Originally Posted by skacian
Speaking of products....I have been looking online at some computer programs for quilt designing. Some of them are quite expensive. I was hoping to get some input from you ladies if you have ever tried any, know anyone who has......appreciate your advice.
i have EQ6 and like it very much. it lacks only one feature i consider essential. you can't see the block and the quilt at the same time. you still have to switch back and forth. for the price, i think we ought to be able to see both at once AND watch the quilt change immediately as we edit the blocks (which you
can do in pcquilt). i don't regret buying EQ6 but i've already written them to let them know i won't buy any upgrades if they don't add that feature. i hope other EQ owners complain, too. i'm sure they'd "fix" it if enough of us demanded it.
these are all half the price (or less) of the Electric Quilt 6 software. you can download a demo version of pcquilt and of quiltcomposer.
http://www.quiltsoft.com/winsoftw.html
http://planetpatchwork.com/quiltpro4.htm
http://www.pcquilt.com/
this is the least expensive, at $24.95, but also the most basic. you can only use squares and triangles to design your blocks.
http://www.quiltcomposer.com/overview.php