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After a less than lackluster day, there was a package waiting for me at home. Whenever I buy stuff off eBay or someone send me something I seem to instantly forget about it until it arrives in my mail box.
It was a copy of EQ5! Someone---who wishes to remain anonymous---caught my post about whether getting EQ was worth the high cost. She had EQ5 and was just going to donate it to a library since she never really used it, but after seeing I was interested in getting it decided to give it to me if I wanted. Didn't even want a penny for it! That was really generous of her! Currently trying to get it to download onto my computer as we speak :) |
OMG! <--- Wish I could make that larger! That is huge for you! Cuddle it like it is your only child. Give it a kiss from Aunt Tonnie. That kind of charity NEVER happens to me. Usually if someone is donating fabric, it is their old polyester liesure suits or incomplete patterns. Once, someone sent me a box of underware, telling me with as crafty as I am, surely I could find a use for the elastic waist-bands. Ewww and Ick!
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that's great! just don't be like me and never use it. it's been on my computer now for a couple of years and I've yet to design anything with it.
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That's fabulous! I too am in search for EQ5, as I had it once and have since lost the CDs for it. Too many moves in a short span and now all I can find are the manuals. Again, Congratulations, put it to work and show us your projects!
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Originally Posted by quilterella
That's fabulous! I too am in search for EQ5, as I had it once and have since lost the CDs for it. Too many moves in a short span and now all I can find are the manuals. Again, Congratulations, put it to work and show us your projects!
If you could "borrow" someone else's EQ5 CD, you could install it using that number, and still be kosher. And if you registered it with EQ by mailing in the postcard, they would also have the number on file. Worth checking out. ;-) @Flying Have fun with your new toy. It's addictive. |
The members of this board never cease to amaze me! Some of the most kind hearted people I've ever known.
So happy for you! Enjoy! |
Wonderful! Let us know about your creations.
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had to google to find out what you are talking about. Results: Electric Quilt ® 5 software
Code: A-EQ005 Type: Quilt Design Software Price: $110.00 you have a very ( !) generous friend there !!! have lots of fun ! Ell |
Originally Posted by quilterella
That's fabulous! I too am in search for EQ5, as I had it once and have since lost the CDs for it. Too many moves in a short span and now all I can find are the manuals. Again, Congratulations, put it to work and show us your projects!
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That's wonderful!! I hope you have a wonderful time playng with it!!!!
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There are some really generous people on this board, how nice of someone to send you that program. That being said, I have been wanting a Singer 301 for a while now, but am not sure how much use I would get out of it.......lol ;)
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I have EQ5 and it's great. I never felt the need to upgrade to a new version. It has everything I could think of using. You'll love it!
A big shout to the generous "friend". This place amazes me. |
I finally got around to playing with it for a little bit. Tried making the Tsunami quilt.
For the first five minutes I could not figure out why my line was curving when I'd try to make a straight one. After five minutes I finally noticed the tool bar on the right side and had the tool that made the curved lines. Managed to make a block with ease after that, but couldn't figure out how to get it onto a quilt setup. Figured I could put it in the scrapbook and go from there. Took me forever to figure out how to get rid of the sashing that was automatically put into the quilt layout. Made a second block. Would not let me automatically put in the blocks when I managed to put in more columns and rows. Eventually got too ticked and gave up. Eh, seems like the last couple of days I've been a little bit testier than usual. Of course, on Tuesday I had to have a tooth extraction (cause the little sucker was causing me a lot of grief...it had to go!). The resulting temporary hole in my mouth hurts just as much as the actual tooth did except now I have to make sure its clean and my tooth actually let me eat like a normal human being. I've been reduced to juice, applesauce, and soup. I tried eating some Progresso chicken noodle soup a while after the extraction and it took me an hour because I physically couldn't put the whole spoon in my mouth nor could I chew on more than one piece of ultra soft vegetable/noodle. So if I wasn't in pain (ranging from "mere annoyance" to "$#!@ that hurts!" ) and starving I might have had more patience with the software...or so I think. |
Congratulations! If you like playing with graphics programs or publishing programs, you're going to like this, too. :)
But I will say that with EQ, the help files are not just a nice little luxury - they're a necessity. It's not the most intuitive program in the world to operate. So don't feel bad and don't be frustrated - start with the easier lessons and work up to the more difficult ones. :) There are a TON of free tutorials for EQ on the web - and a bunch of user support info on the ElectricQuilt.com site. Hope your extraction site heals up quick, quick, quick and you can have fun with this new toy! :) |
Originally Posted by thepolyparrot
But I will say that with EQ, the help files are not just a nice little luxury - they're a necessity. It's not the most intuitive program in the world to operate.
