quiltingshorttimer

As I'm learning more about my EQ7 program, one feature that I'm disappointed in is that rotary cutting directions to print out don't seem to use any techniques where you use strip pieced (i.e. for a 4 patch vs. cutting 4 individual squares), use a rectangle & 2 squares for flying geese, or a no waste method on FG, etc--basically no efficient methods. Instead it appears that the assumption is you will use templates or at the very least inefficient methods. Am I missing something here?

beaqltr

I think the purpose of the software is quilt and block design. If you design a whole quilt (filling it in with the blocks and colors/fabrics you will use, it will tell you how much fabric you need.

If you Google fabric yardage charts, you can get free charts telling you how much fabric is required for squares, strips etc.

dunster

You're correct. EQ is not good at estimating fabric (it almost always overestimates). It is a quilt design software, not a quilt making software.

ManiacQuilter2

I agree with Dunster. It is a tool to help design a quilt. The rotary cutting instruction tell you the dimensions of the pieces required to make one block. The program over estimates the fabric on most of my quilts. But it is so useful to see what your quilt will look like when finished. It makes re-sizing a quilt very simple and can turn most patterns into PP.