Old 04-06-2013, 07:50 AM
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Maggieloe
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Originally Posted by Sierra
EQ6... Never used it, lent it to a friend who has not used it in a year's time. Would like to sell it. When I bought it I specifically asked if it would help me design non block art quilts and was told YES. I took a class (after a few months of not being able to figure it out on my own) and, before signing up I asked if they would be going into making one's own designs, as in art quilting, and was told "yes". Well, before the third class (I paid $50 for the 3 classes even though the first one had already been done... that's how desperate I was) I asked again if we would be getting some non-block instructions and was told yes... but it didn't happen. So I printed out all the manual pages and tried again to figure it out. I couldn't do it. What a waste of money!!!! I've asked for my friend (who hasn't used it) for it back because I want to sell it. Someone who does blocks might really get a lot out of it, but it is useless to me. I must add that I'm in my 70s and get frustrated with electronics, especially computers and cell phones. Ironically, I did programing in the 80s.... those were the days you could easily go into the gut of the computer and change things. Now it is all done for us and every week there are new terms (words) for us to learn and I've decided I'm simply electronically challenged! AAAAAAGGGGGH!
I have the EQ6 as well. Lots of frustration. It is not user friendly and I spend most of my time figuring out how to find my work and drawing at the various levels. I suppose if you used it all the time you would begin to understand, but the truth is I prefer graph paper and pencil. And, you are right, if you are making something other than fairly traditional blocks, it is of no help.
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