Is it worth the money?
#31
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Join Date: Aug 2011
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Check out previous threads about it. I'm one of those who find the learning curve for EQ7 very steep. It's not intuitive for me, so it would take me many hours of study and learning to learn how to use it -- even at a rudimentary level. Some people take to it like a duck to water, but I'm not one of them!
so far anyway...
#32
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Illinois
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I have the program but have not really spent the time required to have it become as useful as it can be. For lots of us it has a larger than anticipated learning curve. If you quilt shop has a class or there is way for you to try it before buying I would strongly suggest that you try it out. For what the program can do, it is a good value.
#33
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Pacific NW
Posts: 9,559
Also my experieince, and I think a very basic piece of knowledge is missing in the instructions, probably one of those things that people assumes everyone knows. But I don't & can't figure out what I need to know. I can't get it to do what I really want. I have used it for very basic projects but it is easier to draw those out.
#34
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Texas
Posts: 2,281
There is a great tutorial on how to use EQ7 right here on this board, done by Rhonda. She goes through virtually every aspect of EQ7 and holds your hand. By the way, it IS worth the price tag.
Week 1: http://www.quiltingboard.com/tutoria...n-t166726.html
Week 1: http://www.quiltingboard.com/tutoria...n-t166726.html
#37
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Delmarva Peninsula
Posts: 1,151
I have it, and we have a "love/hate" relationship going on. When I don't use it for awhile, I have a hard time designing a quilt and get frustrated with it, but if I am using it for a day or two, I love it and we work well together. I do download fabric lines into it, and it is wonderful to see my project in real life fabrics. I do not use it as much as I could/should. I would shop on ebay also. EQ7 gives you more than 1 download.
#38
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Western Wisconsin
Posts: 12,930
I guess I can't figure out what it is you say is missing. EQ has tutorials built right into the software. Starts at the beginning and goes all the way through. There are also tutorials on this board, EQ classes at Quilt University, tutorials on YouTube, and EQ has a very good support forum where you can ask anything. What do you mean, you can't figure out what you need to know?
#40
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 619
I guess I can't figure out what it is you say is missing. EQ has tutorials built right into the software. Starts at the beginning and goes all the way through. There are also tutorials on this board, EQ classes at Quilt University, tutorials on YouTube, and EQ has a very good support forum where you can ask anything. What do you mean, you can't figure out what you need to know?
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