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I have a Mac iBook G4 laptop & love it! Hubby got me Quilt Pro 5 quite some time ago, but haven't really played with it much yet. I like what I am hearing about this program though, so need to spend some time getting to know it soon! We are a Mac house too. Hubby does alot of art work, use to hand draw a lot, but over the years, he can do it all on a Mac now. Pretty amazing! He thought we needed the windows computer at one time, so we got one & we both hated it, so no more windows ones, we stick with Mac. He got an 11in. Airbook recently too, & loves it! Also has a bigger Mac laptop down in studio, but the little one is nice & portable, so that works for him. It's nice hearing all this talk about this subject, hope we hear more, always nice to learn more! Oh, & Macs are great for not getting all these viruses either. Hubby says most are created on the windows computers, so Macs aren't near as susceptible to them, another plus to have a Mac! I just know I love mine & will always be a Mac user....
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My SIL installed Windows on mine. Works fine, but I've almost never used the Windows,.It's there if needed.
Originally Posted by BellaBoo
I checked the laptop DH gave me, it's a 13-inch 256GB, Mac Air book. He uses a HP laptop so ? anyway, it's the prettiest laptop I've seen but the thing won't run my EQ software and I have about all of the programs. I guess if I had to use the computer to tote around for work I'd use the Mac. I use my IPad for portable computer use. It does all I need, internet and email.
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Ooooo...I love this thread. I had a partitioned Mac ten years ago, using Virtual PC, but hated using Windows...it's so unstable. I'd recently priced EQ, Bootcamp/parallels, and Windows, but it was pricey. I'm of to hunt down Quilt Pro. Thank you!
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Originally Posted by feffertim
I have recently purchased the Quilt-pro 5 for Mac's. It is a lot less than EQ, less than $100.00 and is really quite spectacular. I am still learning to use it, but the basics are, you can pick a block (from their large library) or design your own. You can select fabrics from their fabric library or scan your own fabric to create the block. You can then put the block into a quilt, create how many blocks you want in your quilt, add borders (up to 10)with miters or cornerstones, add sashing, rotate the blocks or place them on point. You can size the blocks and the quilt and then print yardage, cutting instructions, and even convert the block to numbered paper piecing instructions. You can save your blocks and quilts in your library. There is a lot more, but I'm still learning the software. I'm really glad I purchased it. Hope this helps
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Originally Posted by tutt
I'm a Mac owner but my genealogy program is Windows. My son installed VMware Fusion and set up a partition so I can run my program, rest of the time it's my Mac software.
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Well, genie software seems off topic, but from what I've read (and I'm following this topic very closely), I would wait a good six months until all of the family treemaker for mac bugs are worked out. I.e., don't buy it yet.
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I have Quilt Pro 5 for mac but no longer have a mac. I use EQ on my pc. I'm willing to sell it for $50 + s&h.
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I'd be interested to hear from folks who've used both the Mac Quilt Pro and latest EQ for Windows. It seems the Quilt Pro doesn't have nearly the same features and usefulness of EQ.
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I second this reply! I am a Mac user also. I loooooove my Mac almost as much as I loooooove my Pfaff.
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I love not having spam and virus. Glad to hear about the software for it though.. It probably will stretch me. I don't want Windows on my Mac.
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I love my Mac. I don't have quilt designing software but use my desktop publishing program (Ready, Set, Go!) to design quilts. I set up a grid and use it to draw shapes in several sizes which are saved for quilt designs. Those shapes can be colored to let me see the finished block/quilt.
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Originally Posted by jillaine
Thanks, MTS.
I should have clarified-- I run a Windows-free Mac. If I wanted to run Windows, I wouldn't have a Mac. ;-) -- Jillaine |
I run EQ on my mac
I have a program called parallels which runs it Joan In Australia |
nothing runs like a mac! its the best
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At last another Windows free Mac user. My kids couldn't understand why I let the Windows expire. For some reason I just can't stand anything to do with Microsoft.
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How timely. I am a relatively new to quilting and we just purchased a new Mac. The idea was to find software that I could use to design quilts on it. This is a great thread.
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My son bought me a Mac several years ago and I was upset because I had always had a PC. But after I got into it, I loved it. My son found out I could not run my EQ on it and bought me a PC last year, I couldn't tell him that I wanted my Mac back. I heard somewhere that EQ was going to make a Mac version. I hope they do because I am going back to a Mac on the next computer. If you haven't tried one, you are missing out. They've come a long way.
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I have an IMac desktop and a MacBook laptop which I usually use to surf the web and go on QB. I have a Toshiba to run my EQ 7 and all my embroidery patterns for my Viking otherwise I don't use it at all. The PC is just for quilting and embroidering. Since the Mac is not easily hacked or get viruses I use it strickly for the web and email.... I am a Mac slum person I guess. It is so user friendly and loads and shuts down very quickly because it doesn't have programs running in the back ground like the PC and I don't have to buy any virus programs. My MacBook is an Intel but choose not to run Windows on it. JMHO...
