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I'm working on a quilt design and found that baycreek.com will create acrylic templates for my pattern pieced blocks if I sent it in eq5 or eq6 format.
I looked up eq6 and found that it is the output of the Electric Quilt. Looks like a very exciting package of features.
I'm interested in hearing what experiences this board has had with Electric Quilt 5, 6 or 7.
Thanks,
Guys!
I have eq7 and like it quite a bit. It's a powerful piece of software and I'm sure I've barely scratched the surface of what it can do.
I "doodle" quilts and blocks on graph paper, then re-draw the better ones in EQ so I can easily play with color, rotate blocks, etc. I think I'm still more creative on graph paper, but it's so nice to be able to change the whole color scheme of a quilt with just a few clicks, rather than re-drawing and re-coloring a paper drawing.
I was given EQ6 from a friend who died. I had wanted to try it. After a week of serious study, I gave up on it and have returned to QuiltPro. I really dislike EQ. I feel that it is a poorly designed program, although better than earlier versions. How often would you use the capability of creating your own acrillic templates? Standard shapes are already available. I make my own templates from time to time, generally from "dead" X-ray film, not as good, but definitely cheaper.
Have EQ7 and positively love it. Major reason - able to scan in own fabric and then use it in the blocks which allows a colour retard like me to be able to combine and see how it will all look. Love it for that reason, also love the ability to import embroidery into blocks, draw my own appliqué designs - not always very good, but it is a forgiving pattern. I found that by playing around with the program you soon learnt what you wanted to know at the time. I am a very, very basic user - often just use one of the blocks already designed and put my own fabrics into it. Yeah it does take a bit of learning, but just learn what you need to know each time you go into the program - don't try and conquer everything at once. In my humble opinion it is very much worth the price.
"The manner of giving is worth more than the gift"
(Pierre Corneeille)
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I started with EQ4 and have continually upgraded to EQ7. I don't use it as much as I would like. However, I am a computer programmer and I sit at the computer all day. So the last thing I want to do when I get home is to set at a computer again. However, I am proficient enought to create quilt layouts and make/adjust blocks already in the block library to create a quilt design. I have not mastered drawing (applique) nor have I yet mastered a quilt design with non-standard blocks (i.e. multiple blocks with different sizes). I find that the fabric calculation is not always accurate (at least in the older versions) but I can calculate yardage on my own. I like having it and enjoy having the quilt design as I work on the quilt.
For those who don't use your EQ7, PM me!
I still have EQ4 and went through some contortions to make it run on Win7. i have used it extensively to plan and print miniature paper pieced blocks. I consider it to be one of my most important tools. Now that I'm getting back into quilting I guess I should consider upgrading to 7.
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