Hi Ladies, just curious does any one own any quiltling software? Do you like it?

I have EQ5, Quilt design wizard, and quilt assistant. Love them :)

I have quilt cad. It is pretty good, a little hard to learn. But it is very limited and not exciting since it is only a two color. It came with my Little Gracie II quilting table when I bought it.

I have EQ6 and use it a lot. I find blocks in magazines or on the internet, and try to figure out how much fabric needed for a quilt with that block. It's helped me use up some of my stash. And it's FUN! You can see how blocks will look together, try them in different configurations, etc.

I have EQ6 but haven't used it, just installed it. Been rather lazy the past few months with chemo and menopause.

Just activated it the other day and need to remember to get my book out and learn it!

I have EQ6 and like it and have used it. I wish I could use it to its fullest potential. Maybe I will get out the instruction manual again and practice.

I would love to have the EQ6; but I'm afraid I would spend all my time playing with it , instead of making actual quilts.

I started with EQ6 and have upgraded to EQ7 and I love it, I bought my off of EBay new in packages for $150 and the the upgrade was $59, so I really thought the prices were reasonable. I also have purchased the Quiltmaker series software that is EQ compatiable. I hope this helps.

Cari

May I ask what the quiltmaker software is?

I have EQ7 one of the best quilting tools I have!!! I highly recommend it!

I have EQ6 and love it.

What does eq6 stand for?

ToucanSam - I hope you are feeling better soon!

I recently bought the update to EQ7, have the EQ6 but have not loaded in 7 update, or really used 6 much yet. I need to though!!! I have quilt pattern my DD#2 really likes but it is not big enough. I need to get it plugged into the EQ to figure out what I need to do to make it bigger.

EQ stands for Electric Quilt 5-6-7 are the versions

I have EQ7 and love it. Quilt Design Wizard is reasonably priced and a good place to start. I bought Quilt Design Wizard at Joanne's for about $30. Maybe you could use a coupon to get a better deal. But I'd say it's definitely worth investigating.

My quilt designs are getting to be as big as my stash. I know I'll never get a chance to make them all but it sure is fun to play with the software.

I have QuiltPro and while I like it, it is very troublesome to use. Gives me a lot of trouble. sounds like EQ is the better choice. Maybe Santa will bring it...hint...hint...hint....

I have quilt pro also and never use it or Quilt 1 2 3, I started off with EQ2, THEN I got my very first ever computer, and have up graded each EQ to 6, I still need to get 7 up-grade, but love love love it! also have block base and a couple of stash's. I have one lap top that is only used for my EQ and nothing else. (not on line or any thing,)
No way is my EQ puter gonna crash! LOL

Thanks!

I have EQ6 and LOVE it! :thumbup:

I have EQ7 and really like it. I used to have EQ5 and liked it too.

I have EQ5,EQ6 and EQ7 and I love them all. The baby quilt I have put on here to get input is one of the couple I designed using the EQ7. I was able to put the actual fabric I want to use downloaded into the computer so I can see what it will really look like. it is great.

I have EQ5. It is good to use, but won't be upgrading as the $$ are better spent on fabric. I can get enough of an idea with this program.

I am not sure what the quilt software is or does, I just know I can't spend anymore for awhile. I can't learned about any new tools right now, yikes! I just brought a big box container of embrodiery thread. $90 but I got it 50% off. Not bad I know, but considering I just bought embrodiery thread last week. I got to stay home!!! If I did that I might actually get something made. Ok, well it won't hurt to ask, "what does this software do"? not that I am going to buy any!!!!

Years ago I bought Blockbase and used it all the time, that grew up into EQ5 6 and 7 which my daughter uses. She plans every quilt with EQ and likes seeing all the fabric that can be purchased and used.
I do mostly scrap quilts now for charity but I still have Blockbase.

Carol J.

I have EQ6 just ordered the EQ7 upgrade, can't wait to get it, I use it all the time, each block and quilt get plugged in and that way I know exactly how everything is going to look.

I bought it too but am a slow learner. I think the layering throws me off. I will learn it, but I wish I knew others that do use it to ask questions of.

Yes, I do quite often. I have EQ7 and quite often plan my quilts out in it. Also have several block pattern programs - Block Base, Foundation Factory - use them quite often for blocks and sizes.

I started out with Quilt Wizard and have really enjoyed using it. Recently treated myself to EQ7 and have not really learned how to use it to anywhere near it's full potential yet.

But I would definitely recommend trying Quilt Wizard first if you aren't sure whether you would use a quilt design program. It was sufficient for me for the first couple years I had it, but I discovered I wanted the extra features enough to go on and spend the money.

I had Quilt Pro 5 for about a week and it was OK for the money....sometimes you get what you pay for.

Then happened onto a good price for EQ7 and really glad to have it! It works more like a desktop publishing program than QP. I'm still learning all the details, but the PDF lessons are excellent and walk you through the learning process step by step. Fabric downloads from EQ are available for the past 3 or 4 years, too. If you're considering a program, I would highly recommend EQ.

It looks like you guys like the EQ7 software. I use a Mac computer and a lot of these software companys write software for PC's. Anybody know if EQ7 will work on a Mac. I can go online and do some research but thought somebody might know here.

does anyone have a link for the eq6 software?

I have EQ7 and love, love, love it! If you do spend the money on it..do take the time to learn to use it. It isn't hard and its well worth the money, time and effort! Its also tons of fun!

Oh..and here's the link http://www.electricquilt.com/

I have eq 5 and upgraded to eq 6 and was wondering what does eq 7 have that 5 & 6 do not have. What are the advantages to upgrading to eq 7?

I bought EQ7 and have used it to make 2 quilt tops already, and I am designing 2 more from my stash that I have scanned into my EQ7 libary. I spent close to $200 for it but it has saved me a lot of time and energy. It is not that hard to use and I love using my stash to see what my quilt will look like before I cut out all the pieces. It's been great fun.

I have Quilt Pro. It was cheaper at the time, than EQ. Sounds like EQ is better, but I have just used it to figure out how much fabric I would need and maybe print out a lay-out of the quilt to help figure where to put colors or how many of each strip I need for the quilt. It is faster than drawing on paper....So it helps...

I got EQ7 this past summer and have spent some time learning how to use it. Time well spent I might add. I now know how much fabric of each color to buy before I get it and can scan my stash to see if I have enough of that color before heading to the LQS. One of the quilts I made before I relied on the sales clerk to know how much fabric I needed. I ended up making two more trips and then still didn't have enough for the fancy border so ended up making a plain border. By that time I cut out all of the fabric the border fabric I needed was no longer available.

From the EQ website: "Requires Windows ® XP, Windows ® Vista, or Windows ® 7, and an internet connection. Will run on Macs through Virtual PC or Parallels (XP, Vista, or Windows ® 7 version). Please check the complete system requirements before buying this program."

I have a Mac and keep checking to see if EQ has yet developed a version for us. I've toyed with getting Parallel PC and Windows and then buying EQ but this seems like a lot of money and effort...

eq 4 AND 5 HERE - i USE IT OCCASIONALLY and do like it

DITTO!

Quiltmaker software is made by Electric Quilt and each volume has 500+ quilting designs, there are 7 volumes to date, I think but not positive it concides with the Quiltmaker magazine. Some of them are stand alone programs but are also compatiable with EQ. I also bought most of mine off E-Bay for around $20.

Cari