Go! or EQ7?
Okay, it appears that a new (or good, used) sewing machine would shatter my birthday gift (from DH to me-- it's today!) budget of roughly $200. So, changing gears, I would love either an Accuquilt Go! Or EQ7.
I loved the EQ software I had ages ago (3, I think) and love designing- the ability to print my hand appliqué patterns directly onto freezer paper would be a huge relief. I could even use the software to do some serious designing and teaching-- it could, in theory at least, pay for itself somewhere down the line.
BUT-- EQ actually accomplishes no actual quilt making-- which the Go! Would go a long way toward doing. I have back and knee problems and often get bogged down in the quilt cutting and don't have the stamina to actually sit and put my cut pieces together. The Go! Could also, in theory, pay for itself as I could cut charm squares and strips of some of my hundreds of yards of fabric I will never wind up using and trade or sell them.
So, if you had your choice, which of these would you get? Or, do you know of something fabulous in the $200 range that you think I might have overlooked? Do you know anyplace for a super discount on either of these items (I have found the Go! For $199 and EQ7 for $175) that might give DH enough leftover change to take me to dinner too? LOL!
Thanks for reading this, and TIA for helping me spend DH's money!