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I almost bit the bullet and bought EQ8 Until I read the reviews. I need user friendly and it sounds like EQ8 had changes made that makes it harder to get around. Sounds like EQ7 was the way to go. Any opinions on this? Also, is it still possible to purchase EQ7?

I started with EQ8 and was somewhat intimidated by it, at first, but purchased the EQ8 Lessons for Beginners book and am currently working through the lessons and am learning how to use the software. So far so good with understanding how to navigate around and use the program :)

I've run across the EQ8 course listed by lyric girl and figured after I finish the lesson book I may decide to do that as well only if needed.

The program is very powerful, to say the least - I highly recommend EQ8 if you're planning to design your own quilts. I purchased EQ8 vs EQ7 as it's the latest format and I expect that I'll be using it for quite awhile.


Looks like CT has the lesson book on sale for a great price right now too!

https://www.connectingthreads.com/eq...mpaign=PPCGNBS

EQ8 is an excellent product. While I had issues finding things in EQ8 at first as I upgraded from 7, I agree with lyric girl, imho it is more intuitive than 7. If you are going to invest the money, then I would go for 8. Besides ... lots of us here have the software and there is always someone to help!!

I have a friend who had EQ7 and went to 8 and loves it. She uses it all the time and says it so much better than 8

I started with EQ7, and learned how to do most things fairly quickly and easily without taking any lessons. I upgraded to EQ8 when it came out. It took a short amount of time to get used to the changes, but now I love it. I use it to design every quilt I make. I use it to design blocks, to test out fabric combos, to determine yardage amounts, etc. Wonderful product. I strongly recommend EQ8. If you start with EQ 8 and haven't used EQ7 I think it will be even easier to learn.

I had EQ7 and then upgraded to EQ8 as I heard it had more options. I decided to take one of their online classes to get a better feel on how to use the program. I'm very happy I did and down to the wire on these classes. I was able to go back to some of my old patterns and re-do them including one I'm using a panel in the center. Never could figure out how to insert the panel till EQ8 as it was larger than EQ7 would allow. I'm glad I upgraded.

I also prefer 8 to 7. The problem is that neither is highly intuitive, meaning that it's not the interface we are used to from other programs that are Windows-based. I can understand that someone might get used to finding things in 7 and then not find them in the same place in 8, so that might make it harder to use 8 for a while. But if you start with 8, that would not be a problem. 8 has more features, and has fixed some problems that were in previous versions, so I would definitely recommend starting with it.

I upgraded from 5 to 7 to 8. I find 8 to be the easiest to use (and I haven't spent as much time with any of the three as I should/should have).

I don't take any reviews seriously unless I know the reviewer well. I overheard someone in a store raving about a restaurant, we went and it was quite mediocre. EQ8 is very easy to use. I personally think some people who say 8 is harder to use than 7 just don't adapt to changes well.

Well, I think I'm convinced to go forward - but, as usual, I'll wait to find it on sale. That way the extra $ can be used for fabric (like I really need that!!!) I'm also thinking all the torn out pages that are laying around because I like the idea may be trashed. I may be able to disconnect from them knowing I can make my own designs.

Finding it on sale is a good thing. When I finally updated my embroidery software I thought it was so different than my old one, which I didn't know very well either. Thank goodness I have a friend who also teaches it and I was soon to find out that the things I thought they'd taken out, were still there so its a matter of finding where they put the stuff at. I have 7 and have done very little with it but when I was watching my friend with 8 and we were trying to see what color\design of fabric looked best where, it was such a great help. You could see what it would look like

I upgraded from EQ7 to 8 and so glad I did. I have to say I hardly used the 7 as it never seemed that easy to use--I had trouble even finding the right toolbars!. I did purchase the books (design a block, design a quilt, design more quilts)when they were on sale and worked through about half the lessons. But even without doing all the lessons, I think 8 is the way to go.

If you know EQ7 you should have no problem with EQ8.
I made the switch/upgraded and I love EQ8.