Electric Quilt 7 question
 

I am soooo frustrated. I am taking a class, Hoopsisters Feathered Star. They gave us an Electric Quilt 7 file for this quilt for color changes ect.

Had been considering buying the program so that gave me the incentive to go ahead. Now here is my problem. I have been able to change the colors but want to rearrange the blocks to a more traditional layout. I have tried to "copy, paste" but that does not work. Tried everything I can find to move the blocks around to no avail.

I am making the quilt to my liking but cannot figure out how to move the blocks around on the quilt in the program.

I hope this makes sense and someone has the answer.

I have also spent hours searching online for classes, videos ect. but nothing that explains this.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions you might have.

Pati

Does this help?

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ruh4kcU...%3Druh4kcUO3Q4

Have you looked at the videos and help within EQ7? Running through the lessons would really help you to understand how to navigate through the program. I don't know if your layout is custom (in the youtube above) or more likely horizontal. If it's horizontal you have a grid in the quilt view. All you have to do is click on the "set block" icon on the right, click on the block you want in the list of blocks that comes up, and then click on the space where you want that block to go.

When you're working in the "quilt" window, click on the bottom tab that says "Layout". You can change the number and size of the blocks. If you want to change it from a horizontal layout to an on-point layout, you need to go to the top bar of the tools menu, click "Quilt", then click "New Quilt" and you can create on point, variable point, horizontal, whatever you want.

Did you receive a manual with your program? It should be a great help to you. I learned EQ7 simply by messing around with the program and looking up what I wanted to do in the manual.

Don't feel bad about your difficulty learning EQ7.

I used to write requirements and user guides for billing and ordering systems, so consider myself a bit more than computer literate. EQ7 is just not very user friendly. I have figured most of it out, but even after reading the manual umpteen times, it was difficult. One of the reasons is what you pointed out - it doesn't use common, almost universal, (at least on Microsoft computers) commands when it seems to makes sense to use them.

Perhaps there are copyright issues which forced EQ7 creators to design the software the way it is. In any case, I've figured most of it out and can design a quilt with it.

I was very disappointed with one feature, though. It's the one where you print the cutting instructions. It shows you how to cut one of the blocks, how much yardage you need, but it doesn't suggest a way to rotary cut for multiple blocks. That would be a huge improvement!

Good luck and know that it will get better!

Because it takes me awhile to "get" things, I like to use the tutorial books published for this product. They walk you through projects that use all the features of the software. I have EQ 6 Simplified and the drawing ones. It was so much fun to go through the lessons.

PS, there is tech support for problems you might have with the program, a real person on the line to help you. The phone number is in the manual. They are so nice and helpful, you ought to try this.

Thanks to everyone for your help. I have finally figured out what was wrong. The blocks I wanted were made up of 9 blocks and not just one.

EQ7 certainly has a huge learning curve. The lessons within the program helped and then I found 23 lessons posted here. By Rhonda, I think. they were the most helpful.

I am trying to post a picture of the original layout and also the layout that I made for myself. You can see that I am more of a country, primitive, traditional style quilter than the more modern type.

First picture will be the original Hoopsisters Feathered Star, second picture is my layout.

Thanks again, Pati

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Link for EQ7 lessons?
 

Do you have a link to these lessons?
Thanks,
June

If you go to the Tutorial Section you can access these. Rhonda did a wonderful job explaining.