EQ
#11
I have EQ5 and I'm extremely happy with it. I've designed more quilts since getting the program than I ever had the whole time I have been quilting. I also suck at figuring out how big I have to cut my strips for rotary cutting and EQ figures that out for me. I say it does over estimate on the fabric yardage (even if you're counting in a little extra in case of cutting screw ups), but that's only a minor problem compared to how much it helps with my creativity.
#13
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Central NJ
Posts: 5,572
I have EQ 5, I think. Really like it. I don't use it to it's fullest potential by any stretch of the imagination but I do like it for what I use it for and find it is bascially fairly easy to use. If I were more creative I'm sure it would be a much more powerful tool. And I've not felt the need to upgrade either as a couple of others have said.
#14
I have and use EQ5 and have never felt the need nor could I justify the expense of upgrading. That said, I use it all the time. My quilt or wallhanging is on the screen while I am sewing and designs are tweaked all the time before I actually commit fabric to a project. I never worry about importing fabrics since I just pick a typical fabric and change the colorway so it kind of looks like what I have and go for it. It's not easy to use a "custom" setting in EQ5, but I have. I'm not really a quilt designer so I don't often go there. I've gotten excited about many quilts only to lose interest once I put them in EQ. My new project is to make a small block sampler quilt to see if I will like the result. Taking the time to get it in EQ will save me much grief or spur me forward-we'll see.
#16
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Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 4,688
I had EQ4, then 5, then 6 now 7 and loved them (though there are a number of quilts I have had to do on graph paper because I could not do them in EQ. I also have Block Base and love it since it gives me oodles of possibilities.
#17
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Utah
Posts: 8,847
Originally Posted by abc123retired
designs are tweaked all the time before I actually commit fabric to a project. . . I've gotten excited about many quilts only to lose interest once I put them in EQ.
#18
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Join Date: Jul 2009
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Originally Posted by quiltsRfun
Originally Posted by abc123retired
designs are tweaked all the time before I actually commit fabric to a project. . . I've gotten excited about many quilts only to lose interest once I put them in EQ.