Does anyone use an IPAD for android tablet for quilting?
 

I am considering getting one to keep track of quilting patterns and requirements. I think it would be nice to take to the LQS and when I see sales I will have the patterns with me. Does anyone currently use one for this purpose? If you do how do you keep track of them on the Ipad or tablet? I am unsure how this can be done. Thanks for your help in advance.

I read/post forums and online quilt magazines with iPad. You can get to files you've created if you saved them to Evernote on the Internet but you'd have to have Internet service in the quilt store. iPad runs apps but I'm not aware of one for creating quilt designs like Electric Quilt. You can get calculator apps though. And the notepad is great! Will be interesting to hear from others. I LOVE my iPad. Just don't want you to be disappointed if it doesn't do what you think it can. It's not a small laptop.

I use the Goodreader app to store PDFs ....that might work for you.(iPad)

We use our phones, both Android & iPhones in the family, all the time for shopping. Grocery lists, hardware & tool supply lists with pictures, texting whomever is out to pickup milk & bread on the way home, price comparisons, even my Joann's coupons are on my phone. I tested a tablet for my employer for 3 months and even though it did have cellular internet on it, I was constantly frustrated with getting it to do what I wanted it to do and it doesn't fit in my pocket like the phone. My phone is much more responsive than the tablet & maintains a better connection. The tablet was constantly dropping connection and I'll be d@mned if I'm going to drive around looking for a wi-fi connection when I pay AT&T such a ridiculous amount for data on my cell phone!

Yes! I have an iPad and iPhone, and both have my quilting mags I subscribe to as well as about 2 dozen patterns (and counting!). The nice thing about having both is that if I forget my iPad, or if DH is using it, I have my iPhone with me all the time, which I synced to my iPad through the Cloud (like a big filing system in cyberspace), giving me the ability to always have my mags, patterns, and access to the internet. So now any of our Apple devices can access everything.

Can you tell I love Apple? :)

This doesn't exactly address your question but it's iPad related. The blog Lily's Quilts has a tutorial on using the app Touchdraw to draw quilt blocks and experiment with arrangements.

What about printing out patterns?
I just bought a Kindle Fire and dont know what all I can do with it.
So far Im disapointed about the price of books. I can get used books thru Abes Books much cheaper than downloading prices. Ive got to be frugal about everything except quilting as its addictive and cant help myself.

I use PDF reader pro to store patterns on my iPad. Also there are several apps that create pages from websites, which is nice for patterns and instructions as well. I love my ipad!

I received a Kindle Fire for christmas. I don't buy books for it - I read way too much for that (15- or 20 books a month). I am an avid reader and use the library extensively. However, I have managed to download about 15 free books on my Kindle. I get ideas from Bonnie Hunter's quiltville blog. Usually they are only free for a limited time. I currently only use my Kindle as a back up to the library books. If I am out of books to read and the library is closed, I will use the Kindle. Or if I am going to an event where I know there will be a lot of waiting (track meets) I will take the Kindle since I have several books on there that I haven't read.

Don't know that you can save your files to and IPad unless you up load them from a computer. Unless you have access to the internet when in a store you can't view as a PDF and I don't know of anyway to print but I'm sure when I write this someone more "in the know" will suggest an APP that will allow you to do so. I would like to be able to print out things I find on the internet and not have to run to the computer and sometime forget where I saw the information.a

I don't know about the IPad, but I do know with the IPhone you can easily have internet with you all the time. I currently have a Blackberry, but am going to upgrade to an IPhone very soon. I have internet on my Blackberry and use it for many things.
The notepad feature is great for any kind of list or notation you need to make. I have the dimensions of my windows for making curtains or finding curtain rods, the stock numbers of the ink cartridges for my printer, and all sorts of other info I might need.
In my picture file, I have pictures of blocks or quilts I would like to make.
Main reason I want to upgrade is that I'm running out of memory.

iPad has ereader where I can store pdf's and books which I can access it off line. I have more patterens stored than i'll eve be able to do in my lifetime but they are a great resource I am able to print on a wireless printer without any problem. The one thing I don't like is that I ordered a quilt book from Amazon and I couldn't print any of the patterns from it. They don't formate their ebooks for that.

You can print from your iPad if you have a wireless printer. You can print PDFs and from your email

Try checking with local libraries. There are apps out there they use and you can check out and download books on them.

I just recently read on the Hinterberg site about a long arm quilter that has a frame rigged up for hers that allows her to follow the laser on the panto and quilt from the front. (Panto on the back of frame). I thought that was novel!

Check out BlockFab in your

I pad store. It is a free ap that is fun to play around with the diff blocks and color ways.

I really love my iPad! I download audio books from the library and listen to them while I quilt. Now, I am reading the Quilting Board in bed. I can quilt all day and read about quilting at night. I am able to print from my iPad. I have quilting magazines on it. The free quilting aps that I use are QuiltCalc, BlockFab-HD, and QuiltShops. I am a much better quilter because of my iPad. The audio books keep me quilting and I have learned so much from everyone here by reading at night.

Thank You for all the great info. I feel better about my decision to buy and IPAD.

Your library has free Kindle books etc., to download 24/7! You just check them out from the comfort of your home.
Sandy

I use photo apps and the Numbers app on my iPad. I only have the basic wi-fi iPad but it works fine for storing images and files etc for seeing on the road. It does not matter if I am in range of a wi-fi system as long as they are stored in pdf etc. I love my iPad.

Head to ITunes and explore the extensive apps available. Just do a search for apps .
Sandy

My Dh and I have Kindles and we get tons of free books. He pays .99 a month to a site that has a lot of free e books- some are free for a short time. Amazon has free books all the time too. I dont know the site, but if you are interested, i could get it for you. I just googled free kindle books and got a bunch of places to look.

Pixil of Ink and Power Reads both have free books to download to Kindle. The free books are not by known writers and are not full length books but they are good reads.
Its the price of regular books that are so expensive to download.
As for the library, you have to ask the librarian for a code to download from the library. I dont remember what it is called but they should know.