Electric Quilt

Electric Quilt

From Running Stitch - A QSOS Podcast by Quilt Alliance

January 29, 2024 · 45 min · Season 4 · Episode 2

About this episode

This episode explores the invention of Electric Quilt software and its impact on quiltmaking, featuring an interview with co-founder Penny McMorris.

We're back with our second episode of Season 4! We're continuing our focus on the intersection of technology and quiltmaking, but this time, we're going digital. We're exploring the backstory and invention of Electric Quilt , the leading quilt design software that's been changing how quilters create their work for more than 30 years. Join us for a conversation with Penny McMorris, co-founder of The Electric Quilt Company, and a key player of the late twentieth century's quilt revival. We'll hear how Penny and her husband Dean Neumann created Electric Quilt software, listen to snippets from quilters across the decades about how they use EQ to design their quilts, and reflect on Penny's journey through quilt history, hosting a PBS television show, and designing software specifically for quiltmakers. This episode of Running Stitch is sponsored by A New Deal for Quilts , a book and accompanying exhibit up now through April 2024 at the International Quilt Museum by Running Stitch host, Janneken Smucker.

People in this episode

Host: Janneken Smucker

Guest: Penny McMorris

Topics covered

  • technology in quiltmaking
  • Electric Quilt software
  • quilt design
  • quilt history
  • interview with Penny McMorris

Keywords

  • Electric Quilt
  • quilt design software
  • Penny McMorris
  • quilt history
  • technology in quilting
  • quilt revival
  • A New Deal for Quilts

Sponsors

A New Deal for Quilts

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Electric Quilt Company, PBS, International Quilt Museum

Books & works: A New Deal for Quilts

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