EQ7 just purchased and downloaded. Now what?
08-01-2017, 04:47 PM
#11
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: The Deep South near Cajun Country, USA
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It is a very large manual and most pages have color on them. Last time I did some color copies, it was close to 50 cents per page. Yikes!!!! Several years ago, I called EQ and ordered a manual for $12 plus shipping. I would check with them.
08-01-2017, 05:51 PM
#12
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: kansas
Posts: 6,407
First, view the built in tutorials. then be sure you are subscribed to the "Do You EQ" website and their newsletter website, too. They will send you tutorials on a regular basis. Plus right now if you go to their website a contributor has a series of lessons you can sign up for free (14 I think). And I highly recommend you buy (they have them marked at 25% off often so wait for that) their books on Drawing blocks, Designing a Quilt, and Applique. They have step-by-step instructions/lessons on different things and I go back to them often when i start something new I haven't played with in a while. As far as printing off the manual--not sure if it's me and manuals, but the 3 books are much more informative and user friendly. Have fun!
08-03-2017, 02:34 AM
#15
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Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 73
Kari Shell class Catch theWave is great. Send her an email and she will send you a video link each day. I am taking the classes and have learned a lot. The classes are free. I am a visual learner and it has helped me understand. I had the software for years and never used it. [email protected]
08-03-2017, 02:41 AM
#16
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Northeastern Indiana
Posts: 2,800
Thanks for this discussion. I've had mine for about 6 months and I keep going back and starting over with video # 1 and work my way though them until it clicks in my old brain. Hats off to anyone who has it down pat. Barb from Louisiana helped me some. But we do need to encourage each other and learn together.
Marcia
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08-03-2017, 03:10 AM
#17
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Boothbay Maine
Posts: 9,518
I have been on the fence about investing the money for EQ7 but I continually see wonderful designs and ideas from those who have it...I might have to cave in sooner or later. Good luck with your training experience.
08-03-2017, 03:14 AM
#18
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Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Sunny Florida, USA
Posts: 1,047
I purchased EQ for MAC computer a few years ago, opened it, got confused and never opened it again. This post has given me courage to try again. It was a lot of money spent (for mr anyway) to just sit in my computer and not be used. Will make another stab at it this morning!
08-03-2017, 03:32 AM
#19
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: western NY formerly MN, FL, NC, SC
Posts: 51,430
they have intro videos that you can watch right in the software. I watched them all in under an hour and that really helped.
I just bought it about 2 weeks ago, and have had lots of fun designing quilts just for fun, and playing around with them.
One of the things you can do is find a quilt you want to make (an easier one) and design it on the EQ ...
I've already figured out how to make my own blocks, change the layouts, change all the colours, rotate blocks, flip blocks, etc. It really is fairly simple once you get the hang of it!!!!
I had some pink and purple fabric, and played with these layouts to find one that I liked:
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Then, I took a quilt that I had already made, figured out how to make my block (arcs) and then designed the quilt in EQ7. It took me a bit longer than I would have liked, but I did it in under 2 hours ... not bad for just having it under two weeks.
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I just bought it about 2 weeks ago, and have had lots of fun designing quilts just for fun, and playing around with them.
One of the things you can do is find a quilt you want to make (an easier one) and design it on the EQ ...
I've already figured out how to make my own blocks, change the layouts, change all the colours, rotate blocks, flip blocks, etc. It really is fairly simple once you get the hang of it!!!!
I had some pink and purple fabric, and played with these layouts to find one that I liked:
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Then, I took a quilt that I had already made, figured out how to make my block (arcs) and then designed the quilt in EQ7. It took me a bit longer than I would have liked, but I did it in under 2 hours ... not bad for just having it under two weeks.
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