Totally anecdotal, but I've found over the years that quilting friends (regardless of quilting level) who had experience in graphics programs (from Corel to AutoCad) had a much easier time initially than those (though they may be wizzes) with Word and Excel and general office software experience. |
Originally Posted by thepolyparrot
Congratulations! If you like playing with graphics programs or publishing programs, you're going to like this, too. :)
But I will say that with EQ, the help files are not just a nice little luxury - they're a necessity. It's not the most intuitive program in the world to operate. So don't feel bad and don't be frustrated - start with the easier lessons and work up to the more difficult ones. :) There are a TON of free tutorials for EQ on the web - and a bunch of user support info on the ElectricQuilt.com site. Hope your extraction site heals up quick, quick, quick and you can have fun with this new toy! :) I'll have to read up on the help files later. But for now I'm going to go watch Tron. |
Originally Posted by MTS
Totally anecdotal, but I've found over the years that quilting friends (regardless of quilting level) who had experience in graphics programs (from Corel to AutoCad) had a much easier time initially than those (though they may be wizzes) with Word and Excel and general office software experience. But I can *barely* make Word processors do even a tiny bit of what I want them to do - and any kind of spreadsheet-y thing makes me cry. :mrgreen: EQ is hard on your nerves if you're used to sitting down to a program and having it do what you want it to do right from the start. ;) |
Owwwwwwww.... :thumbdown: I had that "dry socket" condition once and it was pretty darn painful, to say the least. I hope that's all gone real quick.
I started sewing some 1½" scraps together the other day thinking I'd make a little nine-patch quilt. Nice mindless, relaxing project. But, then I started thinking I had seen some way of making the sashing look like star points so I started sketching it out on paper and then I went to drawing it in EQ. It's a very common pattern, as it turns out - common as toast. :) But I think it will be pretty when it's done - about 200 civil war prints with just a few aged-looking solids here and there. I've spent hours playing with the layout (instead of sewing the blocks, mind you. ;) ) and now I'll have the fun of actually making the quilt. This is one of the joys of EQ - you can make the quilt as many times as you want until it's looking like you want it to look. *Then,* you cut the fabric. :) Have fun! |
So happy for you Goddess! I can't wait to see that green and yellow quilt you designed come to life.
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Originally Posted by thepolyparrot
Owwwwwwww.... :thumbdown: I had that "dry socket" condition once and it was pretty darn painful, to say the least. I hope that's all gone real quick.
I started sewing some 1½" scraps together the other day thinking I'd make a little nine-patch quilt. Nice mindless, relaxing project. But, then I started thinking I had seen some way of making the sashing look like star points so I started sketching it out on paper and then I went to drawing it in EQ. It's a very common pattern, as it turns out - common as toast. :) But I think it will be pretty when it's done - about 200 civil war prints with just a few aged-looking solids here and there. I've spent hours playing with the layout (instead of sewing the blocks, mind you. ;) ) and now I'll have the fun of actually making the quilt. This is one of the joys of EQ - you can make the quilt as many times as you want until it's looking like you want it to look. *Then,* you cut the fabric. :) Have fun! the wallhangings I'm planning out with 70ish different watercolor fabrics was a lot! |
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