Thread: Is it worth the money?

Originally Posted by Prism99

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!

I agree. I thought I would really like it and use it....nope! Cannot get into it at all...money wasted,
so far anyway...

I have the program but have not really spent the time required to have it become as useful as it can be. For lots of us it has a larger than anticipated learning curve. If you quilt shop has a class or there is way for you to try it before buying I would strongly suggest that you try it out. For what the program can do, it is a good value.

There is a great tutorial on how to use EQ7 right here on this board, done by Rhonda. She goes through virtually every aspect of EQ7 and holds your hand. By the way, it IS worth the price tag.

Week 1: Rhonda's Electric Quilt Class - Week 1 - Introduction

I love it. It takes time to learn it but it is worth it. I haven't mastered drawing but I will someday.

Originally Posted by Peckish

I guess I can't figure out what it is you say is missing. EQ has tutorials built right into the software. Starts at the beginning and goes all the way through. There are also tutorials on this board, EQ classes at Quilt University, tutorials on YouTube, and EQ has a very good support forum where you can ask anything. What do you mean, you can't figure out what you need to know?

It's not necessarily a matter of being able to figure it out. It's a matter of how much time would be required to figure it out. My time is more valuable to me at this age than it used to be. I'd rather spend my time actually quilting than figuring out software, especially since my job for years was to write the d*** stuff!

Originally Posted by Peckish

I guess I can't figure out what it is you say is missing. EQ has tutorials built right into the software. Starts at the beginning and goes all the way through. There are also tutorials on this board, EQ classes at Quilt University, tutorials on YouTube, and EQ has a very good support forum where you can ask anything. What do you mean, you can't figure out what you need to know?

I don't know what I need to know, except somthing very basic, just getting to the tutorials & opening program to design a quilt. I am missing a basic piece of computer knowledge but don't know what. But when I had a $25 version years ago I could do all kinds of things, design a quilt, get it to print out with amont of fabrics needed, etc. I can't get EQ7 to do that. If I knew what I was missing I coud find the answers but I don't know what I am missing.