Upgrade to EQ7-- Do I or don't I??
#51
Originally Posted by crazicorn
Originally Posted by sewcrafty
Have you guys done the lessons in the book or just tried it on your own? I got soooo discouraged at myself when I just started playing with it without doing the lessons. Finally decided, OK if I want to use this, bite the bullet and do the lessons. They have been soooo useful. Then I re-watched some of the videos and its really all coming together. Also, if you have anything that you can't figure out, you can call EQ and they'll assist you.
I went and pre-ordered EQ7. Some of what the new enhancements are were too much for me to pass up!!! Its suppose to be easier than EQ6, as was EQ6 is easier than EQ5.
Have I made you more confused!!! :? Sorry! :-D :-D
I went and pre-ordered EQ7. Some of what the new enhancements are were too much for me to pass up!!! Its suppose to be easier than EQ6, as was EQ6 is easier than EQ5.
Have I made you more confused!!! :? Sorry! :-D :-D
Anyway, the more I work with the program, the more potential for us I'm seeing and ideas I'm getting. I've got the start of the large star quilt set up but am going to redo it. I did the lesson as set up but have a few ideas of my own and think I'm about ready to set up the star quilt at least. You just can't be afraid of it and yes, you do need to do those lessons and I've that book that was recommended earlier by someone in this exchange is a wonderful book to use. I hope they have one for 7 but I'm getting the impression that the books they currently have no can easily work with 7 which I find interesting. I know the lady with 5 was able to help me get going with 6, up to a point and that point was when I was using features new to 6 that she had no clue how to access. All of the ladies in my users group carry their manuals with them and keep them by their computers to look things up and say it's a necessity as we all, no matter how sharp our brains our, tend to forget steps that are necessary to success. It's a great program.
As to the differences between user friendliness between 5,6,7; I bet there is quite a bit as the designers learn more about setting up those manuals as they go. When I first bought paint shop pro 5, I was in way over my head and now I'm on version X and love it but X is by far the most user friendly of the bunch. I never was comfortable in 5 and like many with EQ 5 just plain didn't use it but I use psp X all of the time but I had to set aside time each week to work in it until I became comfortable. The toughest part for me is that I detest tutorials but I had to swallow my pride and do them to learn and I'm doing them with EQ 6 and will with 7 when it arrives. I can't wait for it to arrive but first I need to finish the last 2 tutorials in 6 - just have too before starting on 7.
#52
Originally Posted by merryhare
I just installed EQ7 upgrade. It is awesome! Had great fun playing around.
#54
Originally Posted by goldendog55
I've already ordered it. I use EQ6 at least once a day. One of the benefits of 7 is that you can print off lessons for yourself to learn how to do the new things. I've also noticed that this version contains things that I have been doing on PaintShop Pro X2. Another way to learn the program is to go to Quilt University online, and they offer classes for beginning users. Hope this helps!
#55
Originally Posted by Quiltbabble
Something new I have done with EQ6 is scan my "actual" fabric for the quilt and then import the picture from MY PICTURES into "My Fabric" by opening as follows:
Click on:
Libraries
Fabric Libraries
Import Results
Import
From Image Files
(locate your scan/picture and double click on it)
Add to Sketchbook
Close.
When you click on the paintbrush (Sketchbook fabric and colors), it's the last fabric. Just paste it into your quilt.
The size of the scan of the fabric will appear on quilt in many pieces. Here is an Electric Quilt drawing with the hostas fabric inserted into the background.
Click on:
Libraries
Fabric Libraries
Import Results
Import
From Image Files
(locate your scan/picture and double click on it)
Add to Sketchbook
Close.
When you click on the paintbrush (Sketchbook fabric and colors), it's the last fabric. Just paste it into your quilt.
The size of the scan of the fabric will appear on quilt in many pieces. Here is an Electric Quilt drawing with the hostas fabric inserted into the background.
#56
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Joplin, Missouri
Posts: 1,058
I found using EQ6 Simplified was a real help.. My DH gave me EQ6 for a Christmas gift... and I thought "OH my gosh.. he spent all that money and I can't figure this thing out!!" I felt like an idiot!
I went through the lessons... and still didn't seem to find a use for it..
Then several months later I had quilt that I wanted to make and couldn't find a pattern.. I sat down with EQ6 and it was like magic.. All of a sudden I was using that program and it worked great! I had learned something after all. I've used it since many times.. I love it.. Once you get it, you'll use it a lot. It's a relly fun and helpful tool!
I've pre-ordered the update..
I went through the lessons... and still didn't seem to find a use for it..
Then several months later I had quilt that I wanted to make and couldn't find a pattern.. I sat down with EQ6 and it was like magic.. All of a sudden I was using that program and it worked great! I had learned something after all. I've used it since many times.. I love it.. Once you get it, you'll use it a lot. It's a relly fun and helpful tool!
I've pre-ordered the update..
