Is it worth the money?
#24
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 619
Check out previous threads about it. I'm one of those who find the learning curve for EQ7 very steep. It's not intuitive for me, so it would take me many hours of study and learning to learn how to use it -- even at a rudimentary level. Some people take to it like a duck to water, but I'm not one of them!
#25
I'm diffenitely going to try GIMP. Free is good if it works. If I find I need more (not likely), I can always purchase EQ. Thanks for the info.
#26
margie77072
My GF in TX has EQ and uses it all the time. I lived in TX but moved to WA in 2009, so I knew my GF capabilities with EQ. Last week I sent her a picture of a block one of my neighbors wanted to make into a quilt, but didn't have the pattern. My GF drew it up on EQ, assigned colors to it, prepared layouts for several sizes of quilts, including fabric requirements, cutting directions, etc. - all on EQ. My neighbor was shocked and impressed, to say the least. Now, my neighbor can purchase the required fabrics and start cutting! I think it is a great tool. I don't own it, but I know some of what it will do!
My GF in TX has EQ and uses it all the time. I lived in TX but moved to WA in 2009, so I knew my GF capabilities with EQ. Last week I sent her a picture of a block one of my neighbors wanted to make into a quilt, but didn't have the pattern. My GF drew it up on EQ, assigned colors to it, prepared layouts for several sizes of quilts, including fabric requirements, cutting directions, etc. - all on EQ. My neighbor was shocked and impressed, to say the least. Now, my neighbor can purchase the required fabrics and start cutting! I think it is a great tool. I don't own it, but I know some of what it will do!
#27
Here's the link to GIMP. http://www.gimp.us.com/gimplp2/index-yahoo.php?pk=486
GIMP tute http://www.quiltingboard.com/tutoria...e-t141145.html
GIMP tute http://www.quiltingboard.com/tutoria...e-t141145.html
#28
Thanks for all the help. Believe it or not, I've decided to go with Quilt Pro 6. It's on sale today only and I get a 30day free trial. Please I have some of their other stand alone products. I had completely forgotten about Quilt Pro and then someone mentioned it and the light bulb went off. Thanks again ladies.
#29
Super Member
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: northern California
Posts: 1,098
If you aren't electronically savy and intuitive you may not be happy with it. I bought the version that was on sale a couple of years ago, after asking if I could design landscapes and other non-blocks with it. I was assured I could. I took a class and, after the second one of three, asked if we would get some non-block instructions and was assured we would. We didn't. Those classes cost me $50!!!
I'm not electronically savy and unless you are you will not get much use out of it. I'd sure try this "Gimp" program (which I have never heard of before) before thinking about putting big bucks out for any EQ program.
I'm not electronically savy and unless you are you will not get much use out of it. I'd sure try this "Gimp" program (which I have never heard of before) before thinking about putting big bucks out for any EQ program.
#30
I have EQ6 and would love to upgrade when I have some extra money. I mostly make my own patterns though. I rarely buy someone elses pattern...if I see something I like I either try to recreate it in EQ or something similar. I think it's completely worth the money for my purposes, but I have known people who never used it.
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