• Style: Pieced
• Finished Size: 65" x 85"

Requires EQ5, EQ6, EQ7 or EQStitch software. Play house with over 450 appliqué pieces to mix, match and make! Print template patterns at any size from your Electric Quilt software.

Requires EQ7 software. This border will finish off your New York Beauty quilt. This download includes the 4 borders as foundation patterns with complete instructions for printing the patterns and piecing together. Keep your fabrics as scrappy as you did with the quilt top. Enjoy!

• Designer: Karen K Stone
• Style: Pieced
• Finished Size: 70" x 80"

Requires EQ7 software. There are 30 New York Beauty blocks in the quilt, arranged in opposing diagonal rows. Each block is “tilted” by the placement of 4-Pointed Stars, which alternate light and dark. The New York Beauty blocks each measure 8-1/4” finished, and when the points of the Stars are added, tilting the interior block, the finished size is 10”.

• Designer: Karen K Stone
• Style: Pieced
• Finished Size: 50" x 60" (border not included)