#57
Originally Posted by Shibori
you are very welcome:) I approached learning the program like it was an online class. I scheduled times for myself to sit down and bring up the program and walk through the lessons. I had to do 1-4 about 5 times for it to stick in my head but that's because I was used to Quiltsoft 6.0. My advice is to not give up on it, it's a wonderful tool and well worth the expense of money and time. Give yourself an opportunuity to grasp the basics and I guarantee you will fall in love with it :)
#58
I created this quilt drawing after seeing an award winning quilt at a machine quilting show.
I see this quilt as representing a love quilt...a wedding gift, an anniversary quilt, a graduation quilt, a house warming gift--I see everyone gathered around in a circle of love celebrating with a "special person" (or family if you think about the three stars in the very center).
To make it I clicked on Layout and chose 1 block that was 32" square. I clicked on Borders and chose Border #1 (Border style - Blocks, all 16" wide, 3 blocks horizontal, 3 blocks vertical)
Border #2 (Border style - Long horizontal, all 18" wide)
Border #3 (Border style - Long horizontal, all 1/4" wide -- my binding)
The quilt is set up. Now for the blocks.
The center block is 32" square. Click on Block, Drawing Board Setup. Set it for 16", 32 snap grid, and 16" graph paper.
Notice that originally I had only two center stars, but chose to add a star in the center the same size as the other 12 in the circle around the quilt because the large block looked too simple. I drew the largest star first. Then I drew a star in the center square. And repeated that.
The four corner blocks are the easiest. You have a 16" square which you divide in half. Then divide one "of the halves" in half again. Draw a 8" star in one of those 8" squares. You will use this block 4 times in the quilt.
Next set up the measurement for a new Block 12" x 16" (16" is the width of the border). You will be adding background strips on each side of your 8" square star to fill it out to 12" x 16". This is where it gets a little "hinky". You will be placing the edge of three 12" blocks next to a 32" center which is just not mathematically possible. Luckily the computer just works with you. I used 12" because it was just easier to work with than say 11". When I made the quilt, I just trimmed off a little bit of fabric and it all went together. As you can see from the blocks on my design wall in the photos below, I just added fabric to the left and the right to locate the 8" star in the proper place for the circle to form. In my EQ drawing I drew it up, colored it in and inserted it into the quilt. If it didn't look right, I rotated it. If it still looked wrong, I studied it until I found the answer--such as move the drawing of the star in the 12" x 16" block so there was 1" more fabric on the left and 1" less on the right. Finally I got it just like I wanted. That gave me the confidence to make it. In the third photo shows how I would be adding fillers (sort of sashing) to make the side and top panels fit the 32 1/2" (with the seam allowances) center panel. It fit perfectly, but I was flexible myself.
Hope this answers the question.
I see this quilt as representing a love quilt...a wedding gift, an anniversary quilt, a graduation quilt, a house warming gift--I see everyone gathered around in a circle of love celebrating with a "special person" (or family if you think about the three stars in the very center).
To make it I clicked on Layout and chose 1 block that was 32" square. I clicked on Borders and chose Border #1 (Border style - Blocks, all 16" wide, 3 blocks horizontal, 3 blocks vertical)
Border #2 (Border style - Long horizontal, all 18" wide)
Border #3 (Border style - Long horizontal, all 1/4" wide -- my binding)
The quilt is set up. Now for the blocks.
The center block is 32" square. Click on Block, Drawing Board Setup. Set it for 16", 32 snap grid, and 16" graph paper.
Notice that originally I had only two center stars, but chose to add a star in the center the same size as the other 12 in the circle around the quilt because the large block looked too simple. I drew the largest star first. Then I drew a star in the center square. And repeated that.
The four corner blocks are the easiest. You have a 16" square which you divide in half. Then divide one "of the halves" in half again. Draw a 8" star in one of those 8" squares. You will use this block 4 times in the quilt.
Next set up the measurement for a new Block 12" x 16" (16" is the width of the border). You will be adding background strips on each side of your 8" square star to fill it out to 12" x 16". This is where it gets a little "hinky". You will be placing the edge of three 12" blocks next to a 32" center which is just not mathematically possible. Luckily the computer just works with you. I used 12" because it was just easier to work with than say 11". When I made the quilt, I just trimmed off a little bit of fabric and it all went together. As you can see from the blocks on my design wall in the photos below, I just added fabric to the left and the right to locate the 8" star in the proper place for the circle to form. In my EQ drawing I drew it up, colored it in and inserted it into the quilt. If it didn't look right, I rotated it. If it still looked wrong, I studied it until I found the answer--such as move the drawing of the star in the 12" x 16" block so there was 1" more fabric on the left and 1" less on the right. Finally I got it just like I wanted. That gave me the confidence to make it. In the third photo shows how I would be adding fillers (sort of sashing) to make the side and top panels fit the 32 1/2" (with the seam allowances) center panel. It fit perfectly, but I was flexible myself.
Hope this answers the question.
Center of "Red Stars in a Circle"
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12 - 8" stars ready to be set
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Star sections reading for fillers
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