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    Old 10-13-2011, 08:35 AM
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    I love the EQ7. Once you get the hang of it the program is great and a lot of fun. I could spend a lot of time on it but need to get things done and keep up with the QB. If you get it you will like it and the manual is very very good and explains everything.
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    Old 10-13-2011, 08:45 AM
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    Originally Posted by Kehoeta
    I started with EQ5 - bumped to 6 and now up to 7. If you take a couple of hours to go through their tutorial... (which you can do while creating one of your own designs) you are proficient.

    I create designs, templates, shopping lists and rotary cutting instructions.

    LOVE IT!!!
    I have EQ6 and love it. I wished I had upgraded it before EQ7 came out. Then is was around $60.00 Has anyone seen a reasonal price to upgrade?
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    Old 10-13-2011, 08:57 AM
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    Originally Posted by Freddie
    I have EQ6 and love it. I wished I had upgraded it before EQ7 came out. Then is was around $60.00 Has anyone seen a reasonal price to upgrade?
    Street price is $89.

    Both of these offer free shipping in the US.

    Here it's $77.35:
    http://www.discdirect.net/products/E...SBNT18%0A.html

    Or you can make an offer here - see how low you can go - although none of the earlier offers were accepted.
    Always worth a try:
    http://www.ebay.com/itm/Electric-Qui...item588c202a04
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    Old 10-13-2011, 08:58 AM
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    Originally Posted by MTS
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    I think I'm in the minority, but I do not use my EQ5 and consider it a total waste of money. Of all the many quilting notions that I have spent money on, this is the one that I most regret purchasing.
    So sell it.
    Thank you for suggesting the obvious, but I haven't yet finished playing with EQ5, nor studying the accompanying manual. Perhaps there is at least one feature that I will find useful, so that I will have either less or no regrets for having purchased it.
    Ah, yes.
    I see how I mistakenly inferred from your op that you were not yet done exploring the software and manual, and were, in fact, still searching for a useful feature.
    This is me being repetitive & possibly more precise: I DO regret buying it; I have NOT found it useful. I wish I had NOT bought it. I WILL be studying it more as time & mood permit. I MAY find some feature I can use. If not, I do NOT need anyone to suggest what I should do with it. Is that clear enough?
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    Old 10-13-2011, 09:07 AM
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    Originally Posted by auntpiggylpn
    I purchased EQ 7 a few months ago after wanting it forever. I installed it, played around with it the first day and then never touched it again. It comes with a instruction manual that is about 3" thick. I just sold it recently here on the QB. I just don't have the time to invest in learning how to use it.
    Yup! I just purchased it from her :) Got it a few weeks ago. Have used it several times already. I previously had EQ5 and found it to be not quite what I wanted and through searching etc I found that EQ7 would be a little more to my liking.

    Currently I am using it to plan a quilt by auditioning various blocks in conjunction with other blocks that are already finished. I decided I didn't want to do the other block called for in the pattern, so I'm auditioning several others looking for an outstanding secondary pattern that pleases my eye. It's a great help with this!!
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    Old 10-13-2011, 09:36 AM
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    You guys have convinced me. I bought eq7 and can't wait for it to arrive!
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    Old 10-13-2011, 03:57 PM
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    I had the same experience.

    Originally Posted by auntpiggylpn
    I purchased EQ 7 a few months ago after wanting it forever. I installed it, played around with it the first day and then never touched it again. It comes with a instruction manual that is about 3" thick. I just sold it recently here on the QB. I just don't have the time to invest in learning how to use it.
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    Old 10-13-2011, 05:01 PM
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    If you have problems learning on your own, take the classes on it from Quilt University. Fran is an excellent teacher and you will learn how to use to program. jb
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    I would love to have one, but would have to get a used one, I'm on the the computer a lotmaybe I will put it on my want list.
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    Old 10-13-2011, 05:51 PM
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    I have it and love it, just wish I had more time to learn the program better!!
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