Most of the quilts I have made have been look at the picture and figure it out. I've never really followed a pattern. I'm thinking I'm making my job harder. Any words of wisdom on this?

I use EQ7 so I don't buy patterns but I do buy quilt books for construction methods.

how do like you eq7? is it worth the price and is it easy to use?

Thanks

Faten

I'm like you. I look at a picture, sketch it on graph paper and then sew it. However, I always make changes along the way and rarely does the finished product look like the sketch I started with.

Thank you!! That is me. However, sometimes it seems that I ponder over something so long figuring it out that it would be easier to just use directions. My mom used to tell me, "Learn form someone else's mistakes--you wont live long enough to make them all yourself."

What is EQ7?

Is EQ7 easy to use? I always thought it would be fun to design with.

I've been using EQ since EQ ran on MOS DOS and the newsletter was mailed by snail mail, so I don't know how easy it will be for someone just starting but it is very user friendly if you follow the beginner steps. I get the upgrade price when a new version comes available. It's not something you will use every day but any version of EQ will give you hours of design fun.

I do both, I uses patterns sometimes and others I either use a picture I like to make it up as I go, depends on the mood I am in. It really depends on you whether one way is easier for you, and what you are looking for. Most of the mistakes that I make when doing my own is the way the seams are pressed, of course I hit the same issue if I make to many changes to the pattern that I am using. even using a pattern I tend to draft out some things, it makes it easier to follow for me

I have used the Dear jane software which is done by the same company and for the most part if you know how to run a basic program it isn't to hard to do, they also have step by step instructions for those that are good at using them,

thanks