Electric Quilt 8 (EQ8) Quilt Design Software

Electric Quilt 8 (EQ8) is the quilt design software quilters reach for when they want to see the finished quilt before a single cut is made. Design quilts, blocks and layouts on screen, audition fabrics in the actual quilt, and print with confidence — that's why EQ has been the industry's go-to design software for professionals and everyday quilters alike.

EQ8 arrives with a friendlier, redesigned interface and more than 40 new and updated features, including thousands of built-in block designs and fabrics. The fabric tools are the part users gush about: import and edit your own fabrics, then watch them appear across your design exactly as they'll look sewn — a feature Electric Quilt first introduced in 1999 and has perfected with every version since. Fabric designers and pattern makers use the same tools in their own design process.

Start with the software, go deeper with the book

The EQ8 software is delivered as a download license you claim, download and install — no waiting on a disc. Once you're designing, A Deep Dive into Electric Quilt 8: Fabrics, Panels & Photos takes you further into the fabric importing and editing tools, so the quilts you preview on screen match the quilts you sew.

New to quilt design software? Start with EQ8 itself. Already designing and want your fabric previews to work harder? The Deep Dive book was written for exactly that.