Originally Posted by
NJ Quilter
I don't have EQ7...I have an earlier version. Is it worth the price DH paid for it at the time for the amount I use it? Probably not. That said, I have used it for various quilts and it has helped when I've seen a quilt I liked to be able to make up a pattern; calculate yardage; etc. I don't think the version I have (I think it's 5) is particularly intuitive either but it is a very powerful program. I've not used other quilting software so can't make any comparisons/judgements there either. And since I don't use what I have to it's potential, I've seen no need to upgrade either. Just another point of view.
I have Electric Quilt version 5 (had version 3 & 4) and I use it almost every day. You can take any pattern and change the size of the blocks or add more blocks to make a larger quilt. I am right now doing mug rugs choosing blocks from Marsha McCloskey's BLOCK PARTY. The size of the blocks are 9" so I needed to convert them to 6". Some I have pieced using paper piecing pattern which is automatically ready for me by selecting that print option. Others are simple so I just select the rotary instructions. I tried Quilt pro in the mid 90s and was not impressed. I finally got the extra downloadable fabric (off of EQ website) to work. The technical support was great. Only thing I can't do are complex Bargello designs.