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EARLY NEWSLETTER
Some of the EQ staff are off to Houston this week, so we're sending the newsletter a bit early. If you're coming to Quilt Market or Quilt Festival, stop by our booth #1453.
EQUINOX MYSTERY CONTINUES
In Episode 6 Mitzi chases down clues in a Laundromat. And Lesson 6 has you working more on borders 6 & 7 of your quilt.
EQuinox is so popular there's now a whole Yahoo group devoted to it, run by teacher Sheila Williams. Here's the link to join the group.
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 Lesson 1.
 INTERVIEW WITH DESIGNER ANDREA BISHOP
Come "behind the scenes at EQ" as we talk to EQ-staffer, Andrea Bishop, about her new Kaleidoscope Collection CD of 500 foundation kaleidoscopes and more... much more... Discover how Andrea went from working in a video store to becoming a video star!
FREE KALEIDOSCOPE COLLECTION PROJECT
Download a free project of blocks from our new Kaleidoscope Collection. See for yourself why there's been buzz about this newest EQ5 and EQ6-compatible collection.
Click here to download the EQ5 project.
Click here to download the EQ6 project.
KALEIDOSCOPE COLLECTOR'S CLUB
Month 1 of our 12-month activity club for owners of Kaleidoscope Collection CD starts now. Try out the November "Twisting Daisies" lesson.
 QUILTERS NEWSLETTER FEATURES DIGITAL ESSENTIALS BOOK
Read an excerpt from Gloria Hansen's new Digital Essentials book in the November 2008 issue of Quilters Newsletter. Gloria's article, "Digital Entries 101" tells you exactly what you need to know to enter a quilt show via email.
Read about the article on the blog.
See what others are saying about Digital Essentials.
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.
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). See what you need to get started, how to organize and get topic ideas. The Mystery Quilt would make a great club project.
VISIT OUR NEW BLOG
New EQ-related blog topics are added almost daily.
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 tell us your EQ news.
DOWNLOAD MORE FREE FABRIC
This month's download is "Wintery Pales". 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.
NEWSLETTER ARCHIVES
New to this newsletter? See earlier issues here. Scroll down to see direct links to interviews and projects you may have missed.
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IT'S A GIRL! EQ'S SARA WOODWARD'S NEW BABY
The EQ family grows, with our fourth baby of 2008. Sara Woodward and husband Josh welcomed Elizabeth Virginia (Ellie) on September 24th. We got to meet little Ellie a few days ago (on October 16th), when Sara and Josh surprised us with an EQ visit. Stork watch: Jenny at EQ is due in March, 2009.
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.
The challenge for November is on using the EQ6 Random Recolor tool. Don't forget to send in your project by November 5, 2008 for that.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
COMING NEXT MONTH
* More "Ask EQ" questions and answers
* Part 2 of Kaleidoscope Collectors plus another mystery lesson. |