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I am apple all the way, two macs, ipad and and iphone. I do wish they made more software for us quilters. I agree with IowaStitcher, we should all complain to Apple!!!
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I have EQ 6 which is a great program
The update to 7 is available and i will buy it Dont be put off just because you have a Mac I have been using it on mine for several years Look online at the Eq website Joan |
I have a Mac and received EQ for Christmas. Went to Apple store to talk to tech. What you do is load a program called parallels on the Mac then you load windows, then you can use either windows or mac and load any windows software you want. It works great and you still do not have to worry about viruses as it is still a Mac. Only drawback is the cost of the programs.
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Originally Posted by janeknapp
I love my Mac. I don't have quilt designing software but use my desktop publishing program (Ready, Set, Go!) to design quilts. I set up a grid and use it to draw shapes in several sizes which are saved for quilt designs. Those shapes can be colored to let me see the finished block/quilt.
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Originally Posted by stitchofclass2
I second this reply! I am a Mac user also. I loooooove my Mac almost as much as I loooooove my Pfaff.
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Sushi, I'm sorry that I know nothing about Quilt Pro. This is the info for the company that makes Ready, Set, Go! It was once made in the states. I was sent a download over the net and also ordered a backup disk.
http://www.diwan.com/ready/prsg.htm Diwan Software Ltd. 37-39 Peckham Road London, SE5 8UH United Kingdom http://www.diwan.com Tel: + 44 20 72525 333 Fax: + 44 20 72525 444 Email: [email protected] |
I just wanted to add that I've used Ready, Set, Go! since the mid '80s with many updates. I used it to produce activity sheets for use in my elem. classroom. My friend who used it on her Mac now uses a low-price PC version on her PC. I don't think it is as good as the full blown Mac version.
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I could be wrong about the PC version. I think it has been updated. : )
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Originally Posted by sewingsuz
Hi Jen , I understand where you are, It took me a long time to convert too Mac just for the same reason. I also have a Dell laptop to run my windows programs but hardly ever use it.
Originally Posted by JenJen224
I will be following this thread, as I am a PC person wanting to switch to MAC. I just have to much software for PC that I do not want to invest in getting a MAC version.
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I have a 15" MacBookPro. Also have a Pfaff 2170 embroidery machine which 4D Embroidery software is not compatible with Snow Leopard or any of the operating systems. But my Mac came with Boot Camp. At the time my choice was install Windows XP on one side of Boot Camp, so that there would be dual processors.
The other choice was Parallels, which if basically the same but you can have both Snow Leopard and Boot Camp running at the same time. I didn't like that idea so I went with Boot Camp since it was already there. When I turn on the Mac it defaults to the Mac side, but to get to Window XP I have to hold down the "Option" key until the gray screen with the two separate hard drive disk come up, and then I double click on the Window XP one to get to my Embroidery 4D software. I also download my designs and save them from my email purchases on that side. I do run a security program and it has indeed detected viruses from time to time and quarantined or deleted them. Never see any on the Mac side. I hate having to have Windows on my Mac but that is the only way to transfer embroidery designs to my Pfaff without going out and bying a Dell or any other Windows supported system. |
Originally Posted by pheasantduster
Mac and I will never part!
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Quilt Pro is the MAC quilt program. I have it and like it.
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EQ is great. I used it for years. . . . and then I got my Mac. I use a program called Quilt-Pro. It's no eq but it gets the job done. . . sort of. Maybe I just haven't spent as much time with it but it just seems harder and is definitely less complete.
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Originally Posted by sewingsuz
Jilliane, I run a windows free Mac also. I am with you on the idea of if I wanted windows, I would not have a Mac. i would not give up my Mac for anything. I fought with PC's for many yrs and you cannot tell anyone how much better a Mac is. They won't listen to you. It is way better. If you have a quilting software answer, let me know. until then keep using our apples.
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Years ago (about 1997) I bought the first "Quilt-Pro" for Mac that came out. I loved it. Haven't kept up with their newer versions, but from my earlier experience I can certainly recommend it. :thumbup:
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Thanks for this question, I have a Mac after using PCs for years, very tough to get used to and I haven't been able to install or use QuiltPro 5 for Mac very well at all.
Will keep plugging at it, maybe call QuiltPro for some tutoring. Am all ears re what others do with quilting computer programs, thanks for the pearls of wisdom!! |
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I am including a PDF file attachment showing a quilt I designed using Ready, Set, Go!
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Quilt pro just released a new cd for the mac (and of course windows) called '3-D' blocks. I bought it and love all the designs. They were nice enough to include 25 bonus quilts.
http://www.quiltpro.com/go.php?id=Fo...y_3_D_Mainpage |
Pamela: I have Quilt Pro 5 and have never figured it out. Would love your assistance, not sure how to go about it, though. Signed: Love my Mac!
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