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EQUINOX MYSTERY CONTINUES
In Episode 5, Mitzi poses as an apartment hunter. And Lesson 5 has you adding borders 6 & 7 to 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.
 *NEW* KALEIDOSCOPE COLLECTION FOR EQ5 AND EQ6 COMING NEXT MONTH
Andrea Bishop, EQ's "TV star," has been busy drawing over 500 foundation-pieceable kaleidoscope blocks: compasses, stars, flowers, snowflakes, and more. Read about Kaleidoscope Collection on our blog. This new EQ5 and EQ6 add-on product is coming in October.
EQ AUTHOR MARY ELLEN KRANZ INTERVIEWED BY COREL
We just found this profile of Mary Ellen Kranz posted on Corel Corporation's web site. Read the article about Mary Ellen's first book (now sold-out). See more about Mary Ellen's all-new sequel, Blending Photos with Fabrics 2.
INTERVIEW WITH DESIGNER RANAE MERRILL
Designer and EQer, RaNae Merrill, has a cool new book appearing this month (the accompanying CD tells how to draw spirals in EQ). Learn more about RaNae, her book, Simply Amazing Spiral Quilts, and the “Spiromaniacs” who designed with her. You may want to become a Spiromaniac too!
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.
FREE PATTERNS FROM SINDY RODENMAYER
Looking for patterns? Sindy Rodenmayer's FatCat Pattern site has dozens of great patterns all ready to download as PDF files. Choose from categories on her site. Thanks for sharing your beautiful work, Sindy!
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.
DOWNLOAD MORE FREE FABRIC
This month's download is "Walk in the Woods". 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.
VISIT OUR NEW BLOG
Recent entries will show you where you can see EQ's Andrea Bishop this fall. 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.
Look at the landscape project long-time EQer Daphne Stewart wrote us about!
We'd love to brag about you! Send an email to penny@electricquilt.com and tell us your EQ news.
EQ THE MOUSE HUNT WINNERS
Congratulations to the winners of our recent contest:
First Place: D. Kathy Willis, who found all 27 pictures.
Second Place: Barbara Sokol
Third Place (1): Kari Bauer
Third Place (2): Sara Weber
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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 DIGITAL ESSENTIALS BOOK PICKED BY QUILTING ARTS MAGAZINE
Our brand-new Digital Essentials, by Gloria Hansen, won a nod by the editors of QUILTING ARTS magazine as an Editors' Pick! They said "Because Gloria knows both computers and quilting, she can tell you what you need to know and why. Working with this book is like having a kindly expert sitting right beside you, guiding you through the digital maze." See more about Digital Essentials. Read a free chapter from this book.
SIGN UP FOR FALL EQ6 AND DIGITAL CLASSES IN HOUSTON
Our Computer Lab still has some classes open during Quilt Festival in Houston from October 27 - November 2, 2008. Check out these great classes. Registration is done by Quilts, Inc. (www.quilts.com) On the Quilts, Inc. site, click the side link beneath "Quilt Festival" for "Order the class catalogue."
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 this month's Ask EQ column.
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.
Carol Anne Clasper has two free EQ projects to download from her web site.
BLOCK OF THE MONTH BY NANCY RINK
Award-winning designer and Do You EQ? artist Nancy Rink has a neat block of the month going on her web site that started in July. Download the PDFs for the first three blocks from the "Building Blocks" quilt on the bottom-right of her 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.
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.
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
* Sneak peek at our exciting new Kaleidoscope Collection CD of over 500 foundation-pieceable blocks, plus an interview with its designer, Andrea Bishop.
* But wait! There's more: Next month we'll start a new, year-long club called "Kaleidoscope Collectors".
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