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    Old 12-02-2009, 03:19 PM
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    Originally Posted by sandpat
    Moreland...did you do your cat quilt in your avatar with EQ?
    No--it is from a pattern, which I don't have at my fingertips.
    I believe it is called Kool Kats (??) I am at my son's so can't look.
    I actually did it in a class offered at our Senior Center by one of the quilting guild members.
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    Old 12-02-2009, 03:44 PM
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    I went to the manufacturer's websites to see if they have a fabric file download for EQ... and while looking at fabric shops I check around their free sections and have found them there.
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    Old 12-02-2009, 03:58 PM
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    Thanks Amma.
    Originally Posted by amma
    I went to the manufacturer's websites to see if they have a fabric file download for EQ... and while looking at fabric shops I check around their free sections and have found them there.
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    Old 12-02-2009, 08:25 PM
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    Connecting Threads has a nice collection ...
    http://quiltwithus.connectingthreads...e/eq-downloads

    Originally Posted by shaverg
    How do you find the sites that have the fabric libraries you can download? I download the monthly ones from the site, but find if I by fabric and try to import it from a fabric site it is distorted when you design your quilt.
    Originally Posted by LindaM
    I started with eq5, upgraded to eq6. Use it often, have scanned my own fabrics and faithfully get the monthly fabric libraries from the EQ site.

    The EQ site also has great tutorials, and mystery quilts - designed to teach you something new with each monthly installation. There is also a discussion forum there to ask questions.

    I've also found a scattering of fabric libraries from fabric manufacturers that can be imported into eq.

    Something that I've noticed, is that I found I learned a lot about block construction by analyzing quilts I was seeing and then trying to figure out how the blocks would go together by playing in eq.

    So I've loved it for a long time, keep learning new fun things! I definitely recommend purchasing.
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    Old 12-03-2009, 07:36 AM
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    Originally Posted by elizajo
    My plan would be to give up buying an equivalent amount of books/magazines.
    :-D :-D :-D
    I'm sorry, I just had to laugh at that. I don't have EQ6, but do have EQ5 and use it fairly often to create quilts. I also buy quite a few books and magazines because I love to see others creative ideas.
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    Old 12-10-2009, 07:52 AM
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    EQ 6 is great! This upgrade is so worth the investment. The support tutorials are a good time/money buy. I have no patience with the old graph paper and colored pencil method of designing, EQ6 is good for this ADD adult.
    Last year I designed a block, played with the layout and made a really great quilt for my BIl. Couldn't have done it with out the software. Love the program.
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